Spring is in the air and it feels as though we did not have
a winter. February was the warmest on record since 1927. Most of the days recorded above average temperatures as well (See Figure 1). That means a lot of golf was
played and the course is greening up very early. Turf managers across the
southeast are holding our collective breath. A huge dip in temperatures could
cause wide scale turf loss similar to two years ago.
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| Figure 1. The records continue to be broken |
Due
to warm temperatures the turf covers on the practice tee have been removed. The
tee is waking up and if temperatures continue we may begin using the tee in the
coming weeks. If the temperatures dip for an extended period of time we will
put the covers back on.
We are continuing to topdress all surfaces with bunker sand
from the green side bunkers. All fairways, tees and approaches have been topdressed
at least once. Some wet areas are getting secondary applications.
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| Topdressing #10 Fairway |
