River Hills CC Agronomy

Seeding and fertilizing one of the worst areas for growing grass on the property!!! Now the area has been tilled up we hope to produce some kind of playable surface for next season!!

Attacking more years of erosion and neglect!!

It’s been like this for 40 years!! Can’t get grass to grow. Unplayable area. Tilling years of erosion and neglect on the right of #8. Seed with fine fescue and rope area off. Should have a good stand of grass for next year.

DETAILING!!!!

Check out this video on YouTube: youtu.be/Mfz1YrpMbBg. This is what we need out here!!

Detailing our bunker edges this morning!! 1 week till show time!!!

We have the greens where we want them regarding presentation and color, now we go after speed and consistency. Member - Guest T-7 days, let the Double mowing and rolling commence!!

Fixing the leak on #11 pond the old school way!!

Giving our putting surfaces an end of season feeding. First rain in the forecast for nearly 4 weeks. This will really perk them up and get them showing off, plus carbohydrate reserves going into fall. 13 days till member guest. @LebTurf

Taking advantage of temperatures staying in the 90s, double verti cut/mow and topdress, Member-Guest 2.5 weeks.

Edging, Trimming, Cleaning out and mulching beds on the course ready for Member Guest.

Never give up!!! Fertilizing #6 and #14 fairways at 8pm before our nighttime irrigation kicks on, waiting for a home owner to report a trespasser on the course 😂

Seeding our native areas with fine fescue

Divots taken out of greens, then they try to repair them, so disheartening and disrespectful to the work we do and the game of golf.

This is getting old!! sodding the weak area back right on #17 green, we don’t own the trees shading the green, the green will always struggle not getting 8 hours of sun light a day.

Cooler weather is a great time to get in the bunkers and do some detail work, maintaining a crisp, clean edge!!

Double mow at .100, Double roll, dialing them in for tomorrow’s shotgun. 0.25” rain yesterday. We dodged a bullet, areas around us got over 1 inch in a short amount of time.

Re-seeded the club entrance and pro shop lawns with tall fescue today!! That rain thunderstorm this afternoon will get it going!!! A first impression is everything.

Before and after!! In house mulch building side and compost graded with tall fescue seed parking lot side, should start seeing germination I’m 5-7 days.

Detail!! Detail!! Detail!! this morning!!Edging all irrigation heads,Plaques,Yardage markers and drain covers!!