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| Greens, Tees, & Fwys have been treated with plant protectants prior to the winter |
The tasks involved in preparing the golf course for the winter have been completed. The 18 holes that we all know and love as Idlewild is ready to be put to bed. It may happen sooner than it normally would based on the calendar with the cold weather is fast approaching. The forecast this weekend has the high's in the upper 20's - lower 30's. The forecast for the week of Thanksgiving looks to be very similar. The greens will remail open this weekend for the brave hearted & a decision on the remainder of the year will be determined on Tuesday. The soil profile, the soil/sand mix the turfgrass plant uses as the growing medium for the turfs root system, is the determining factor on the move to temporary greens. The soil profile will become frozen this weekend with the night time temperatures in the teens & the high temperatures at/or near 32 degrees. If the soil profile is consistently going to remain frozen, the move to temporary greens will ultimately take place next week. Golf carts could also be coming to an end if the temperatures continue to remain at these cold levels. The risks involved in repeated traffic on frozen turf far out weigh allowing them to remain open. Hopefully the forecast will improve and the greens can remain open for a bit longer but we will have to wait and see. Until then, I am thinking positive. Update will come on Tuesday on the status of the 2013 season!
