My latest ON COURSE video production for TurfNet.com is live. In this edition I discuss "sodding for Poa annua control". This is a technique I used for many years managing Penn A-4 green surfaces and successfully keeping Poa annua invasion at bay! View video HERE As always thanks to my supporting sponsor Tanto Irrigation
In my latest ONCOURSETurf video production for TurfNet.com I discuss a sod holding and grow technique I developed while I was a superintendent in the high mountains of Colorado. This technique allows sod to root and establish at incredibly fast rates. Take a look HERE As always, thanks to my supporting sponsor www.tantoirrigation.com and thanks for watching!
My latest video for TurfNet.com is live. In this video I show what happens to the Inside the Ropes area of the Golf Industry Show when things are all wrap up. Pretty interesting stuff. It's all about recycle and reuse to help a local low budget golf course. Thanks to Justin Apel of the Golf Course Builders Association and Ward Kirk, GCS of Rebecca Creek Golf Club for participating in this neat video. To view the video click HERE
My favorite bunker construction of the year was on hole #11. We certainly did more bunker work on holes #7 and #10 this year, but I really like what we did on #11. Our goal was to make the front left area much more playable. To do that, we eliminated the closest bunker to the tee, reshaped the pot bunker, shaped two grassy hollows, and made the slope of the entire area more gentle. The results were fantastic. This was, like much of our bunker work through the years, done completely in-house. Take a look...
It's amazing to me how sand can buildup on bunker faces through the years. This time of year when the sun is at a very low angle it's really easy to see. When it comes to bunker maintenance, sometimes I think what happens outside the bunker is more important than what happens inside. Removing the sand buildup, reshaping the face, then resodding is very time consuming and expensive. Just another reason why I refer to sand bunkers as "money suckers". Take a look....
Its been an extremely dry September and October this year. Hand watering of the irrigation system installation sod trenches is almost a daily affair. Thanks to my staff for doing a fabulous job keeping these soaked. Let's hope Mother Nature will give us a break soon. If not, it could be "Ski the Native" this year?
