The greens are in really good shape for the end of July. There are a few thin areas in the typical locations (front of 5, back of 2, front of 13) but a fraction of the problems that we normally see this time of year. I think you can attribute this to the greens finally having some maturity to them and the ability to wistand traffic stress.
It's amazing the difference between the new greens versus the old. We have only had about a week and a half of the entire year where they have been rolling less than a 10. Our old greens were routinely a 8-9 throughout the summer. With proper construction and a new grass they have the ability to recover from stress with some food and some favorable weather. If the old greens got dinged up from stress or weather they wouldn't recover until night time temps were consistently in the 60's every night (usually September).
Brent Graham, CGCS
Director of Golf Maintenance
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Office: 757-258-4606
bgraham@tworiversclub.com
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