The tree trimming has started and should be completed in a couple of weeks. This trimming addresses only the shade issues and not the eucalyptus trees or pines. The trimming of pines and the eucalyptus trees will be done in December. In addition to the trimming we sadly had a couple of trees that required removal. These trees were located front and left of 1 & 3's tee; behind and right of 17's green; and left of 13's green near the wall. These trees all died or will be dead in couple of months. Speaking of trees, the ones we planted this summer (17 in all) are for the most part doing well; however, there are three of them not doing as well ... we suspect heat issues in the planting process.
The new wet well and drainage sumps along the fence of 2 will be finished by Friday. This will make that area more playable and drier this season. Until this area settles there will be 2 clean out ports above ground, and next summer we will fix this area correctly. The ruts caused by the equipment will be leveled before overseed and completely repaired next summer.
You may have noticed that we have started drying out the golf course -- but not completely. Most of the dry areas are in the roughs but over the upcoming week you will see more and more in the fairways & tees. Part of the reason we dry the golf course out slowly is to promote deeper roots on the bermudagrass so when it comes out of dormancy it is a stronger turf. Other reasons include better to scalp, easier to clean, etc. Overall, it will help us get ready for the upcoming overseed.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Greens, Ants & Summer Plan
The greens recovered beautifully. On Wednesday we cut the greens after a couple of days of dragging and got a smooth cut. All of the members I ran into were completely happy about the greens and were amazed on just how quickly they recovered. As I explained to them, turf is a biotic system just like humans that if it gets scalped it takes a couple of days to heal from its injury. We still will be working on the greens over the next couple of weeks to have them perfect for overseeding.
Ants around the golf course have been treated by CV Vector Control yesterday. Vector control sent out their team and treated the entire golf course and a select few homes that called in problems. They told me that they did not find very many active mounds but treated all of the ones they did find. The best part is that they provide this service completely free to Avondale GC.
Summer Plan: I have been hearing from the Pro Shop that their are members who believe that this plan really is Jeff (me) running the golf course. Nothing could be further from the truth. The summer plan was developed in response to the Board's request to provide our summer members excellent golf course with a limited budget. This idea was given to the Green Committee to develop along with the Golf Committee, the GM (at the time), the head pro and the superintendent. After six months a plan was produced and given to the Board (which was the newly elected Board) for approval which they did approve.
So what is the plan's basics and what does it provide to the members:
1) The pro shop will be present seven days per week thus providing excellent service to our summer member and their guest ... since they are salary and their work week is still less than 40 hours this was at no additional costs to the Club.
2) There was no change to the start time of 6:30 am, however, between 6:30 to 7:00 am all groups playing had to be threesomes or more. This allowed the pro shop to have better control of the start times and the playing times.
3) Any mini-shotguns and play itself started off of the first tee. Once again this allowed the pro shop to have better control of where the play was and ensured our summer members to have a prepared golf course to play.
The summer plan has been a great success and has done exactly what it was intended to do ... that is provide a prepared golf course for the ALL of the summer members to play while allowing the maintenance to finish their preparation in a timely manner thus getting more done with less and saving the Club money.
Saying the course is ran by me because of the summer plan would be like saying the Garden Dining room is being ran by Andrew deciding the hours of being open ... the decision for the summer plan was a well thought out plan in concert with the Green & Golf Committees and the Board.
Ants around the golf course have been treated by CV Vector Control yesterday. Vector control sent out their team and treated the entire golf course and a select few homes that called in problems. They told me that they did not find very many active mounds but treated all of the ones they did find. The best part is that they provide this service completely free to Avondale GC.
Summer Plan: I have been hearing from the Pro Shop that their are members who believe that this plan really is Jeff (me) running the golf course. Nothing could be further from the truth. The summer plan was developed in response to the Board's request to provide our summer members excellent golf course with a limited budget. This idea was given to the Green Committee to develop along with the Golf Committee, the GM (at the time), the head pro and the superintendent. After six months a plan was produced and given to the Board (which was the newly elected Board) for approval which they did approve.
So what is the plan's basics and what does it provide to the members:
1) The pro shop will be present seven days per week thus providing excellent service to our summer member and their guest ... since they are salary and their work week is still less than 40 hours this was at no additional costs to the Club.
