Course Updates:

As your new Golf Course Superintendent I look forward to serving all who come and experience our property by providing an outstanding experience from the moment you arrive to when you leave. 

As the manager of all greens and grounds here at RedHawk, it is my duty to ensure quality playing conditions each and every day while being conscience of the turfgrass health we all love and enjoy.  A big part of my job is to plan and execute agronomic and operational practices to maintain our most prized asset, the golf course.  The acute effects of some of these practices may result in less than ideal conditions.  However, with your patience and understanding, we can achieve a more sustainable golf course now and for the future!

What can you expect to see in the upcoming months?

This time of the year you can expect to see us beginning our aerfication practices.  As Spring temperatures creep up so does the active growth of our cool season blue/ryegrass tees, fairways, rough, and bentgrass greens.  The timing of this must be carefully planed when temperatures are just right in order to reduce stress on the turf to promote a speedy and healthy recovery.  Among many added benefits to aerification, relieving compaction from golf cart  and foot traffic, and providing oxygen into the root system will dramatically improve the overall turfgrass health and lead to increased quality playing conditions.  You can expect aerification to continue on in through the months of April and May. 

Also, as part of the rejuvenation of key design elements on the golf course, we are beginning to refine and enhance the bunker edges and conditions in hopes to showcase our expansive bunkers by giving them more visual appeal. 

In addition, areas of concern and maintenance challenges are currently being evaluated and prioritized to be taken care of in order of playability impact and turf health conditions.  Through out the logging of events on this blog, you will see some practices we do behind the scenes to solve these concerns and overcome these challenges.

Please stop by the website for more course updates and interesting practices we do here at RedHawk Golf Club.  If you have any questions feel free to email, call, or post a comment on this blog!

With Best Regards,

Your Maintenance Staff