Greetings,
As all of you have seen, the new Tee at #13 has been sodded and will be ready for play soon. Last Monday, we laid approximately 5100 square feet of Zoysia sod on the surface. I anticipate that 4th of July weekend will be the first opportunity to play the hole from the new position. We cut the new cart path and today we are adding rock. Next week, we will take out the old cart path and resod the fairway where the cart path crossed. This step in the process will depend on the Tee being ready for play next weekend. Lot work should be finished the week after the fourth of July, weather pending. In all, I am happy with the way the process has unfolded.
Yesterday, we aerated greens with a small diameter tine to help with gas exchange in the soil profile. With the temperatures being so high, heat indexes above 100 degrees, and the abundant rainfall last week, this process was greatly needed for the health of the turf. I am sorry for any inconvenience that we might have caused you in trying to play your round yesterday. I know that the traffic on the back nine must have made your rounds slow and the heat more unbearable. I hope that everyone understands that we are not closed on Mondays, a luxury fully private clubs have, to perform these types of cultural practices. In closing, I hope everyone stays cool and it looks like relief from the heat will come next week!
Shannon
