The Men's Member-Guest Tournament this past week is always one of the year's premier events, and we strive to have everything dialed in on the course. Unfortunately, the weather is definitely not in our control, and any efforts for firm conditions vanished Thursday morning when the storm dumped close to 1.5" of rain on us.
Part of our leadup preparation for the greens was a dusting of sand at the beginning of the week to help smooth them out.
There were a couple of positive things which were in our control. Despite all of the rain, green speeds were still fairly good. Leading up to the event, in addition to the light topdressing, a healthy dose of growth regulator was applied to the greens, along with several days of double-mowing and rolling. When somebody has cut over an acre of greens and only has this quantity of clippings to show for it, the greens are right where we want them.
Another notable thing was the continued benefit we see with the Matrix lined bunkers. #6 green was one of the first we did, close to a decade ago, and it still drains flawlessly.
We certainly are looking forward to completing the rest of the bunkers on the course this fall, and being able to list our pumps for sale on TurfNet!
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