Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Burning Question...


... around here is when do we start clearing greens. Well let's just say we are not really excited to start clearing this year. But it's the drill, we like to think of it as our "groundhog day".
With almost three feet of snow blanketing the course, it is hard to imagine that we will be playing golf soon (as in a few months).
Clearing greens helps prevent ice damage on poa annua putting surfaces. It also helps with lessening snow mold pressure. We only clear on bright sunny days to help us remove an ice layer if one is found.
Maybe not so hard to believe, but those greens have been under cover for 90 days now and we are getting close to find out what is going on under there.
So we will begin clearing off snow beginning Monday, February 28th.

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