Blog Resurrection!!!!

It's been a few years since we have posted on our blog.  Our goal this season is to post weekly updates on course conditions, projects, our crew and important dates such as aerification. 

There will be a link to the blog on Kearney Country Club's weekly email blast.  Please click on the link and see what's cooking with the Turf Care Center.

Thanks for following!!

Winter Play

We have had some up and down weather this winter.  One day it's in the 20's and two days later it's in the 50's.  This week is no exception.  As I am writing today, it's 14 degrees. Friday we are anticipating a high of 70!!!

The swings in temperatures have the turf confused.  It doesn't know if it should come out of dormancy.  You may see a tinge of green showing up, then a few days later it has the nice copper dormant color.  Limiting play on dormant turf is the best we can do to prepare the course as we are heading into spring.  I have attached a link from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln's Turfgrass Department.  The link describes the harm traffic does to turf when it's dormant.

I, like most of you can not wait to get out on the course.  Spring will be here before we know it.  Enjoy the great weather this Friday.


http://turf.unl.edu/turfinfo/winter_golf_FAQ.pdf

Golf Cart Traffic and Usage

Cart traffic is always an issue on golf courses.  Now with the winter golf season fast approaching and with limited amounts of precipitation in the forecast, here is an article posted by the USGA that is worth reading.

The article is written by Bud White, Director of the USGA's Green Section's Mid-Continent Region is titled:

Buddy Up: Reduce single rider golf cart use to improve turf health and quality.

http://gsr.lib.msu.edu/article/white-buddy-11-30-12.pdf

I highly encourage you to read this and to make a practice to follow these suggestions.  There are many days when we see 3 carts in a foursome of players.

Golf Course Etiquette Take 2

Here's another take on golf course etiquette from The USGA written by Jim Moore.

http://www.usga.org/news.aspx?id=24937

Golf Course Etiquette

I thought this article on golf course etiquette would be appropiate as we embark on another golf season.  The article is courtesy of The USGA Green Section.

http://www.usga.org/etiquette/tips/Golf-Etiquette-101/

Golf Cart Traffic

As the golf season is fast approaching, we thought it would be a great time to address cart traffic and its effects on turf health and turf damage.  Here is a great article from The USGA.

http://turf.lib.msu.edu/2000s/2004/041111.pdf

2 Tee Renovation Update

This past Friday, we were able to re-grade the tee box surrounds before the snow.  Our plan is to finish the grade work in late winter and have all of the area sodded by early spring.