Friday we saw the first few blades of new grass in the areas slit-seeded Monday.  Germination of bentgrass in 5 days is fast due to high soi...

Before the flood, I wrote about the problems with annual bluegrass, or  Poa annua, that golf courses have been experiencing this summer.  We...

The ground is drying out fast after the flood last weekend.  We were lucky the water went down fairly quickly.  The maintenance crew has now...

On Friday night and Saturday morning, our area was hit by heavy storms and flooding . . . again.  With some trouble due to closed roads, the...

So far, 2010 has been very different than 2009 or 2008 for turf managers.  2010 soil tempuratures have been on average 10 degrees higher th...

Thanks to the efforts of our golf pros and staff, we have a very popular Junior League at Sugar Creek.  Juniors are introduced to everything...

Over the last month, we have really seen some ups and downs in moisture.  After a wet June, we had a very dry week, then a little more rain....

If you are like me, you may have been asking yourself lately "What is going on with all these storms?"  I found a good explanation...

It has been a wet and stormy June so far.  Wednesday, June 23, we experienced a severe thunderstorm with high winds.  Our rain gauge collect...

Here are some recent photos from this year.  If anyone has a favorite, please leave a comment and I will add it to the Slideshow !  You can ...

On Saturday, June 5th, we experienced a 2" rainfall in less than 30 min.  As I mentioned in a previous post , this really wreaks havoc ...

Have you ever been involved in a heated debate about the best way to fix a ball mark?  I know I have!  In general, superintendents would pre...

After heavy rains, golf courses often have to restrict cart traffic.  There are generally two types of restrictions: no carts available or c...

After a relatively warm and dry April, the first half of May has been a little cool and wet.  Many golf courses flooded last Thursday, May 1...