2) There was no change to the start time of 6:30 am, however, between 6:30 to 7:00 am all groups playing had to be threesomes or more. This allowed the pro shop to have better control of the start times and the playing times.
3) Any mini-shotguns and play itself started off of the first tee. Once again this allowed the pro shop to have better control of where the play was and ensured our summer members to have a prepared golf course to play.
The summer plan has been a great success and has done exactly what it was intended to do ... that is provide a prepared golf course for the ALL of the summer members to play while allowing the maintenance to finish their preparation in a timely manner thus getting more done with less and saving the Club money.
Saying the course is ran by me because of the summer plan would be like saying the Garden Dining room is being ran by Andrew deciding the hours of being open ... the decision for the summer plan was a well thought out plan in concert with the Green & Golf Committees and the Board.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
What Happened to the Greens?
You may have noticed last week that we were experiencing scalping on our greens and may wonder why.
Last week we started to lower the HOC (height of cut) from 1/8 inch to 1/10 inch and started to experience some scalping. Part of this was due to thatch found in the green thus we started verticutting (a way to remove thatch) three times last week and even double verticut on last Friday prior to mowing. In addition, to allow the green to heal from the scalping while we were aggressively verticutting we raised the HOC back to 1/8 of an inch.
Over the weekend I myself mowed the greens and discovered that not only did we have a thatch problem but we also had slight imperfections in the greens from not getting the greens completely smooth after aerification. These areas were scalping into the sand and causing issues that we needed to address immediately so we could lower the HOC as well as getting ready for the upcoming overseed.
On Saturday I lowered the amount of irrigation so on Monday we could drag the greens in a effort to smooth them out. On Monday, first we drug the greens with the coca mat, then mowed them followed by dragging them once again with our green drag brushes. Since Monday was a short day due to the Holiday that was all we did that day. On Tuesday, we first aggressively verticut the greens followed by dragging them once again with the green brush -- this time, however, we did not mow the greens. Later in the day Ernie and I went out and irrigated the greens heavily, and last night I upped the irrigation.
This morning we mowed the greens and we are no longer scalping. But that being said we will be topdressing, dragging and verticutting them to completely smooth them before overseeding to give us the perfect surface that we have come to expect.
First, I want to say the greens perfectly healthy and are growing in fine. Second, lowering the HOC in the second week after aerification is normal and if it wasn't for the pockets of sand and thatch we would have no issues. The problem was we did not smooth them as well as we have in the past and rush ourselves to give our summer members a better product quicker. This is the first year we have used solely 30-grade kiln dried sand and shortened our window of aerification. This did not work so well and will be addressed in the next Green Committee meeting.
The greens are fine and will quickly heal from the scalping that occurred last week. If you have any questions please contact me directly.
Last week we started to lower the HOC (height of cut) from 1/8 inch to 1/10 inch and started to experience some scalping. Part of this was due to thatch found in the green thus we started verticutting (a way to remove thatch) three times last week and even double verticut on last Friday prior to mowing. In addition, to allow the green to heal from the scalping while we were aggressively verticutting we raised the HOC back to 1/8 of an inch.
Over the weekend I myself mowed the greens and discovered that not only did we have a thatch problem but we also had slight imperfections in the greens from not getting the greens completely smooth after aerification. These areas were scalping into the sand and causing issues that we needed to address immediately so we could lower the HOC as well as getting ready for the upcoming overseed.
On Saturday I lowered the amount of irrigation so on Monday we could drag the greens in a effort to smooth them out. On Monday, first we drug the greens with the coca mat, then mowed them followed by dragging them once again with our green drag brushes. Since Monday was a short day due to the Holiday that was all we did that day. On Tuesday, we first aggressively verticut the greens followed by dragging them once again with the green brush -- this time, however, we did not mow the greens. Later in the day Ernie and I went out and irrigated the greens heavily, and last night I upped the irrigation.
This morning we mowed the greens and we are no longer scalping. But that being said we will be topdressing, dragging and verticutting them to completely smooth them before overseeding to give us the perfect surface that we have come to expect.
First, I want to say the greens perfectly healthy and are growing in fine. Second, lowering the HOC in the second week after aerification is normal and if it wasn't for the pockets of sand and thatch we would have no issues. The problem was we did not smooth them as well as we have in the past and rush ourselves to give our summer members a better product quicker. This is the first year we have used solely 30-grade kiln dried sand and shortened our window of aerification. This did not work so well and will be addressed in the next Green Committee meeting.
