Hurricane Irma was kind to MCC

This morning after making our rounds we discovered that Irma was much more kind to the property at Marietta Country Club than many other people in Georgia and Florida!  We did receive a little over 2.5 inches of rain, but the winds did not bring down any trees or limbs!  All of the debris was small leaves and twigs for the most part, and no damage was found that would be out of the ordinary!  We are so lucky !!!!

Greens Aerification Finished Smoothly!

Yesterday our staff was able to successfully aerify and topdress all the greens on Mountain View and Lake View.  This process went very smoothly and we were able to finish before mother nature sent a strong thunderstorm and rained more than a half an inch in an hour!  This rain is actually beneficial to the greens after they are topdressed with sand and will help to work the sand into the grass profile.  We will close Overlook this morning, September 6th, so we can finish the aerification process on those greens as well.   

All this material is great to remove from the greens!  We add the sand back to try and fill all the holes, as well as level out the putting surface.  This new sand provides a lot of air space for the grass roots to grow into and thrive.  The Creeping Bentgrass we have on the greens grows its roots in the Fall and in the Spring, so this is a great time punch holes for optimal root growth.  More Roots = Firmer Greens!  and less ball marks!!!!!

Greens Aerification on Tuesday, September 5th!!!!

This coming Tuesday, September 5th, our staff will conduct or Fall Greens Aerification.  This is the BIG HOLES and SAND.  We will not use as much sand this Fall to prevent any possible damage like we suffered last year!  The greens will be fully recovered in 3 to 4 Weeks!!!   Thank you very much for your patience during this process!