As I write this post, it is raining at Llanerch. We have received over 10 inches of rain in the month of June. This year's June is the wettest June since the NOAA kept records! How does this fact effect the golf course, you might ask. First, long periods of rain is not good for turf. The water pushes the oxygen out of the soil profile. The lack of oxygen makes the grass turn yellow and soft. This is why you see us aerify some of the wetter greens with very tiny aerification tines to promote air movement and help dry them out. Also, We will be adding more sand to certain areas to help drainage. Lets hope sunny skies are coming soon.
Starting yesterday, the construction crew began sodding the 18th green complex. They have installed bentgrass for the fairway extensions, low cut bluegrass for the intermediate cut and turf type tall fescue for the rough. They also installed some fine fescue on the bunker edges. We plan to finish sodding by tonight but might need to purchase a small quantity more next week to fix some construction wounds.