Monday, May 16, 2011

Topdressing Process

Every three weeks on a Monday morning we topdress the greens with sand.  I took some action shots for you to see this process. The finished product looks great and is ready for golf. 

1. First we mow the green
2. Second we spread the sand evenly with a topdresser
3. Third we drag the sand in with a brush in two directions
4. Fourth we use our vibratory rollers to vibrate and move the sand down
5. Finally we water the sand to work it into the turf even more





Driving Range Trees and Traverse City Light & Power

Many of our oak trees on the east side of the driving range that died from the disease oak wilt, came down over the last two weeks and on to...