Overseeding Preparation.

The aerification of tees this week marked the beginning of our annual preparation for overseeding. Here are some of the activities that will be taking place in the next few weeks as we prepare for overseeding:

• The height of the rough will be reduced to 1" from our normal cutting height of 2"
• All kikuyu grass in the tees, approaches and collars will be sprayed with a selective herbicide.
• High traffic areas in the roughs will be aerified.
• The fairways and tees will be sprayed with a selective herbicide to remove any remaining Ryegrass and Poa annua. This is an application that we experiemented with last year and had great success in helping to eliminate the Poa annua from our fairways.
• All the roughs and fairways will be sprayed with a growth regulator that will hold back the bermuda and help to allow the newly overseeded ryegrass to establish.
• In the final ten days prior to overseeding will reduce the night time watering of the course to about half of its normal reqiurements.

Through this process we will be making every effort possible to maintain superior playing conditions.