Venting Greens

Monday and Tuesday we ventilated our Tif-Eagle Putting Greens.  Frequent venting creates small channels for water movement, air movement, and deeper rooting in the sub-surface of the greens.  Air and water movement are required for our Tif-Eagle Greens to remain healthy and provide a quality putting surface.  Below, see the detailed process of ventilating our Tif-Eagle Greens.

Above Ricardo operates the Toro 648 equipped with solid tines.

The results of the solid tine application provide channels for air and water movement within the soil profile.

Following the solid tine all of the greens are rolled to ensure a quality putting surface.

Below the red line is before rolling the green.  Above the line is after rolling the green.

Fertigation

Frenchman's Reserve is equipped with a fertigation system.  Our fertigation system allows us to apply measured amounts of fertilizer through a night time irrigation cycle.  The system is designed to inject liquid fertilizer into the irrigation lines and then delivered to the turf through the irrigation heads throughout the course.  This provides the turf essential amounts of nutrition each night the irrigation system is scheduled to water.  We replaced several check valves but now the fertigation system is operating normally.   

 Above is the Team performing a Diagnostic test and Troubleshooting the Fertigation System.

This is the Bulk Delivery of Liquid Fertilizer that will be injected through the system.

The Liquid Fertilizer is Transferred into two 1650 Gallon Fertilizer Tanks inside the Pump House.

Now we have the capability to fertilize while Irrigating the Golf Course.

Irrigation Main Line

This week we experienced a main line failure in #18 Fairway.  Due to the main line position and how deep it was located in the ground (over 4 feet) a large hole was dug out for the repairs.  We were able to complete the repair Friday and the area will continue to dry and level following a few topdressing applications.

Above, is the failed coupler that caused the 6" Main Irrigation Line to leak.

In this picture the two new couplings are positioned with new 6" pipe to complete the repair.  We drove rebar in the ground around the fittings to ensure they would not move when the irrigation pipe flexes during normal operation.

Following the repair the hole was filled back in and compacted.  The sod will be level over the next two weeks by topdressing with green sand.  This will encourage the area to recover and provide a smooth surface moving forward.