Spring Aeration

Green Aeration: April-10th-12th 

Monday April 10th-12th the grounds team will be aerfiying the greens, the warm and dry weather will help with an effiecnt process. Once the greens are aerified, fertilized and rolled, it will take 2-3 weeks to allow for the turf to heal fully. The greens during the first week post aeration will be in poor condition at best due to the sand and the excessive growth of the plant. We will not mow until day 5 or 6th post aeration because we need the plant to grow through the layer of sand that has been applied.  The golf course will be closed to all play on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday the course will be open but with temporay greens while the team completes the work. 

Zoysia Transition:

The course continues to green-up,  the Zoysia grass is further ahead in the transition then last year and the overall winter injury seems to be minimal at this point. We hope to be mowing the fairways soon and this will signal that carts will be scattering to the fairways.

Matting on 7 green Walk-on Area:

A black rubber matting material has been placed on the walk-on/off area of #7. This material will allow for the turfgrass plants to grow through while protecting the grass from our equipment and the concentrated foot traffic. With this trial we are hopeful this will eliminate sodding each season in high traffic areas while maintaining playability.  For the moment this area will be marked as ground under repair.

Forward Tee #3:

The forward tee is growing in well, we anticipate to have the tee open within the next two weeks. 

As always, thanks for your feedback and questions please do not hesitate to send along to grounds@hydeparkcc.com

Thank-you,

Pat O'Brien 

Grounds Superintendent