Range Tee Opening

The grass section on the driving range will open Saturday morning May 1st. We have been working on some irrigation troubleshooting the last week to correct some electrical issues.

Tees - Covers Bring Color

In a previous post a few weeks ago, I listed a photo of the synthetic cover that we had placed on the lower half of the driving range tee. We did this to help trap and retain some heat under the tarps so the turf would green up quicker and protect it from the heavy frosts on spring mornings. Notice how dark green the turf color is around the square area that we left uncovered. This process might help with moving from the artificial surfaces to the turf surfaces a bit sooner in the spring.
In the photo below, the turf on the left was covered and the turf on the right remained uncovered.

Range Tee Cover

In previous years I have kept the range open later into the fall and opened it early in the spring so the membership could hit off the turf longer. The drawback to this is that during the colder fall and spring months the turf does not grow and regenerate itself. The soil temperature are too cool at these times. The result is tighter lies for practice. Once the air and soil temperatures increase, the turf will begin to grow. Temperature governs the plant process, both slowing and increasing growth.

The photo above shows the covered portion of the range tee