Due to a number of factors our fairway topdressing program has been slowed this year. Two weeks ago we became fully operational and the program on fairways is going strong. Last week marked the first application of sand for the fairways on holes 9, 11, 15 & 17. #4 was also topdressed for the second time since last fall.
The success of the program on #6 fairway has encouraged us to expand it to include other fairways that suffer from soft conditions after rain events. The before mentioned fairways have been identified as the ones in most need of a sand cap and will be topdressed on a regular basis. The goal is 5 applications per fairway, per year at 10 tons/acre.
Currently, we topdress:
- All greens (biweekly)
- The chipping areas on #1 green, #8 green & #14 green (once a month)
- The approaches on holes 4-10 & 17 (once a month)
- The tees on holes 5-8 (once a month)
