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Golf Course Works Summary – Season Opener 2021
The month of April started very positively. The golf course was in good condition following the winter period. There was and still is a lot of old disease scars (Microdochium nivale) on the fairways and some on greens. The worst affected areas will be overseeded when temperatures rise.
The irrigation system startup was successful with only a few small fixes required. The relatively mild temperatures and dry weather we experienced earlier in April meant we could undertake our spring maintenance as planned. Across a period of 5 days, the greens were verti-cut, top-dressed, aerated, brushed and fertilised. The tees and fairways were also verti-cut to help cut through some of the dead grass at the surface.
The course opened on Wed 21st April with very good, dry and firm playing conditions for April (moderate/slow green speeds as you would expect cutting at 5 mm). However, the very next day we were blessed with snowfall which meant closing the golf course for a few days. The weather since opening day has been very cold with low day/night temperatures and continuous frosty mornings. This results in very little grass growth meaning we must be extra careful in our maintenance procedures and how we setup the golf course. It was visually evident that some of the weaker greens (6, 7 and 13 etc.) were struggling. Since course opening day, the greens were only cut one more time in April (30th) at a raised height of 6 mm. At the expense of slightly quicker greens, the main priority is to keep the greens healthy and protected against the cold weather.
The greens, tees and foregreens were fertilised with granular applied products the last week of April. This will stimulate growth and strengthen the plant. We had to wait until we were at the end of the colder spell of weather to apply these products for them to be effective. Going into the first week of May, the plan is to fertilise the fairways as well. The weather forecast is very wet which is perfect for soil based granular fertiliser applications. Expect cutting frequency to be increased and cutting heights to be lowered as the month progresses and grass growth increases. The summer is long, and I am fully confident we can produce some high-quality playing surfaces this year.
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Elliot Wilson , Head Greenkeeper
Swedish