With the unseasonably warm temperatures last thursday and friday, a great deal of snow had melted off the course. The course looked as though it had weathered the winter just fine. There was no major damage to report, but some interesting pictures and observations to note. Of course, having said this, two days later we were smacked with snow, ice, and wind.
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| See the brown 'U-shaped' marks right of the blackberry case? That's what happens when deer ignore the 'course closed' sign and run across a frosty green. |
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| This is behind #14 green. The green is free of snow mold, but behind the green, in the shade is a multitude of infection centers. Goes to show what a big impact shade has on disease development. On the sunny areas of the rough, there wasn't nearly as much snow mold as this moist, shady area. |
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| A close up look at snow mold in the rough. Not really a problem at rough height turf, but can be a problem on greens and fairways. |
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Some random mycelia about.
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| This is a favorite of mine. Here's 12 fairway on Friday. Full sun, clean of disease, the snow entirely melted. Look at the picture below to compare. |
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| Here's #2 fairway, right next to #12, taken at the exact same time as the above photo of #12. Full sun, but the presence of the large trees and houses to the side of the prevailing wind disrupt air flow and sun enough to keep this fairway wetter and cooler longer. It's no wonder this fairway can struggle when the weather gets bad. Holes 2-5, and 8 struggle because of this same issue. |
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