Our most troubled greens include 3, 2, 11, with 12, 6, 5 and 8 in order from the most severe to the least. Our other greens have their issues but are holding on for the most part.
Overall, we have done about everything possible to prevent further loss of turf but we continue to get see turf thinning on #3. Lack of air movement and direct sunlight as discussed in an earlier post make for one of the hottest environments on the golf course. For the most part, we will not see any great improvement in any of our greens until the weather conditions change, especially cooler night temperatures.(60's to low 70's)
2 appears to be improving but also is showing some weakness with some sections of bentgrass.
11 has continued to improve but has some weakness in general.
12 is showing some stress but has slowed in its loss of turf and is beginning to grow.
Greens 5, 6 and 8 are showing some symptoms of turf loss like our worst greens but are still in better shape and are being monitored closely.
Most of our worst greens are up against the edge of the property line where air movement is blocked by trees or houses which allows the heat to build as the day goes by.
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