No Turning Back...

 This week was a big week as we are set to officially begin the renovation on Monday, April 4.  The Agronomy Team made our initial non-selective herbicide application to the tees, fairways and greens surfaces on the Magnolia 9.  We expect the turf to begin turning brown over the coming days.  Subsequent applications will be made over the coming weeks as we aim for total removal of the existing grass prior to re-grassing of the golf course.  Turf research has shown, in order to properly kill off existing bermudagrass, multiple applications spread over a several week period is required.  Between these application the Agronomy Team will be scalping the existing turf to remove the leaf tissue that has begun to die.  By exposing the crown of the plant at the soil level, we can get the roots of the grass to regenerate new growth before the next application of herbicide is applied.  Repeating this process multiple times will allow us to have better success in removing the existing grass prior to planting of new turf.

Non-selective herbicide application on Magnolia 4 fairway

The TDI crews continued with the installation of additional drainage main line runs on Magnolia 2 and 7 this week. They have also begun installing the main drain line on the Practice Facility to support the landing area drainage that will be installed later in the project.  TDI plans to begin the fairway drainage installation on Magnolia 4 fairway Monday once the golf course is officially closed.