The greens are fine and will quickly heal from the scalping that occurred last week. If you have any questions please contact me directly.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Upcoming Events on the Course
Starting the 7th of Sept we will be creating grass piles for future removal on holes 5, 9 and 14. The reason we create these piles is due to the fact it is much cheaper to remove grass clippings alone that mixed debris. That being said, every year we have gardeners try to place their debris on our piles which not allowed.
In addition, starting the 7th the HOA's crew is going to be addressing the sump issue along the fence line of hole 2. For the saftey of their crew this hole will be closed during this process.
Sept 9th CV Vector Control will be coming out to treat the golf course for fire ants. If you are a homeowner in Avondale this is a great time to have them treat your yard as well for the most effective removal of these pests.
Starting Sept 13th we will be starting the annual tree trimming of certain trees to allow sunlight to reach the turf canopy. There will be a couple trees removed due to their failing health and most likely a couple more due to safety concerns.
In addition, starting the 7th the HOA's crew is going to be addressing the sump issue along the fence line of hole 2. For the saftey of their crew this hole will be closed during this process.
Sept 9th CV Vector Control will be coming out to treat the golf course for fire ants. If you are a homeowner in Avondale this is a great time to have them treat your yard as well for the most effective removal of these pests.
Starting Sept 13th we will be starting the annual tree trimming of certain trees to allow sunlight to reach the turf canopy. There will be a couple trees removed due to their failing health and most likely a couple more due to safety concerns.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Aerification & Tree Trimming
We have finished the aerification process for the year and the next week or two will be the sand removal process off the greens. This last aerification we used 75+ tons of 30-grade kiln dried sand to ensure all the holes are filled and to smooth the greens in prep for the upcoming overseed. Excess sand has to be removed by a combination of mowing and dragging which is the process that takes the longest to complete.
Tree trimming is coming up soon ... starting Sept 13th. This process allows the light to reach the turf thus allowing for a more successful overseeding. So when you see the the ribbons around the trees this only means that they are slated for trimming and not removal. Speaking of removal, over the aerification we had to remove the pepper tree near 11's green due to killer bees. We have tried several times to remove this hive without any long term success and since it posed a harm to our staff and members the tree had to be removed to keep the bees from returning. I should note that this time the hive weighed over 90 lbs and contained well over 50,000 bees.
It has also been brought to my attention that some homeowners believe we are not cleaning Country Club drive enough and more should be done. During the summer months we clean CC Drive twice per month and trim once. Due to our limited crew size and the amount of work needed on the golf course during the summer this is all we can do for now. The good news is that we are still cleaner than some in the Valley.
Tree trimming is coming up soon ... starting Sept 13th. This process allows the light to reach the turf thus allowing for a more successful overseeding. So when you see the the ribbons around the trees this only means that they are slated for trimming and not removal. Speaking of removal, over the aerification we had to remove the pepper tree near 11's green due to killer bees. We have tried several times to remove this hive without any long term success and since it posed a harm to our staff and members the tree had to be removed to keep the bees from returning. I should note that this time the hive weighed over 90 lbs and contained well over 50,000 bees.
It has also been brought to my attention that some homeowners believe we are not cleaning Country Club drive enough and more should be done. During the summer months we clean CC Drive twice per month and trim once. Due to our limited crew size and the amount of work needed on the golf course during the summer this is all we can do for now. The good news is that we are still cleaner than some in the Valley.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
JC Resort's Sand Hauler
Greens aerification is complete and with using JC Resort's sand hauler we were able to get the sand to the outlying greens quicker than ever with less sand loss. In year's past we have only been able to do three passes on a green before having to return to the shop to reload the topdresser ... but with using this piece of equipment we were able to finish a green entirely before returning to the shop.
Aerification is almost complete and we will be done with the tees & fairways tomorrow. Sand clean up on the greens will start tomorrow as well.
Aerification is almost complete and we will be done with the tees & fairways tomorrow. Sand clean up on the greens will start tomorrow as well.
Friday, August 13, 2010
August Aerification
Starting this Monday we will be preforming our last aerification of the season. During this time the golf course will be closed for three days and will not open until 9:00 am on Thursday, however, JC Resorts has offered their other properties for the members of Avondale to play at while we are closed. I hope that many of you take the opportunity to see how JC Resorts runs their facilities.
