We are two thirds of the way complete with this years overseeding/greens aerification process.
The center course was completed two weeks ago and is starting to fill in and take on a good stand of ryegrass for the winter season. The greens are not far from being back and with the days getting shorter the green speeds will increase ( growth rate slows way down ).
The west course will reopen tomorrow, Saturday October 5. This year we did not overseed the fairways on holes 2 through 8 but did overseed the rough, tees and surrounds. Holes 1 and 9 were overseeded completely. The fairways on the west course have a good stand of warm season grasses, mostly likely due to the lack of overseeding in the past when the course was 36 holes. To keep overseeding them will eventually weaken the turf and the result is weaker fairways in the summer months. The fairways will not have a great aesthetic look over the winter months but the end result will be a better surface in 2014 summer playing season.
The east course will close next week for two weeks and reopen on October 19. This will complete the process for this season.
Please observe the carts on path rules. Currently the center and west course are carts on paths ( all holes ) until further notice and the east course will be carts on paths after reopening until turf conditions allow carts off paths.
Thank you for patience during this process.
David
