Good article

http://www.usga.org/course_care/regional_updates/regional_reports/midatlantic/How-Are-We-Going-To-Get-This-Done----September-2013/

Brent Graham, CGCS

Director of Golf Maintenance

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd.

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Cell: 757-592-0840

Office: 757-258-4606

Bgraham@tworiversclub.com

Governorsland.com

Nevermind....

Put a second cut on them after the roller this morning and the speeds are up. They looked a lot better this morning after another cool night. I made the decision to cut them again to get that extra foot. It's amazing what you can get done with no golfers until 12:30p. All he guys and Lynda have worked hard, long hours this week and last weekend to get the course in shape for tournament time.

Keep em below the holes!!!

Member Guest

I pretty happy with the course for Member Guest. All the short grass (tees, fwys, approaches) are in great shape. The greens are a little slower than my goal for member guest but I had to back off a little - the greens are showing a hint of thinning from all the maintenance. They are still rolling 12' and may increase just a little depending on how dry they get today.

The rest of the detail work is done for the most part and I think we are ready to go. The outsides of the rough along the tree lines are really dry and discolored. It's amazing how fast everything can dry out.

Cutting them close

The greens are really rolling good right now. They are about 12' on the stimp. I have noticed that they are thinning out ever so slightly in the middles where that mowing height is low. I'm not really too concerned with this at this time in the year. The temperatures are favorable for root growth and once we get past Member-Guest I will raise them and water them a little more. For the tournament they are pretty low and real dry. I will slow them down a little after the tournament...but not to much. They should be rolling 11' the remainder of the year.

Greens

We are mowing and rolling this morning. The greens are rolling around 11.5' maybe 12' once they dry out. Leave the ball below the hole because those downhill putts are brutal!

Mother Nature

This has been a really weird weather year. March and April were really cold and wet, May was nice, June and July resulted in record rainfall, August was relatively cool and dry and September has been hot and really dry. This bipolar weather pattern makes it difficult to meet golf course expectations and still operate within the financial requirements. I'm not complaining though...it's nice to see the place dry out a little for the first time in a year.

The dryness makes it easier to concentrate on playing conditions - easier to get the course firm and fast. It's not as visually stimulating with the rough browning out, but it's better than having long, thick, green rough that is impossible to get out of this time of year.

Green speeds.

We verticut and mowed today. They are stimping 11 and will continue to get faster this week for Member Guest. They are getting really dry. We had to put some extra water on them this morning because they were so dry.