Monday Darin Bevard made is annual visit to Glen Oak to evaluate the course. We looked at many aspects of the course to see what can be done to improve playing conditions. Overall the visit went great and we have some ideas of how to fix some of our issues that we are experiencing on the course. Here is a list of some of the maintenance activities that we will be completing:
- We will be plugging some collars and seeing others to help them fill in before the Jackman. They are not mature yet and will take at least a year to heal in. Once the sod soil and our soils mesh they will be good.
- Green surrounds will have foliar Nitrogen applied at 1/8 of a lb to help them grow. We applied 1 lb in the spring and fall but Darin thinks we should be adding more. We are going into a hot stretch and I think a granular would be a bad idea. Foliar is much safer when applied correctly.
- In the naturalize areas on the course, we will be attempting to incorporate more fescues. This will make finding and playing you ball much easier in these low maintenance areas.