This past Wednesday at the Players Club we took advantage of the beautiful weather and began to refocus our energy towards the growing Bermudagrass. The single tee in the afternoon allows us to direct golf to either side of the course therefore opening up nine holes for us to finish our work. The open nine increases our production by twofold and causes zero disruption to the golfers. We are able to mow rough, edge, trim and even complete some minor projects each afternoon without bothering the golfers and their guests.
On Wednesday, for instance, we needletined greens, topdressed, mowed rough, mowed bunker faces and fixed a broken drain in #3 waste bunker. Here are some pics from the days work.
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| Topdresser in action. |
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| A perfectly topdressed green. |
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| Brushing the sand into the canopy. |
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| Water the remaining sand off of the surface. |
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| The crew mowing bunker faces and rough. |
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| Asst. Superintendent Chris Batson fixing a broken drain. |
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| Ricardo Hehua redistributing sand in the traps. |
The photos illustrate the amount of work we are able to complete in an afternoon. We don't disrupt play with our mowers and sprayers, and we complete our work in a timely manner without pausing for golfers to pass through. The double/single tee has been the most effective course management tool to be adopted on the plantation. We will continue to utilize this golfer/maintenance friendly schedule to complete our management practices around, not through, the golfing schedule.
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