Lots of work has started around the course already getting ready for Sept which is when we start prepping the course for overseed. In addition, my team has been doing some landscape work around the clubhouse to clean up the presentation for our members upon their return (and for the ones still here).
Lots of work has started around the course already getting ready for Sept which is when we start prepping the course for overseed. In addition, my team has been doing some landscape work around the clubhouse to clean up the presentation for our members upon their return (and for the ones still here).
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
August Aerification
It is hard to believe that we are looking at the next aerification (the last of the year) already. Yesterday, we aerified the nurseries, small putting green and both the chipping greens, and next Monday we will be starting the rough aerification. Starting on the 16th of Aug. we will be closing the golf course for three days to aerify the greens, tees and fairways. This is always a big process and we encourage the members that are still here during the summer to come out and watch.
After Board approval the "animals" topiaries were removed from the clubhouse area. After Chuck repairs and paints the wall we will be planting the new wall cover which should greatly improve the overall look as you enter the staging area. In addition, the Board outsourced the bed replacement as you enter the parking lot at the clubhouse recently to tie in with the improvements that the HOA has been doing along the Avondale Drive.
The fairways have recovered nicely from the transition and now we are starting efforts to get them ready for overseed ... yes, I said overseed. Believe it or not we start in August the preparations to get ready for overseed which is just around the corner. The seed has already been ordered and will arrive in Sept.
After Board approval the "animals" topiaries were removed from the clubhouse area. After Chuck repairs and paints the wall we will be planting the new wall cover which should greatly improve the overall look as you enter the staging area. In addition, the Board outsourced the bed replacement as you enter the parking lot at the clubhouse recently to tie in with the improvements that the HOA has been doing along the Avondale Drive.
The fairways have recovered nicely from the transition and now we are starting efforts to get them ready for overseed ... yes, I said overseed. Believe it or not we start in August the preparations to get ready for overseed which is just around the corner. The seed has already been ordered and will arrive in Sept.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Hydraulic Leaks & Triplex Woes
Many of you may have noticed that last week we have a triplex leak on the clean up pass of 6's green surround. Well today another triplex sprung a leak this time on a green ... hole number 2. Fortunately, Ernie was the one mowing the green and he caught it quickly even though it was a small leak. We will be treating the leak today with charcoal and expect it to recover soon.
Speaking of triplexes we have been having several issues again this with our aging fleet. One triplex is down for repair for the hydraulic hose leak, another is down for the failure of the main hydraulic motor, one more is down now for leaking on the green and another is awaiting a hydraulic overhaul. If you are counting that is four triplexes with hydraulic problems.
Hopefully soon we will have these units back up and operational.
Speaking of triplexes we have been having several issues again this with our aging fleet. One triplex is down for repair for the hydraulic hose leak, another is down for the failure of the main hydraulic motor, one more is down now for leaking on the green and another is awaiting a hydraulic overhaul. If you are counting that is four triplexes with hydraulic problems.
Hopefully soon we will have these units back up and operational.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Drill & Fill and Aerification
We have finished the drill & fill process of the greens on Tuesday. This process is a very labor intensive process requiring most of the crew to haul sand buckets just to keep the drilling machines full. This means that most of the other duties around the golf course had to be put on the sideline due to our labor shortage, but we will have caught back up soon.
The purpose of drilling the greens is to allow the water in the soil profile to move downwards thus reducing algae and disease potential of the putting surface. In addition these 1" by 12" holes also promote deeper root growth which in turn improves the stress tolerance of the plant during the summer months.
Although we finished most of the aerification of the remainder of the golf course should be finished in the next couple of days. All we have left is several of the front nine's fairways. Both the greens and the fairways will recover quickly since the humidity and temperature is back to normal.
I have been told that my voice was not picked up in the you tube video during the last town hall meeting (that is unusual). Just to let you know that what I said is mainly that I support JC Resorts and I think that they will help us gain much needed membership to allow us to move from a great golf course to a fantastic one. Plus you just gotta love their initals "JC" which just so happen to be mine too.
The purpose of drilling the greens is to allow the water in the soil profile to move downwards thus reducing algae and disease potential of the putting surface. In addition these 1" by 12" holes also promote deeper root growth which in turn improves the stress tolerance of the plant during the summer months.
