Friday, March 14, 2014

The Greens at Avondale

Topdressing 7's Green
Ballmarks, ballmarks, ballmarks ... everyone seems to fix but they are still there on our greens in abundance.  No matter what method you choose the most important thing is to fix them quickly.  But I will be honest, every morning I see at least ten per green not even touched.

To combat these ballmarks we lightly topdress and starting again next week we will be gash-b-gone the greens.  But still the best way to prevent them and give excellent conditions is to have the golfers fix immediately.
Deep Drill Channels
We are loving the new roller that we purchased last year, but our greens are not.  It does such a fine job the we are facing compaction issues thanks to our push up greens.  We are addressing the issue numerous ways from increasing our wetting agent applications to slicing.
9's Green After 2 Minutes of Irrigation
We are slowly seeing progress in our percolation issues but have a long ways to go ... but we will get there.  The good news is that other than being wet sometimes, the greens have been playing great, just lots of ballmarks.
4's Green Covered with Leaves
You have to love the winds here at Avondale.  We spent hours and will take many more hours to clean the golf course.

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