This site is intended to share information relating to the management of the golf course conditioning and quality of Northmoor Country Club and the art, the science, and the factors that influence those conditions. Please visit as often as possible.





Friday, June 30, 2017

Fore The Golfer: Making a Great Putting Surface




NCC - 1937

The photos below are of the original design of NCC by the famed Donald Ross.   As you can see, Ross was not a huge favorite of trees on a course.   The one photo shows what is now part of the red nine, shows the massive stand of Oaks in the SW portion of the property just north of Clavey Road.
I thought you would find these photos interesting.
           North of Clavey
          North of Clavey
           South of Clavey

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Summer Heat Stress and the Golfer

The effects of summer weather conditions can have a dramatic effect on closely mowed golf course turf (at thousands of an inch), much more so than on a home lawn that is mowed at several inches in height and does not have hundreds of people and golf carts driving over it.  Take a look at the following video.   Thanks