A G R O N O M Y

Tree work is the focus this time of year. Improving turf health, playability, and safety are all considerations taken into account when selecting trees for removal and/or pruning.

These trees removed and pruned were starting to encroach on ball flight corridors. Trees that may not have had an effect on play during the redesign in 06-07 have had 17 years to grow higher and broader. These removals will allow for different angles of attack on holes. It will help to allow more sunlight on our turf while also reduce competition for water and nutrients, trees will always outcompete turf.

Below we removed trees on the right side of the 6th hole, this will help to improve turf quality. Before and after pictures below of removals on the 9th fairway to help reopen playing corridors.

Hazard trees can be some of the most difficult trees to identify. Below is the trunk of what we thought was a “healthy” tree that was being removed for playability reasons. We are lucky to get this tree on the ground as the tree had begun to rot from the inside out and once the trunk loses its structural sturdiness it is only a matter of time.

Best,

Craig Sullivan

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