The greens will be core aerated and topdressed on Thursday and topdressed again on Friday. We are punching larger holes than usual thus the requirement for the high volume of sand. Think long term here. This will go a long way to firmer, healthier greens (and all the other areas as well). Putting on the greens will obviously change for the remainder of the golf season but we will do our best to improve the surface as quickly as possible. Warm weather will definitely help matters. The tees and aprons will be worked on throughout the week as time and labor permits.
I am still working on dates for fairway aeration with Specialty Turf. It will likely be the last week in September. We will be solid tine aerating and then topdressing immediately afterwards with straight sand. A core aeration would be my first choice this fall but time and other "projects" have dictated otherwise. No harm as the fairways will still be opened up and approximately 450 cubic yards of sand will be laid down.
In addition to the LREP it will be a busy week at the Royal Mayfair and your patience will be much appreciated.
Coures Notes:
- The washroom on #3/6 was closed Sunday because the water ran all night and filled the septic tank and we could not get anyone to come down and pump it out. I'll be inquiring as to an emergency phone number for the future.
- We probably only have about another week before the leaves begin to fall in earnest and we will do our best to clean the course. It is a daunting task with frost delays and windy conditions but it is a little easier to concentrate on the front 9 and get to the back when time permits.
- CTC and Alpine Irrigation have made good progress with the dry weather. Alpine has 6 more greens to work on and CTC is close to installing sand on some of the bunkers. I will keep you updated as the weeks roll on.
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