Change in Plans

Today we have made the decision to sod the winter kill areas on 1 and 4 greens.  We have been trying hard to get seed established, but have not been successful. There has been a little germination and recovery, but not at the speed we need to get the greens open in a timely fashion. As part of the process we are going to regrade the fronts of the green, collar and rough to eliminate our "bird baths".  This will allow for proper surface drainage and hopefully prevent future winter kill. We will be taking the sod from the practice green on the south side of the clubhouse. This grass is identical to what is on the greens currently and will blend in extermely well. At a later date we will renovate the practice green and restablish the turf. Closing the practice green is a small price to pay in order to get the greens on the course open. The hope is to have the two greens open and playable in roughly 3 weeks. This should give the sod ample time to root and able to withstand traffic. After the sod is established we will be performing mulitple core aerations and topdressings to get the sod to blend seamlessly into the green. I will go into further detail in a future post.  The hope is to get 4 green completed tomorrow and 1 green on Wednesday. Stay tuned for pictures and descriptions of the process.