In preparation for the colder temperatures coming this winter we have applied our second application of pigment to the Live Oak fairways. This colorant and iron helps keep the plant darker green going into the dormant season. We will make applications monthly probably through February to help with fairway definition. Here are a couple of pictures from the application….
It has been a busy week before Thanksgiving. The crew was able to fertilize all the overseed at Yaupon and get the second fall preemerge application out at Live Oak. Both courses might be a little damp because both of these scheduled applications need to be watered in good. The GCM crew wants to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and we look forward to seeing out at the courses.
Today we are mowing the tees and greens as it dries out with No baskets on the mowers. The fairways, collars, and approaches will be mowed starting on Monday afternoon after the turf dries out. This weekend we suggest playing the ball up because of the length of the grass and wet areas in the non mowed areas. As for next week we will continue to mow all seeded areas in the afternoons so we don’t track seed to unintended areas.
** November we are returning to Mondays closed at Yaupon and Thursdays closed at Live Oak.
Overseeding is almost complete. We have little more to finish up on Monday and then the watering will start heavily. We are scheduled to open up next Friday and it will be Cart Path Only for couple of weeks as seed germinates.
Thank you
Please be aware that curb stops have been installed at The Live Oak driving range parking lot. Please pull up to the stops without hitting them with your car or carts.
Thank you,
The GCM Staff.
Finished aerification at Yaupon. We were able to aerify, heavy multidirectional vertical cutting, heavy top dressing, and mowed. The greens have lots of sand and some scalped areas from the vertical mowing. The areas will heal up as we grow out of the aerification. We also ran the planet air aerifier on all tee boxes and Driving range tee. The mats were also removed on the driving range to pour a concrete slab for the new turf hound mats that are coming in soon. Busy week but we will open back up tomorrow 9/2/21.
Day 2. Roll, topdress, double vertical mow, and drag. Everything going well for opening back up on Thursday.
