Sabot is open!

 

We handed all 18 holes on the Sabot back over to you this past Tuesday. The Pure Eclipse sod has been on the ground only 160 days, and every one of those days could be classified as out of the growing season.

There are a few small seams here and there but the golf course is more than playable. The back nine greens mowing height is now at .135" compared to the front nine that is at an equivalent .110". We will take our time dropping heights on the back nine as the sod continues to smooth out and acclimate to the growing environments they are now in. Speeds will slowly start to match up as the season rolls on but for now just get ready to hit it harder once to make the turn to 10.

The new greens are beautiful and we want to keep them that way. Please continue fixing your ballmarks and urging your playing partners to do the same. 

We had a small sink hole pop up on the right side of 13 this week. This steel drain pipe is probably 50 years old and is rusted all along the bottom. We replaced this small section of pipe and will seal up the connections tomorrow. This pipe is going on a list for next winter to most likely be completely replaced all the way across the fairway. 

April is just not an enjoyable month for bermudagrass. While a lot of it greens up, we grow quickly impatient with areas remaining dormant. Anything in the shade or that has seen too much traffic or that stayed too wet or too dry over the winter remains dormant. Our bentgrass greens are just barely breaking dormancy, we have a ways to go before this bermuda really wakes up.

The fairways on the back nine of Sabot have come a long way in the past week. Again, shaded areas are way behind especially after the Poa removal from early this winter. These fairways are very clean with Poa, just slow to green up.

When we do get the heat we have to make sure there is some moisture there and direct the traffic properly. We are back in the 60's with 40 degree temps at night next week so enjoy this heat while you can!

Plenty of room left for the shop tour next week! Click here to register.