Illini Country Club Golf Course Management: Golf Course Projects

WELCOME

WELCOME to the Illini Country Club Golf Course Management Blog. Your direct access to golf course operating procedures.

To improve communication with our membership, I have designed a Golf Course Management Blog. This blog will allow me to effectively communicate current golf course conditions, projects, cultural practices and any other important information that pertains to the golf course or Green Department. This blog will also allow you to interact with us simply by clicking the "comment" tag below the new posts. Feel free to comment with any suggestions, questions or concerns. To keep up to date on the latest posts, please click "Subscribe to our mailing list" in the mailing list box below or visit the blog regularly at http://www.illiniccturf.blogspot.com/. Thank you!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Golf Course Projects

Another warm and dry week is in store for central Illinois. Drought stress and isolated dry spots have already developed about a month earlier than normal. The last few weeks water demands for plant health have kept the green department on handwater duty most of everyday. Low relative humidity values, high winds and bluebird skies made evaportranspiration (ET) rates scary at times. Evapotranspiration rates in central Illinois were reportedly as high as 0.4" to 0.45" inches per day. In two days you would need an inch of irrigation water just to keep up with plant wilt. Last month we have observed higher than average temperatures, with a record breaking day on Sunday May 6th, a high of 90 degrees.

The Green Department has stayed busy with regular mowings and the preparation for the U.S. Open Qualifier and the upcoming Member Guest. In addition to normal golf course preparation we have managed to work on some much needed detail work around trees, flower beds and worn cart path edges as you can see in the pictures below.