Oh what a difference a few weeks can make.  March felt like summer and April feels like spring.  The golf course continues to round into shape.  Greens continue to heal from spring aerification and putting quality is improving everyday.   The picture above is of the green surround on #18.  Currently we are removing the cool season turf from the surround and replacing it with Zoysia. We are removing the Zoysia from #10 fairway for this project.  It will take a few weeks for the Zoysia to get established but once it does this will be a big improvement.  Green surrounds have been a weakness on the golf course during the heat of the summer over the past few seasons.  The Zoysia will hold up to the traffic and heat far better than the cool season turf giving us a far superior playing surface.

Source: Lee Miller, University of Missouri

March turned out to be the warmest March on record. The first mow of the fairways was completed on March 29th.  This is roughly three weeks earlier than over the past few seasons.  Spring aerification has been completed on the greens.  The weather cooperated and the work was completed on schedule.  Although aerification is an inconvenience to the golfer it is vital to the health of our turf.  Aerification relieves compaction and allows oxygen to get down into the soil profile.  This creates a healthier plant that can better with stand the stresses of a Missouri summer.   In just a few short weeks the greens will be back to normal. Thank you for your patience.