Here is what the greens look like today. I wantes to get these done before all the expested rain this week.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Topdressing and aeration
We lightly topdressed and punched greens with a solid knofe tine yesterday. I wanted to open them up to help get some fresh air in the soil profile to help new root development.
We mowed and rolled today and they are rolling really good. The topdressing will help with the ballmarks and helps keep the greens smooth and fast.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Friday, September 25, 2015
8 green at these speeds
https://youtu.be/TPaEYFrpM1c
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Perfect fast
https://youtu.be/ldJM8KVSdd0
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Member guest greens
The greens are rolling 13.5' this am. This is major championship speed. The greens really hit hard yesterday. The wind dried them out, resulting in some wilty areas. Hard, but still receptive...and extremely fast. Would be a perfect combination if it wasn't for the weather forcast.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Friday, September 18, 2015
Irrigation
We have been running some irrigation the last few mornings. We have been watering in a fungicide for spring dead spot and a pre emergent for winter weeds.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Drain
Finished a quick drain on 14. Just trying to get all the wet areas on that hole.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Saturday, September 12, 2015
September
This is the September I like. So far it has been extremely hot and humid, but it looks like our break is here. Low temps in the 50's and 60's are prime for new root development on the greens.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Man killing work
The crew worked till dark today. We finished all the bunkers except #9, which we will get in the morning. These bunkers were destroyed and the guys knocked them out. I should go to Plaza Azteca and get them some gift cards. I couldn't imigane doing this job without those guys. Not a whole lot of people that would do that kind of work for 13 hours in a day.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Bunkers
To say the bunkers washed yesterday would be a mild understatement. They are destroyed. It took 7 guys all morning to get through 8 holes.
We are getting ready to go back out this evening to mow greens and fix bunkers, getting ready for club championship tomorrow.
We needed the rain badly but not 1.75" in 30 minutes. It was a perfect rain for the greens though. Flushed them with some clean, non-sodium water. At this point we'll take it any way we can get it.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Heat
What is wrong with September? Dont like this.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Cart path edges
Working on a few improvements out there. These pavers look great in turns in the paths where carts cut the corners. Lot of work but look awesome.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Dry
It's getting really dry out here. The edges are smoked...but at least the fairways are really firm. Plenty of ball roll out there.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
That white stuff around greens
I made an application of a herbicide to try and clean up some of the edges of the greens. This time of year the bermuda grass tends to creep into the greens. This herbicide is hreat...smokes the bermuda and doesnt touch the bentgrass. The only bad part is that the white bermuda sticks out like a sore thumb.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
Greens
The greens look kind of beat up now that they have grown through the sand. They are also off of growth regulation to try and have some chance of recovery by club championship. They are starting to grow like crazy. We mowed and rolled yesterday afternoon once I could see that they were getting long on our closed day.
Brent Graham, CGCS
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Office: 757-258-4606
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