The Club at Sonterra Turf Maintenance: Course Update 4/3

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Course Update 4/3

North Course - Greens will be double cut this morning. We will mow fairways and all normal practices.
South Course - Greens will be single cut and rolled. All other normal practices will take place.

We have two morning tournaments on Monday. Afterwards we plan to fertilize the North Course. We will be using 14-0-14 with 1% Ronstar. This will give us a nice fertilizer and pre-emergent herbicide aplication. In order to prevent burn from this application WE WILL LIKELY BE CART PATH ONLY UNTIL 12:00 on TUESDAY - 4/5. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. The South Course will be off cart paths. On the South, we plan to lightly aerate several greens. Greens 6,7,9, 13 are first on the list. This is a very light aeration and will be done the same way that we did 1,2,3,15 a little over a week ago.

Have a great day and we look forward to a busy week.

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WEST NILE UPDATE

Many members and residents have voiced concern over mosquitos potentially carrying West Nile Virus on or near the golf courses. As of last week all lakes an ponds on the North Course have been treated with a safe and effective larvicide. This product works by killing mosquito larvae before than can reach the adult stage. This product will definately aid in controlling moquitos on the course, and is effective for about 120 days. It will not eliminate mosquitos on the course. The best way to protect yourself from mosquitos and West Nile is to apply insect repellents containing "deet" anytime that you will be outdoors.

Drought Cart Traffic

There is no doubt that golf carts negatively impact course conditions. This is especially true when the grass is stressed from drought. Please try and abide by the following guidlines: 1. Follow cart signs, ropes, and stakes 2. Avoid driving in worn or thin areas 3. Don't take the same path that everyone else does 4. Try and pair up. - NO excuse for a foursome with four carts 5. Stay on the path as much as possible - Particulary around tees and greens Together we can make a big difference in course conditions by managing cart traffic.