Hand Fertility Helps Weak Areas

One of the simple tasks done by the staff at The Peninsula Club is to monitor our very small, weaker areas on greens. These areas may have shade, traffic, rootzone or other challenges to maintaining a dense healthy turfgrass. The rest of the green that is healthy may not require the extra fertility but the weaker areas do.

Therefore, one of the many things we do to make these areas better is to hand fertilize with a 50:50 mix of sand and organic fertilizer (Figure 1). This mix fills in voids with extra topdressing and gives the area much needed fertilizer that has no risk of harming the grass. This is a simple task done without most golfers noticing that we have done this practice.

Assistant Jesse Cigary hand applies a 50:50 mix of topdressing sand and an organic fertilizer to weak areas on the edges of greens.

Jesse Cigary Volunteers for the Wells Fargo

Jesse Cigary spent last week volunteering at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Golf Club. This was his 2nd year volunteering at this event and he was given more responsibility as he is now considered a veteran volunteer.  

Jesse had many different jobs throughout the tournament including greens rolling, debris clean up, bunker maintenance and rough fluffing. The course work and being part of such a magnificent PGA tournament was enjoyable for him but his favorite part of working the tournament, was the camaraderie and networking with some of the industry's top professionals.

Jesse stated, "I had such a great time and am very thankful to The Peninsula Club for allowing me to take part in The Wells Fargo Championship. It is always a great learning experience to take part in such an elite tournament. Hopefully, I will be able to bring some of the things I learned there and bring them back to The Peninsula Club."

All of the assistants at The Peninsula Club volunteer at one tournament every year. This helps develop our young proffesionals and they learn tips that can be used at our club.

Jesse Cigary rolling the greens at Quail Hollow.

Jesse Cigary Promoted to 1st Assistant

Jesse Cigary was promoted to Senior Assistant in the Agronomy Department.

Jesse has been with The Peninsula Club since April 2011. He has worked his way from Turf Technician, Assistant in Training, 2nd Assistant and now to Senior Assistant. While working at the Peninsula Club, Jesse, earned his A.A.S. in Turfgrass Management Technology from Central Piedmont Community College.

When you see Jesse on the course make sure to congratulate him on this promotion.  We are happy and proud of Jesse for this accomplishment.