The greens on Dogwood are 6 weeks old and have come in better than expected. We are a full two weeks ahead of where we were at this point last year on Magnolia. Minor tweaks to our grow in plan coupled with ideal weather have made for a very smooth grow in process on the greens. This week we have switched from fixed head greens mowers to the mowers we will use daily once open. These flex mowers are able to be set at a lower height of cut to achieve better ball roll and smoothness. Also, the mowers have cutting units that "float" allowing the cutting head to move with the contours of the green and minimize scalping. We have now lowered the HOC to .150 as we work down to a height of .125. We will lowers .10 thousandths every week going forward until we reach our resting height of .125. Weekly fertility and topdressing will continue to improve smoothness and uniformity. This week will be our last week topdressing with greens mix. The team will switch to conventional topdressing sand next week and going forward. From a distance the greens appear nearly putt-able, a great sign with over 2 months to go before we open.
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| Dogwood 4 Green |
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| Clippings from mowing greens on Dogwood |
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| Last topdressing with greens mix |
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| Dogwood 3 green |
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