SUPERINTENDENT'S CORNER

A Note From Your Sedgefield Superintendent

The golfing season is finally upon us and the majority of our turf appears to have survived this past winter’s weather with very minimal damage and we all should be looking forward to a season of warm weather and great turf conditions There are a few small areas on a couple of holes that we will need to address and sod these damaged areas It is mostly contained to holes 5 & 10 along the right side of the fairway in the landing zones We will be addressing these areas and sodding them while we are closed for aerification May 1-8.

Like I mentioned before we will be aerifying the greens, tees, and fairways May 1-8 Considering that the turf made it through the winter well and is now healthy, it will allow for us to heal from this process in a timely manner and be back to great golfing conditions in just a few short weeks. Please keep in mind that with warmer weather means that we will also begin our normal agronomic practices of verti-grooming the greens and lightly sanding them with ultra-fine sand every Monday during our growing season. This process is very minimal in disruption but is a vital part to us being able to provide you with the best possible greens surfaces week in and week out during the season

Come on out and enjoy the perfect golfing weather before the summer heat sets in. Hope to see you around the course

Chad Cromer

A Note From Your Cardinal Superintendent

As I was preparing to write this letter, I read back to last year’s May newsletter in which I wrote about how the last two years we had come out of winter with very little winter damage, and only had a few collar areas to sod I wish I could deliver the same good news this year As most of you have seen, we may not be as lucky this time around While the collar damage is NOT more significant than in years past, it is looking like we have some large areas in a few fairways that are behind and may need to be repaired.

As I am writing this on the 12th of April, it is still a little early to know the full extent of the damage Just this week we have had a few light frosts; this is not the ideal warm and humid weather that really gets the Bermuda grass jumping out of the ground. The plan is over the next few weeks to fertilize all short cut areas Along with warmer weather, the additional fertility will get the grass growing more aggressively We will also continue to slice though the areas that are behind to alleviate soil compaction and warm up the soil to help promote growth. Over the course of the next five to six weeks, I am hopeful that we will see these areas shrink, and at that time we will know more about the extent of the winter damage and the areas that we will need to sod The collar damage is much more black and white We already know the few areas that need sod, and we will begin picking away at that right away.

What I ask of you is to please obey to cart rule on each hole each day

Holes 6, 7, 13, 17, and 18 will be cart path only. This will help tremendously to grow these areas in as much as possible. Thank you in advance for your help and support as we work to improve this areas on the course

See you on the course!

Ross Jernigan