Flower Planting Party/#7/#14 Cart Rule/Watering

Flower Planting Party

Next Wednesday, April 26^th at 5:30 PM we will host our third annual member flower planting party. The event should take 1 to 11/2 hours, and will be followed by complimentary subs and drinks. This is a fun community event that benefits the club, and its sense of community. Please RSVP with Star in the clubhouse. We will meet in front of the clubhouse @5:20 PM and get planting @ 5:30PM. Tools will be provided, but we encourage attendees to wear proper landscaping attire.

 #7

We have made great progress in the establishment of the sodded area from the drainage project on #7. We reduced the mowing height and hand top-dressed the seams of the sod on Thursday.  With a little bit of warm weather we should be on track to re-open the hole as a par 4 by early May, if not sooner.

#7 at reduced mowing height after seam top-dressing


#14 Cart Rule

We were able to re-open #13 to cart traffic last week. Unfortunately we have been unable to open #14 to cart traffic. We have multiple reasons for this. The sod on #14 that lines many heavy traffic areas on the hole has yet to root, we have pending irrigation issues that we are working on resolving, and many of the existing issues that have given this hole trouble through the years still exist. Once the sod roots, and the bermudagrass is actively growing we will re-open this hole to cart traffic. We understand that this precaution is a great nuisance, given the long walk from the path on #14, but feel that the restrictions are 100% necessary. Greenbrier CC is one of the few ClubCorp properties that does not have year round Cart Path Only Restrictions on at least one par 4.

The sodded areas on #14 may look good on the surface, but still need more time to root

                                          Watering Practices

Many of the chemical and fertilizer applications we make in spring require water immediately after application to prevent leaf burn, and move the products into the soil.  If the greens seem a little wet at times this spring it is likely due to these watering practices. While we generally prefer to keep the greens as dry as possible, the water run after these applications helps make them effective and sets us up for a great year.