ArcolaCountryClub

New cross bunkers on #5 taking shape. @andystaplesgolf @ArcolaCC @LaBarGolf

A little Labor Day weekend flush. A lot of hand watering this summer with no precip =sealing off. This will help firm them up and break down the bicarbs. @PlantFoodCo

Last member guest of the season. Crew has killed it despite little to no rain in the past few weeks. Weather is finally conducive to growing grass. Green speeds have tapered off lately but nice trade off for non stressed turf. Have to take what Mother Nature gives you

Last vent before the renovation starts in early September. Trying to find a slow day or two for the past 3 weeks has been tough, not to mention the high heat!

Now it won’t rain! Banking on this one, turf needs some help from Mother Nature. #sleepintomorrow

First closed Monday in a long time. Fairway spray out, all rough mowed up before the Arcola Cup Friday. Rain forecast this afternoon. #winning

Busy golf schedule, shoehorning a deep vent in between heat last week and rain tomorrow. With the GS3 ball we can now show how little impact this practice has on playability.

Fans ready to go, a few weeks earlier than normal!

In between rain drops a little quiet day maintenance. Needle deep tine, groom, topdress, gypsum. #shorttermpainslongtermgains

Mother Nature and abw helping us with some early season poa control on fairways.#IPM

A little fairway roll after the Saturday storms. Weather warming up next week…..buckle up!

And we’re underway in 2025!

Homes Fit For Heroes outing today. Best outing of the year. #thankyouforyourservice

For once Mother Nature cooperating to make aeration less stressful this week! She owes us one!

Hard to imagine we mowed Thursday. Bailing grass everywhere. No way we could wait til Monday. Fortunately we have dry weather coming in to get caught up. Petri dish in the roughs right now.

Another scorcher today, but on the bright side 2 more weeks until we punch the heck out of this place. #livinonasprayer

Interesting results from Roundup application to certain fescue areas last fall. You can see the strip we did not spray in November. In some areas if it wasn’t hard or sheep fescue it was taken out. Little Bluestem and Broomsedge unaffected. Could be beneficial over time

Nothing like our main blowing out during member guest week. I guess no thrust block 20 years ago. LaBar Golf Irrigation was here in 24 hours to get us back in service. Ewing Irrigation was awesome overnighting all materials . Thank god new irrigation system next year!

Dreary afternoon prep for the NJPGA Match Play tomorrow through Wednesday. Luckily the weather will warm up and dry out for the players. Turf is getting some much needed hydration this afternoon.

2nd deep tine on fairways in 3 months. Hope these things firm up!