Germination

We are starting to see good germination in most of the seeded areas.  Warmer than average temperatures are helping and these areas will continue to fill in over the next several weeks.  We will be doing some additional seeding in approaches this week and will continue to touch up any areas in the fairways that need it.  Please try to keep cart traffic off of newly seeded areas.  We would also suggest moving your ball within two club lengths during the course of play.

Fairway Seeding

As I mentioned in my last report, greens and tees came through the winter in good shape, but the fairways did not fair quite as well.  We had very little snow cover this winter and freezing rain in January that led to ice building up in low lying and shaded areas.  These areas have been slow to recover and we are in the process of adding ryegrass seed to these spots.  As you've seen in past years, the ryegrass is quick to fill in once the weather conditions are right.

Here are some before and after pictures of #17 from 2010 when we killed the poa annua and re-seeded it with ryegrass.  The first picture was taken April 10th and the second picture was taken on May 28th:

April 10th, 2010

May 28th, 2010