Sabot fairway and tee verticutting and topdressing set for Monday

 

Our sand is on site and new blades are on the verticutters in preparation for this Monday's cultural event. The Sabot will be closed on Monday and Tuesday while we work to thin out the bermuda and continue helping the Sabot firm up.

A light topdressing went down this past Monday on the Sabot tees. After next weeks verticut a heavier dose will go down.

More sand was put down around the greens on the Manakin as well. These in season topdressings help keep things firm and tight as well as greatly reduce any scalping with the mowers. The bermuda has responded nicely to the verticutting on the Manakin so we are excited to get it done on the Sabot. Each vertical mow ultimately increases plant density of the bermuda, creating a smoother, tighter surface.

Every 2-3 weeks we have been applying plant growth regulators to all the fairways and tees. The regulators, like on the greens, help promote a tighter and healthier surface and reduce clipping yields.

We will also spray growth regulators on the bunker banks to help reduce the need for mowing and slow down the bermuda runners shooting into the sand. The Sabot crew put a nice edge on the bunkers early in the week.

The detail work on the Sabot is basically never ending!

The periodic edging of greens keeps the bermuda from encroaching on the bentgrass greens. Julio keeps the edge pretty tight!

A leaky quick coupler on 17 green Sabot was replaced this week. The new quick couplers will be a larger size and have a rock solid stabilizer so that these leaks become extremely rare.

We also had a leaky head on 3 Sabot that needed to be replaced. The water has to be valved off here so that the head can be switched. The isolation valves behind 5 black tee and 3 black tee had to be shut for this repair. Unfortunately the valve behind 5 black is now stuck in the down position and blocking main line water right in the middle of the Sabot front nine. Our main option may just be to dig it up and replace it with a pipe. 4 more months of dealing with these 30 year old pipes on the front nine!

Enjoy another hot summer weekend!