Richter Park Turf

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Soil Talk

12:32 PM

Actual Soil Test

I am a soil guy, admit to enjoy playing in the dirt, but I really enjoy bringing the soil in balance through sustainable agriculture. Every single input we apply to turf has a reason and that is to create balance. I started a comprehensive soil testing program at Richter in 2006 and take pride in the progress we have made to bring the big players in balance. The big players are Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium and Sodium. Regardless of what turfgrass we are growing if these 4 players are in proper % then the plant will receive all the nutrients it requires for survival with minimal inputs required.

Should you every have any questions regarding soils or achieving a healthy balance in the soil feel free to reach out. Often times the focus is on driving PH or adding Limestone and if a few more pieces of the puzzle are exposed you can find out what deficiencies are the driving force in preventing your home lawn from thriving for years to come.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Spring Opening

4:16 PM

Today is March 14th and for the second year in a row will be our opening day at Richter. We are not as far ahead as last year but all signs point to a great season on tap. The recent rains have made it a little soggy but overall everything is doing really good.

In the month of March we will only be utilizing Red and White tee markers and bunkers will not be maintained for a few more weeks. We will keep 6,7,12,13 and 15 covered for at least another 10 days and they will have temp greens. All of our attention will be geared towards cleaning up debris and gearing up for a busy spring. We would like to thank you for playing at Richter and look forward to a great 2013 season.

Follow me @Richtersupt on twitter for course condition updates and other important information.

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Rules of Golf

4:27 PM

Top 10 for 2013 Markings.

10. Trees
09. Rough
08. Obstructions
07. Decorative Areas
06. Divots
05. Green Mowing
04. Clippings and other Debris
03. Bunker Maintenance
02. Tee Marker Placement
01. Course Marking

Class taught from USGA, can hardly wait to implement in 2013.

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Monday, February 4, 2013

2013 GCSAA Golf Industry Show

7:00 PM

A few pictures of different tools available to help monitor different microclimates throughout the course.

These tools allow measuring sunlight, wind, ET, Solar Radiation, relative humidity and much more. I am sure a few of these tools will be incorporated into our program next year.

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Friday, January 11, 2013

Morning Sunrise

10:21 AM

Just a great shot this morning looking over the first hole.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Winter update

7:25 AM

Winter is here and we have been lucky enough to have snow cover going on 2 weeks now. This is good and will help insulate the turf, especially the new sod on the tees. The weekend forecast calls for warm weather so most if not all of the snow will be gone. Snow is not our concern this time of year, we really only focus on days under ice cover. Monitoring of the turf continues throughout the winter and everything looks great so far.

My current projections put us approximately 60 days from our projected target for opening day. While this is a rough target date right now it will fall in line with our 2012 opening date that was March 14th. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of winter and see you in the spring.

I will be using Twitter this year for important updates. Find me @RichterSupt. Frost, course conditions, weather are just a few of the topics that will be tweeted.

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Monday, December 10, 2012

Wrapping Up

1:31 PM

New Blue Tee #12

2012 is officially in the books and the stats are quite impressive. We opened up on March 14th and closed on December 5th. During that almost 10 month span we were able to produce over 44,000 rounds. Since closing we have been busy preparing for 2013. In the spring you will see many newly leveled tees, addition of several totally new tees and several holes of nice smooth cartpaths. This will only allow us to reach for new highs next year and enhance the golfing experience at Richter Park. I hope everyone has a great Holiday season and we will see you sometime in March.