Short range grass tee open!

The short range grass tee is open for play today.  It has greened up enough and has dried from the recent rain.  This tee has a sand capped layer which does allow it to drain more quickly and be ready for play sooner than the long range.  It also gets full sun which helps it dry quicker as well.  It as not growing very much but with the rain reducing our playing schedule every few days it should be good enough for the amount of wear that will take place during this opening phase.  The long range tee is a little behind this season because the Patriot bermuda has slowed considerably from the cool, wet weather.  I sprayed RoundUp and premergent on the tee in February to reduce the amount of poa annua competition we got on the tee.  I will overseed 1/2 the tee this fall so that we will have green turf to hit from on the long range tee during the early part of the next season when it is dry.  

This season, we have decided to leave both grass tees open Tuesday-Sunday with no restrictions to the mats except when it is wet.  

Remember, the tee closes early on Thursdays so the staff can pick the balls for the next mornings rough mowing.  The range rough are mowed on Tuesday and Friday mornings before play arrives. They will be picked clean on Mondays during tournament time and will be closed slightly early on Sundays when there is no Monday outing.  Please keep in mind that shots hit more than 140 yards will more than likely end up off property.  I would limit shots to 125 yards just in case you might hit it further to insure that our range balls remain our range balls.  Thanks for your cooperation.

First grass tee action ready on the short range.