Written by Jack Creveling, our Golf Course Superintendent. This past week, the golf course was aerified, which is essential for short and long term plant health. Here is the process we executed on the golf course greens. Greens were aerified by a contract company with ¾” tines that reached a depth of 7 inches. This depth . . .
Written by Jack Creveling, our Golf Course Superintendent. Last week, the Golden Ocala Golf Course Maintenance Team adjusted the slope of 500 square feet of green on Hole 6 to create more possibilities for pin placement. Once the sod on the green was carefully cut out by our highly skilled and very experienced maintenance team, it . . .
Written by John Rustek, Assistant Superintendent. Last week, the Golf Course Maintenance Team at Golden Ocala began renovating Hole 15’s third bunker from the right. As you might have noticed, the bunker was renovated and replenished with bright white sand. During renovations, the maintenance team had to dig 24 inches of old sand out of the . . .
Written by Jack Creveling, our Golf Course Superintendent. During months when temperatures reach highs of 80 degrees or more, the golf course greens require more significant management to maintain championship conditions. To create a smooth putting surface, routine vertical mowing into the canopy of the plant is essential because it reduces grain and organic material. Following this practice . . .
