| Recovery
is underway in many sites it seems and covers can be seen dotted all
around the city as soil temperatures took another plunge this week. The
forecast currently though seems like 70's are a possibility for many of
us and even the guys on the north shore should benefit from that in the
near to medium term. As I have visited more locations the glorious
inconsistency of who did what and how it worked out has been disarmingly
frustrating. There are some incredible stories of doing nothing and
looking impeccable in a tree lined tight site to doing nothing and
30-50% damage in an open sunny site. Turf managers who broke ice 24
hours after it formed still had some 'perfume' while others who didn't
even let ice form have four greens covered. Some of you would take only
four greens covered, but from the perspective of play it's still causing
some questions, especially as we are into summer golf and scoring.
It is Easter weekend so I hope everyone has an enjoyable period prior to what will be a very active period based on the current weather forecast! Click here to view the April 18, 2014 Scouting Report As always if you have a question or query please do not hesitate to ask and you can call or email. Ed Nangle PhD Director of Turfgrass Programs Chicago District Golf Association www.cdgaturf.org Follow us on Twitter @TurfResearch |
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