Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
October 24th "Drill and Fill"
The Greens are having a process called "Drill and Fill" starting October 24th.
This process is basically a machine that drills holes using a .75 inch bit on 5 inch centers to a depth of 10 – 12 inches and fills the holes with sand. The newer drill bits that are used today are much less disruptive than in the past and leave a better finished product. Actually most Clubs in the Metropolitan area do this annually to their Greens. In combination with our routine cultural practices this process would help the Greens drain better, enhance root growth, and create a firmer playing surface.
During the process the Green being worked on will have a temporary pin.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Cart Restrictions
There is only reasons to prohibit carts: to protect the Golf Course, and Golfer Safety.
We have had the wettest August/September on record and have restricted carts more often than in most years. There is no joy in restricting cart use and it is frustrating to members, BUT for Golfer safety and protecting the memberships greatest asset it is a nececary evil.
Thanks for your patience and understanding this week!
Monday, March 28, 2011
"Short Hole Restoration"
This week the Restoration began of the Bunkers on #4, "The Short Hole", which was a Stalwart with Most Banks, Raynor, and MacDonald Designs.
The picture below of #4 is from 1930 (before the nines were switched).
Monday, March 21, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
9.52" of Rain in 6 Days
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Black Sand is used to help melt Ice on the Greens
Mike Cirillo putting black sand on the fourth Green.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Is all the Snow good for the Greens?
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Clearing behind #4 Green
The staff has been busy clearing the brush, vines and overgrowth behind #4 Green.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Drill and Fill
The Greens are having a process called "Drill and Fill" starting today and finishing on Friday.
This process is basically a machine that drills holes using a .75 inch bit on 5 inch centers to a depth of 10 – 12 inches and fills the holes with sand. The newer drill bits that are used today are much less disruptive than in the past and leave a better finished product. Actually most Clubs in the Metropolitan area do this annually to their Greens. In combination with our routine cultural practices this process would help the Greens drain better, enhance root growth, and create a firmer playing surface.
During the process the Green being worked on will have a temporary pin.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Thank-you for your patience!
Four inches of rain, all the bunkers washed out, branches all over, and a full field on a Saturday.
Thanks for your patience as we cleaned up the course this morning.
Thanks for your patience as we cleaned up the course this morning.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Why has #7 Fairway been closed to Cart Traffic?
It has been closed to carts since we aerified and seeded back in August. It will be re-opened soon. In the picture you can see the seedlings that we were trying to protect from carts until they matured.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Letter to Membership
Dear Member:
If you have followed my online blog (whippoorwillgrounds@blogspot.com) you have seen the updates not only from the USGA, but even a Wall Street Journal article on the record breaking weather and wide spread turf loss up and down the east coast. While Whippoorwill has fared better than many we still have gotten “dinged up” in certain areas.
The Grounds staff has started the process of renovating and seeding areas that have fallen victim to drought stress, disease and heat stress.
The fairways have been solid tine aerified and seeded with Bentgrass. Areas that consist of mostly Poa, and that have suffered most from the heat, will be core aerified and will receive additional seed.
Collars and approaches have been aerified seeded and fertilized.
Tees will be aerified and seeded starting next week.
Areas through out the rough have been or will be aerovated, seeded, and fertilized. This will be an ongoing process over the next several weeks.
On maintenance days, because of the high temperatures, we had to be less aggressive with our practices. The Greens were needle tined, (a venting process using quarter inch tines which penetrate about six inches deep) topdressed lightly and rolled. The tentative plan is to do our regular Core Aeration along with a Drill and Fill (outside contractors using the drill & fill machine with which soil is removed and filled with sand to a depth of twelve inches) after closing day at the end of October.
I would like to thank the Membership for their patience especially on the weekends. When the soil temperatures get as high as they have this summer one of the most critical aspects of the operation is water management. Hand watering is done multiple times throughout the day to relieve heat stress and to syringe the Turf. This is done lightly multiple times because too much moisture can lead to disease and turf failure. On some of the extremely hot low humidity days the staff frantically tries to keep the Greens alive and play does get disrupted for a few minutes while staff members syringe a green.
Hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate with the work being done and a great Fall Season of Golf will be had by all. If you should have any questions I can be reached in the shop (914) 273-3755 or via email pgntr@verizon.net.
Sincerely,
Paul Gonzalez, CGCS
If you have followed my online blog (whippoorwillgrounds@blogspot.com) you have seen the updates not only from the USGA, but even a Wall Street Journal article on the record breaking weather and wide spread turf loss up and down the east coast. While Whippoorwill has fared better than many we still have gotten “dinged up” in certain areas.
The Grounds staff has started the process of renovating and seeding areas that have fallen victim to drought stress, disease and heat stress.
The fairways have been solid tine aerified and seeded with Bentgrass. Areas that consist of mostly Poa, and that have suffered most from the heat, will be core aerified and will receive additional seed.
Collars and approaches have been aerified seeded and fertilized.
Tees will be aerified and seeded starting next week.
Areas through out the rough have been or will be aerovated, seeded, and fertilized. This will be an ongoing process over the next several weeks.
On maintenance days, because of the high temperatures, we had to be less aggressive with our practices. The Greens were needle tined, (a venting process using quarter inch tines which penetrate about six inches deep) topdressed lightly and rolled. The tentative plan is to do our regular Core Aeration along with a Drill and Fill (outside contractors using the drill & fill machine with which soil is removed and filled with sand to a depth of twelve inches) after closing day at the end of October.
I would like to thank the Membership for their patience especially on the weekends. When the soil temperatures get as high as they have this summer one of the most critical aspects of the operation is water management. Hand watering is done multiple times throughout the day to relieve heat stress and to syringe the Turf. This is done lightly multiple times because too much moisture can lead to disease and turf failure. On some of the extremely hot low humidity days the staff frantically tries to keep the Greens alive and play does get disrupted for a few minutes while staff members syringe a green.
Hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate with the work being done and a great Fall Season of Golf will be had by all. If you should have any questions I can be reached in the shop (914) 273-3755 or via email pgntr@verizon.net.
Sincerely,
Paul Gonzalez, CGCS
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Ball Mark Repair
Each white dot in the picture is a ball mark that has been plugged out and filled with a sand and seed mixture.
Fairway Aerification
The Fairways were Aerified this week by an outside contractor. The fairways will be seeded using a drop spreader borrowed from Rolling Hills CC and fertilized.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
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