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From the Superintendent

The Dog Days of summer are upon us and in Atlanta that means “bent grass green survival mode”. Increased heat and humidity cause a real challenge for superintendents in the Atlanta market growing bent grass greens. We have a lot of technology at our disposal to get us through these trying times. SubAir, fans, hoses and fungicides are just a few of the key components in keeping healthy grass during the summer.

Our crew is out each morning probing for moisture, scouting for disease and keeping a close eye on the stressed areas. Although we will have a few thin spots, the crew is trained to locate and react to any areas that need attention. Also, all the cultural practices (i.e. aerification and fertilization) we did in the winter and spring will help determine how well the grass responds to the trying conditions. The key to success is paying attention and our goal is to stay on top during the high heat and humidity through the end of August and we’ll be in good shape.

See you on the course,

Kyle Macdonald, GCS

Golf Course Preventive Maintenance

There are a couple of things that you, the Membership, can do to help keep our course in the best possible shape:

Please repair your ball marks on the greens. A good rule of thumb is “If you make one ball mark, repair two.” This will reduce the number of dead spots on the greens and keep them looking healthy and green.

Please fill your divots. We provide two full bottles of sand and seed mix on all of our golf carts. If you have a personal cart, and do not have sand bottles on your cart, we will be happy to provide you with a temporary sand bottle for the day. A good rule of thumb for this is to empty each sand bottle twice during your round. We offer sand filling stations at all of the tee boxes. Please refill your sand bottle at one of these stations when you run out.

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