New Tee

Wednesday we undertook a small project that the Green Committee requested.  We removed sod from the right half of the Blue tee on #11 and created a second tee above and further back.  We were able to finish up the project this afternoon.

 The first phase was to remove the existing rough height Bluegrass from the sight of the new tee.  This step is not necessary if you are creating an elevated tee but is a good practice for a shallow tee.  It ensures that the underlying turf does not grow through the soil mix into the new Bentgrass sod.

  

 The next step a sand/peat soil mixture is added to create a level surface teeing surface.  This will also give the tee some added drainage.

Following this the sod is laid down making sure to stagger the seams of the sod to aid in moisture retention.

The final step is to add the sand/peat mixture to the seams, trim the edges to create a smooth perimeter, sod the perimeter with Kentucky Bluegrass, fertilize with a starter fertilizer, heavily saturate the tee and rope off.  If all goes well the tee will be opened in three to four weeks.

Native Areas

You may have noticed that we have been cutting down some of the tall areas around ponds, in native areas, and in wildflower areas.  We are doing this because of the movement of Canada Thistle into these areas.

This is a evasive perennial weed that is characterized by it's prickly foliage and violet colored flowers that produces tons of seed. 

The largest area is the area effected is the areas between #8 and #11.  Due to the droughty conditions last spring the thistle got a jump on the native species that were planted.  The plan is to keep the Thistle from going to seed and exacerbate the problem.  Than in late fall we can make a herbicide application that should be taken down to the root and kill the Thistle.