June has arrived and the golf calender is full of events. We have made tremendous progress on the golf course with the main focus on opening up all 18 greens. June 14/15 all 18 greens were opened up for play for the member/member, followed by the greens being open for the Lady's Invite. We are hoping to keep these greens open on a daily basis, as long as their health keeps moving in a positive direction. If needed we will use provisional greens under certain situations. There are still some thin spots on some greens, mostly isolated on the edges, which are improving daily. We are working on increasing plant density in these areas. Through the month of June we will be doing many things to promote recovery, and are forecasting being able to focus on greens speed in the near future. As we have found through this recovery process, comparing pictures of progression was helpful in recognizing successes and failures. Below are a few pictures of #12 green.
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| April 7, 2014 |
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| May 23, 2014 |
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| June 14, 2014 |
The pictures above show a story of the of POA that survived the winter, or has rebounded with warmer soil temperatures. On June 14th you can clearly see distinct color differences between the POA that survived and the Bent grass grown from seed that has filled in the putting surface. We have also noticed a lot of seed head being produced through the month of June. This can cause chattering of putts, which is more noticeable during afternoon rounds
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| POA seed on #13 green |
A couple of photos taken over the last couple weeks;
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| Morning of June 19th, looking East from 11 green |
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| 1 of 4 Snapping Turtles hanging out on the Driving range during high water |
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| Coopers Hawk by #14 green who just caught a Sparrow |
