Montclair Green Department

A sneak peak behind the curtain.

Hot take. If you can’t fix your ball mark on the green you shouldn’t be allowed to play. It takes two seconds to do and requires no skill.

Thanks to @bschneidergolf & @greenmontclair Donald Ross lives at Montclair Golf Club...what a wonderful couple of days it's been shooting this New Jersey gem of a golf course..

It’s so nice to see the ground water in the drainage lines reminding you why you are here. We had 3” over the weekend and were able to take a cart through there worst spots, that would have been roped off for days

Sweet new photo op on the Black-coming up #2 behind 3 tee on our shop wall ⁦@RyderCupUSA⁩

Mid summer weather update. Today will be day 19 in the 90’s. We’ve had 38 days since 5/1 where the dew point hit over 70 & 12 days where it hit over 80. Rain since 5/1 is 9.67”. Total evapotranspiration, 13.51”. That’s a tough summer for the Met area let alone for just 1/2 of it.

A new way to save or re-position labor dollars. New ways to do old jobs. Will complement our robots on the short game. linkedin.com/posts/chemasan…

It's going to be extremely hot in many areas this week and superintendents will be using defensive maintenance practices to protect turf health. There may be some short-term playability impacts, but remember that "slow grass is better than no grass."

Had a long term client in Naples FL who had roughly 200,000 ‘ of our fairway drainage text yesterday that he had 14” of rain in last few days and his fairways were dry!

@GCSAA_MidAtl @vanja_drasler @usopengolf @GCSAA 👍

@GreenMontclair @vanja_drasler @usopengolf @GCSAA Buck Hill. Their daughter was playing a tournament there 😃

I had the opportunity to meet Montclair Golf Club members today. The club emailed everyone about @vanja_drasler working @usopengolf. They were so proud and couldn’t wait to see her work on TV. I just love a club supporting their superintendent. @GCSAA @GreenMontclair

Less turf leading to less water, fertilizer, daily mowing, insecticides and everything else

Huge shoutout to Charleston Springs GCS Jill Seymour @turf_nj for an amazing @FirstGreen field trip with Mercerville Elementary's 3rd graders! Our members did a fantastic job volunteering and sharing their expertise with the kids. Thank you all!

Hello from Essex County NJ. #montclairgolfclub #golfcoursemaintenance #fescue #sanctuary

Wildlife loving the rain a lot more than I am.

The granddaddy of them all - the original Redan. I’ve wanted to see the 15th at North Berwick for at least a decade, since I played my first C.B. Macdonald course. And man, it does not disappoint. Bonus cameo from the Biarritz-like 16th in the background. More to come from this iconic links.

Successful superintendents and their green department staff display grit on a daily basis. It’s so important, it is one of the primary factors we look for when hiring new staff. Teaching Grit, by @AdmiredLeaders open.substack.com/pub/admiredlea…

In today’s Record, we have a new podcast with one of the most accomplished and influential superintendents of all time, Paul R. Latshaw. We also have articles on bunker sand (in)consistency, managing brown patch in tall fescue, and more! Click to subscribe for free 👇

One of Steve Yzerman's more iconic clips of all time... #Game7 double OT. Yzerman with the puck. Slapper from the blue line. Gary Thorne with the call on the only goal of the game. It's all there. #StanleyCup 🗓️: May 16, 1996