Although we finished most of the aerification of the remainder of the golf course should be finished in the next couple of days. All we have left is several of the front nine's fairways. Both the greens and the fairways will recover quickly since the humidity and temperature is back to normal.
I have been told that my voice was not picked up in the you tube video during the last town hall meeting (that is unusual). Just to let you know that what I said is mainly that I support JC Resorts and I think that they will help us gain much needed membership to allow us to move from a great golf course to a fantastic one. Plus you just gotta love their initals "JC" which just so happen to be mine too.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Transition, Aerfication & Upcoming Drilling of the Greens
Transition around the golf course is progressing quite nicely. As of date we have over 90% recovery of the fairways and if you discount the tree root areas along with the heavily shaded areas the recover exceeds 95%. The areas where we did not chemically treat the ryegrass such as the approaches and roughs have just started transition and will take longer to recover since the bermudagrass has to compete with the ryegrass for growing real estate.
The second round of aerifications has started in the roughs this week and starting tomorrow we will be aerifying some select tees and the DR floor & tee. Since we do the second aerification while the golf course is open it will take us longer than normal but we should finish on time. These aerifications aid in the percolation of the water and relieves compaction while promoting deeper roots thus healthier turf.
Speaking of aerification, we will be deep drilling the greens next week on Monday & Tuesday (maybe Wednesday too). We are not going to be progressing in order and will be closing the holes that we will be working on or cleaning up. We ask that you please jump around us while the process is occurring and play those holes that you may have missed later. This will aid in the speeding up of the process and have us out of your way sooner.
You may see some pink dots on the edges of the greens. These are to mark the areas that we are plugging out and repairing. You will notice that these areas are all on the edges of the greens and may ask why ... the reason is because during the season we have collars that are maintained at a higher height of cut and once we recover them for the summer the ryegrass and Poa Triv have out competed the bermudagrass thus making them weaker during transition.
The second round of aerifications has started in the roughs this week and starting tomorrow we will be aerifying some select tees and the DR floor & tee. Since we do the second aerification while the golf course is open it will take us longer than normal but we should finish on time. These aerifications aid in the percolation of the water and relieves compaction while promoting deeper roots thus healthier turf.
Speaking of aerification, we will be deep drilling the greens next week on Monday & Tuesday (maybe Wednesday too). We are not going to be progressing in order and will be closing the holes that we will be working on or cleaning up. We ask that you please jump around us while the process is occurring and play those holes that you may have missed later. This will aid in the speeding up of the process and have us out of your way sooner.
You may see some pink dots on the edges of the greens. These are to mark the areas that we are plugging out and repairing. You will notice that these areas are all on the edges of the greens and may ask why ... the reason is because during the season we have collars that are maintained at a higher height of cut and once we recover them for the summer the ryegrass and Poa Triv have out competed the bermudagrass thus making them weaker during transition.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wells, Transition & Recovery
Last week we finally got our well on 6 after almost a month of being under repair. What does this mean? This means that finally we can water the golf course back up to its full requirements of water needs. Over the past month we have been short on daily irrigation from 500,000 to 700,000 gallon per day on average thus now with the additional irrigation inputs the recovery process during transition will increase.
Transition is always a tough time for both the member and the staff. Many forget from year to year just how bad at first this process can be especially after experiencing such great conditions as we did during the overseeding season. The bad news is that the better the overseeding season the worse the transition is historically. The good news is that is our main focus to improve for a couple of reasons. First, of course for the members and their guest that remain during the summer months and second, the better recovery we get during the summer months the better overseeding season we will have coming up in October.
In the sunny areas around the golf course the turf is almost 100% recovered, however, in the shaded areas such as 16 & 17 (only getting less than 2 hours of direct sunlight per day) and the edges of the fairways where the tree roots complete with the turf recovery has a long way to go.
The good news is that we are recovering and believe it or not we are better recovered this year than we have been in past year's. I have been taking pictures of the course over the five years I have been here and the golf course has improved every year. From my first year where only 40% of the fairways where alive even in August to this year where most of the fairways have already recovered (exceptions to be noted) we are leaps and bounds above where we started together.
