ADAM MILLER | DIRECTOR OF AGRONOMY
GOLF MAINTENANCE UPDATE
ON THE GREENS
y the time this issue goes to press, the Agronomy team will be close to completing the North Course aeration and well into the expansion of the Fazio Putting Green at the Learning Center. The Fazio expansion will have a great impact, more than doubling the area in size and providing the space to accommodate more players at one time. Not only will this enhance practicing putting, it will also provide some variety in the option for longer lag putting practice. The project is anticipated to take a few weeks, followed by an 8-week growing in period. We’ve been hard at working, continuing to build on the foundation
we laid last summer during my first aeration season. When the North Course aeration is complete, we will have put almost 140 tons of new sand into the greens and
almost 350,000,000 holes punched in them to work the fairway sand down into the profile. We continue the sand channeling in the fairway and wet rough areas to make the
When the North Course aeration is complete, we will have put almost 140 tons of new sand into the greens and top-dressed the fairways with over 1,600 tons of sand. - Adam Miller top-dressed the fairways with over 1,600 tons of sand.
drainage system function more efficiently.
In addition, the fairways will have
Overall, tremendous progress has been made as the team successfully overcame challenges that are not readily seen. While the topdressing requires over 150 trucks of sand, supply chain and transportation issues have slowed progress at times. However, the Agronomy team has proven itself quite adept at maneuvering around waits surrounding new equipment and needed parts, as we complete our extensive projects on both courses. As we wrap up projects on the North and South Courses, we look forward to a great Fall season ahead on the greens.
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