Live Oak Aerification

The crew continues to work hard through the heat to get our final aerification completed. During our closed time we are aerifing greens, fairways, and tees -- vertical mowing greens and collars -- edging greens edges -- sodding parts of #3 white/red tees -- along with all the normal daily mowing.

Water Cooler Station.

Today at Yaupon #13 bathroom area we installed a water cooler stand. It is located up the steps on the ladies side of the area. We hope everyone will enjoy the improvement and the cold water.

The GCM Staff

Maintenance Monday at Yaupon

Today we were able to complete a aggressive backtrack vertical mowing and mowing of greens.  Also got some fairways mowed and started mowing tees. The crew spot fertilized weak areas on fairways. Rough has started getting mowed and it is think and long from last weeks rain. We will get it knocked down as fast as we can but be prepared for some thick rough especially on the front 9.

Here are a few pics from the verticutting today:

Yaupon Reopens

Yaupon opens back for play tomorrow Friday. The crew did a lot of good work while we were closed:

* Aerified greens with 3/8" tines

* Applied needed soil amendments and fertilizer 

* Aerified tees (same tines)

* Vertical mowed greens 5 times (rotating directions)

* Mowed greens after the verticutting  (some Good scalping of the thicker patches)

* Fertilized all Fairways

Normal mowing and blowing of tees,fairways,and rough

Put out the new amenities (flags, sticks, and cups)

Removed the black and white lollipop stakes (replaced with cart directional signage)

The staff appreciates the time closed to get all these projects completed. 

Look forward to seeing everyone out this weekend,

The GCM Staff

Live Oak Greens update

I wanted to give everyone an update on the greens at Live Oak. The greens are healing up well after the aerification last week. With all the soil amendments we added to the greens during the process the greens are growing rapidly and cause a slower than normal greens speed. Tomorrow we are double vertical mowing and mowing to help with this. The height of cut is also working its way back down from last weeks maintenance to the greens.  We will continue working to get the growth under control and speeds should improve in the coming week.

Thank you and look forward to seeing everyone out on the courses.

Live Oak Maintenance update.

This week we are aerifing greens, vertical mowing greens, and applying our second round of PreEmerge herbicide.  So far everything is going well and we will reopen on Friday 5/18.
Thank you for your cooperation as the crew works hard to complete this process

PreEmerge Application

Yesterday we applied our second application of PreEmerge herbicide. These two applications are aimed to combat the summer weed pressures.  Live Oak's second application will occur during our closed time for aerification next week.