Moss, course damage and enfranchisement.

Toward the end of August we start going after the moss that is in our greens. Over the last few years we've been able to knock it back a bit, however moss is hardy and keeps coming back. Last week we sprayed moss with a product called Quicksilver for the first time this year and we are already seeing good results. We'll probably put another three or four applications out before the year is out. It really does a nice job on the moss and hopefully we can continue to reduce the amount we have in the greens.

Moss pre-application.

Moss post-application

There was a little bit of damage this week on the golf course that wasn't self inflicted. Two nights last week someone went joy riding on the course and drove across some greens. They didn't really do any damage to the course, but they did break/lose a few flag sticks in the process. It wasn't a big deal, but we're glad that it wasn't any worse. There are many horror stories of vandalism and luckily we won't have any to tell anytime soon. Also, there was some damage in the middle of #10 fairway from the fireworks last Saturday night. It looks pretty bad right now, but I'm guessing most of it will grow back and whatever doesn't we will repair. 

#8 green. Notice the tire tracks. 

#10 fairway. 

Finally, I've figured out how to add polls to the blog homepage. I'll start asking questions about the course and have you vote on them. My first question is about green speed. I've had it up for a few days and I'm the only person who voted when I checked to see if I had it set up properly. So, if you're reading this blog from your email, please come to the page and vote! It will be valuable feed back for us. Thanks!

Ian