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1. Green Robert B

   
   8/6/2011 6:08 AM

   whoa
   drought, heat, cold, flood, tree damage -repeat
   did I miss anything.
   
   oh yes
   rounds down, budget cuts,
   
   But people really do envy our jobs. I'm glad to have one.

   
   
   
   
2. Douglas Eggert

   

   1 posts
   
   8/6/2011 11:08 AM

   I'd like to add:
   Disease...
   Insects...
   2nd flood...
   oh and direct lightning strike to the Maintenace Building....

   
   
   
   
3. Steven Huffstutler

   

   11 posts
   
   8/6/2011 1:08 PM

   Did you mean "the summer of our discount tent"?
   
   http://www.campready.com/
   
   
   
   Steve

   
   
   
   
4. Clay Putnam

   

   33 posts
   
   8/7/2011 3:08 PM

   Weird year. I swear I saw Pythium growing on a turtle.

   
   
   
   
5. Michael Vogt

   

   2 posts
   
   8/8/2011 10:08 AM

   This article appeared in the March issue of Golf Course Industry, sound familiar?
   
   http://www.golfcourseindustry.com/golf- ... -loss.aspx

   
   
   
   
6. Satterwhite Kerry

   
   8/8/2011 11:08 AM

   I've visited a lot of golf courses over the last few weeks. Before last week everyone seemed to be holding on. I'm always amazed at how drought tolerant most cool season grasses are, even poa. As long as the moisture was controlled, the turf looked pretty good. A couple of major storms in Northern Illinois that dropped 8 inches the first time then 10 more a few days later, combined with the heat and excesive humidity, was too much stress. I did see a couple of courses that looked really good though. I would attribute it to a very good irrigation sytstem that could be finely tuned and a couple of products that the Superintendents were using.

   
   
   
   
7. Verdun Scott M

   
   8/8/2011 12:08 PM

   I'm with you guys, this isn't fun but it is what we get paid for. We came through okay up here with a little poa loss on one green that is tucked into a corner, no air movement and not ideal sunlight. We are taking it as an opportunity to clear more trees in the area and refine the fertility program as well as better water management including more thorough flushes to get rid of high salts, carbs, bi-carbs etc... that are present in the irrigation water.
   
   We currently have 18 greens that are pretty damn good and 1 that is less than ideal, great opportunity to review what we were doing and tweak that program for better success in the future.