The past couple of summers we dealt with a number of turf issues on the practice
tees that led to something less than great grass to hit from by late summer.
This year, we converted the lower practice
tee to the heat-loving Bermudagrass with great success, providing quality turf
throughout the season...even in August.
However, the downside to using Bermudagrass in this region is that it is only
actively growing about five months out of the year, from mid-May to
mid-October. This year we stretched the lower tee's use as long as possible,
but with a very heavy frost on Saturday, October 13, it was time to shut the
lower tee down.
So now the upper tee has to go it alone.
Unlike other years, the upper tee will shoulder the full burden for the
rest of the season.
This includes the
challenge of getting seed to germinate as we get into the cooler temperatures
of November.
Can it live up to the
challenge?
With the upper tee open for
five more weeks, and many a divot yet to be taken, we'll be working with (and
sometime fighting against) Mother Nature to make sure the upper tee is a turf
winner through Thanksgiving.
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| With the lower, Bermudagrass tee closed for the season, the upper tee will go it alone. |
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