This week...

Starting on July 29th we began our monthly aerification of fairways and spiking of our greens. This will continue throughout the week. 

Humidity

With the humid conditions we have been experiencing lately the grass has been growing at a rapid pace and has been very healthy throughout the course. However, there some areas on the course where the Poa has suffered because it doesn't respond well to the high humidity. We will aerify areas similar to the one pictured to promote growth of our warm season grasses to take over the voids of the Poa.

Green Speed vs Humidity

Along with the higher temperatures, we have been experiencing higher humidity. As a result, our green speed has slowed down. This is because the moisture in the ground hasn't evaporated as quickly and the poa has been growing more rapidly than normal. Over the next couple days as the temperatures subside, the green speed will increase.