Rain

The bunkers are waxed...again. I need my amigos a week early. They will be here on the 10th. 

Brent Graham, CGCS

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd.

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Office: 757-258-4606

It's spring...again

Everything is starting to look green again. Fairways have really popped in the last couple days. With this green up I have been mapping fairways with a drone to record where all of our worst spring dead spots are. I used a much more expensive fungicide last fall on the approaches and tees and it made a huge difference in those areas. This year I will be mapping with a drone, saving those files, then bring them out in the fall when we have to start spraying for spring dead spot to see where we need to spot spray the fairways based on disease severity the prior year. This should improve the effectiveness and save us thousands of dollars versus spraying the entire fairways. Plus I will have some really neat pictures for the blog.

Course cleanup

Finally got all the bunkers fixed and all the sand depths checked. I took about a week. 

The course is starting to get cleaned up again. We mowed and fertilized fairways today, getting ready for some warm weather next couple of weeks. 

The amigos show up....hopefully.....on the 9th. Christmas in April for me...only better. 

Brent Graham, CGCS

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd.

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Office: 757-258-4606

Collars and Bermudagrass

The collars look great for as early as it is. Hopefully this Rollercoaster weather doesn't ding it up.

The tees, approaches and collars were treated with a different chemistry and much more expensive fungicide in the fall compared to what we have been using in the past. My goal was to try and improve the spring dead spot that we have been dinged up with in the spring on sand based areas (tees, approaches, collars).  It's still early, but I can tell already that it conditions are much better.  

I just hope that the unseasonably warm weather followed by a few days of really cold temperatures.  My concern is that the cold will set already green turf back, making it difficult to get things back to ideal, peak conditions. Time shall tell.

Brent Graham, CGCS

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd.

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Office: 757-258-4606

Re: Projects

SCAN_20170220.pdf

Winter prep

We mowed greens again today.  This recent warmer weather has got the greens growing a little.  We don't mow greens everyday in the winter, especially with the heavy frost in the morning.  If you mow them too much this time of year it can really beat the Bermuda collars up.

Also, we change cups after about 40 rounds.  So days that we are not that busy, we will let them stay for a day or two.  

Bunkers we get to on days when we are not mowing greens.  All the seasonal staff is gone this time of year, and we are down to the bare minimum.

Leaf season is here.  The course was completely clean by the end of the day yesterday, and today it looks like we haven't touched a thing.  On windy days, it's almost pointless to send out the blowers.

Brent Graham, CGCS

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd 

Williamsburg, VA 23188

Office: 757-258-4606

Drainage

More and more drainage  

Brent Graham, CGCS

Two Rivers Country Club

1950 Two Rivers Rd 

Williamsburg, VA 23188

Office: 757-258-4606