Once again here we go with tearing up and working on a green that seems fine. In a nutshell your right, there was nothing wrong, except for the grass and the mix and maybe the size, but it worked right? Well yes it did, but in our search for the best putting green grass for our course we continue to experiment with different surfaces.
Similar to the nursery project we continue to evaluate and search of the best combination of grass and putting surfaces for our course. We have the luxury of having two greens on this hole to let us experiment. In this case we again sodded the green to a new species of grass. Two years ago we sodded the left green to a variety used in this area by many clubs, A1/A4, this combination has proved to be a good putting surface. As with most things research and genetics work to improve turfgrass for putting greens.
The 5th right green has now been sodded to Luminary. This grass is one of the new breeds that has shown great performance in the USGA and university trials across the US and especially in our region. We are the first in our area to have a green with this grass. The 007 variety on the 8th green was first released in 2007, and has been becoming a dominant player in course upgrades. We wanted a chance to see how Luminary compared to 007 since it has been receiving higher marks across the board in trials. Only by using it in real world playing conditions can we see how the performance stacks up to the other grasses.
In addition the sod was delivered in small strips, similar to what we normally see, so we had a chance to observe the process of using small strips versus the large rolls in establishment. It is too early to tell anything about performance but we are excited to get your feedback once the green opens for play in the late spring.
Below is a little video discussing trees on the course, provided by the USGA:
USGA on Managing Trees
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