Progress Report on New Putting Green and Short Game Area

We're very pleased with how the new putting green, chipping green and short game fairway overwintered. We seeded these areas just before Labor Day last fall, so they had just 70 days to develop before the cold of winter arrived. Our predicted opening date of July 1st is on track! We have 77 days to mature these areas and get them ready for play. All of these areas were being mowed every two or three days last fall, and that will continue this spring. We mowed the two new greens for the 2nd time this year on Friday, April 10th. Our height of cut is now at .190", and we'll gradually take that down, eventually getting to around .120". Yup, pretty tight! We'll also begin topdressing with sand every couple of weeks as needed, and continue to fertilize. This will create a more dense and smooth playing surface. There are a few minor alterations to the transitions from fairway to green that we'll be making smoother as well. In the meantime, we need to keep all foot traffic off of the new greens and carts off of the new short game fairway. We're optimistic about there condition right now and look forward to the day we open them!