Trust me when I say the golf course will recover ... fully ... no. Areas affected by tree roots may not every recover in the summer months but the good news is that we are addressing them everyday. When I grew turf back east in Florida we use to address these areas under the trees with Round Up (for the weeds) and pine straw to make these areas look great ... sadly, that is not part of our design here at Avondale thus we continue every year to try our very best to establish turf in these areas.
Transition is always a tough time for both the member and the staff. Many forget from year to year just how bad at first this process can be especially after experiencing such great conditions as we did during the overseeding season. The bad news is that the better the overseeding season the worse the transition is historically. The good news is that is our main focus to improve for a couple of reasons. First, of course for the members and their guest that remain during the summer months and second, the better recovery we get during the summer months the better overseeding season we will have coming up in October.
In the sunny areas around the golf course the turf is almost 100% recovered, however, in the shaded areas such as 16 & 17 (only getting less than 2 hours of direct sunlight per day) and the edges of the fairways where the tree roots complete with the turf recovery has a long way to go.
The good news is that we are recovering and believe it or not we are better recovered this year than we have been in past year's. I have been taking pictures of the course over the five years I have been here and the golf course has improved every year. From my first year where only 40% of the fairways where alive even in August to this year where most of the fairways have already recovered (exceptions to be noted) we are leaps and bounds above where we started together.
Trust me when I say the golf course will recover ... fully ... no. Areas affected by tree roots may not every recover in the summer months but the good news is that we are addressing them everyday. When I grew turf back east in Florida we use to address these areas under the trees with Round Up (for the weeds) and pine straw to make these areas look great ... sadly, that is not part of our design here at Avondale thus we continue every year to try our very best to establish turf in these areas.
Monday, June 14, 2010
First Day of Aerification
Today we started the aerification of the greens, fairways & tees. The greens are progressing quickly thanks to a trailer that we bought last year to haul the aerifiers from green to green. Thanks to this one piece of equipment we were able to complete three more greens than we have ever done in the years before ... and with less staff. One day we will purchase a sand hauler and we will shorten the time even further.
We started the aerification of the fairways and tees as well, however, we noticed too late the the range had over 200 balls on it (most were yellow) even though it was cleaned picked. Most likely this means that someone had golf balls stockpiled at home and used them after the range had closed. The sad part is that all those golf balls are destroyed now and the Club suffers a loss in money.
If everything goes right tomorrow we will be done with the greens and Wednesday will be used for clean up, finishing fairways & tees, and several applications including grub and fairy ring control as well as fertilization. Whatever, is left will be finished Thursday morning before the first tee time at 9:00 am.
We are still on hold for the use of the well on 6 and hopefully will have it back operational soon.
We started the aerification of the fairways and tees as well, however, we noticed too late the the range had over 200 balls on it (most were yellow) even though it was cleaned picked. Most likely this means that someone had golf balls stockpiled at home and used them after the range had closed. The sad part is that all those golf balls are destroyed now and the Club suffers a loss in money.
If everything goes right tomorrow we will be done with the greens and Wednesday will be used for clean up, finishing fairways & tees, and several applications including grub and fairy ring control as well as fertilization. Whatever, is left will be finished Thursday morning before the first tee time at 9:00 am.
We are still on hold for the use of the well on 6 and hopefully will have it back operational soon.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Lake Levels
You may have noticed the lake levels have been down for the past couple of days ... this is because we have one well out and the other is having electrical panel problems. By this weekend we should be back up to normal.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Oleander Trimming & Stuff
The oleander trimming started today and for the most will be completed today as well. This is a big process that requires most of my team to get completed in one day thus there will be very few crew members on the golf course.
On greens 1, 2, 12 & 15 you may notice a slight bit of scalping from the greens mower. The machine was having problems that included dropping the reels on its own after being lifted from the mowing of the green. Good news is that areas will heal quickly and the machine is in repair.
Spraying of the nutsedge starts today and it herbicide application will take out the ryegrass along with the sedge; however, this application will NOT harm the bermudagrass which will fill in the areas over time.
On greens 1, 2, 12 & 15 you may notice a slight bit of scalping from the greens mower. The machine was having problems that included dropping the reels on its own after being lifted from the mowing of the green. Good news is that areas will heal quickly and the machine is in repair.
Spraying of the nutsedge starts today and it herbicide application will take out the ryegrass along with the sedge; however, this application will NOT harm the bermudagrass which will fill in the areas over time.
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