April 9th. Opening Day. 11 green.
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| Brady Ambler (Asst Super) setting the first pin of the year on 11 green |
Today is the opening day at The Nursery. As the snow has melted, more and more greens looked desiccated, and damaged by snow mold. Not a great start to my first year as Superintendent, but on a positive note, it's good to get my most difficult year in the first year.
I have received information from the consultant who was in charge of the grounds the year before I arrived. In an email the consultant sent, the greens were put to bed with a moisture percentage of 10-12%. While the greens are push up greens, they should be in the range of 16-20% daily. So unfortunately they went into the winter with insufficient moisture. This lead to desiccation on a lot of greens, in conjunction with the snow mold.
