Now that Mother Nature has decided that Summer is officially here I thought it would be a good time to talk about some changes you might notice while playing a round at Richter. Our second heat wave of the season is knocking on our doorsteps and with heat and lack of rain comes turf stress. Currently we are able to irrigate our Greens, Tees and Fairways. The roughs on the other hand are at the mercy of Mother Nature. During the next few weeks you will notice that they will start losing color and thinning out. Aesthetically they will be a sharp contrast from our fairways, but playability will not be affected, in fact with the roughs a little thinner it is easier to hit a shot due to an errant tee ball.
With some properly timed rainfall we will never go to the point of death and the turf will enter a naturally semi dormant state. While playing I ask that great care is taken with cigarettes and cigars as we enter the Dog Days of Summer. It does not take much to ignite dry turf grass.
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