Sure wouldn't expect to post this on April 9th! The incredibly warm, dry spring has provided some of the best playing conditions seen over the past 3 total golf seasons. Add in the cocktail of Plant Growth Regulators (PGR's) used to inhibit seed head development and slow typical spring growth; and you set the recipe for a fast track.
This is a great time to talk about soft and firm conditions, and how we "control" said scenarios. As you would know, dry conditions give us the ability to add water as needed...a much nicer scenario than saturated ground. The conditions today are prime example of our practices and said results. The turf plants are requesting little to no additional hydration even with soil moisture levels Well Below the "wilt" or "death" stage when in summer months. The past two summers, we have applied water to preserve the asset...and under such extremes provided a softer than desired playing surface. Now, little irrigation is required to ensure plant and asset protection, therefore the conditions are allowed to firm and speed increases....a prime example of how we Want to manage the course under normal temperatures and around rainfall events.
Get out here and tee it up!!
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