Winter Injury to turf can happen many different ways. One form of winter injury we constanly monitor is ice accumulation. The ice on #17 green was over 6" thick and formed last Sunday (Feb. 13th). Ice can cause damage to greens in as few as 20 days this late in the winter months. We took advantage of these warmer days to create channels for the melting ice to flow freely and off the green. Additionally we use dark colored sand to melt the ice faster and more importantly make the ice porous and release any toxic gasses from under the ice. Here is a USGA article highlighting the monitoring techniques we use to limit and assess winter damage throughout the golf course.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
ICE!!
Winter Injury to turf can happen many different ways. One form of winter injury we constanly monitor is ice accumulation. The ice on #17 green was over 6" thick and formed last Sunday (Feb. 13th). Ice can cause damage to greens in as few as 20 days this late in the winter months. We took advantage of these warmer days to create channels for the melting ice to flow freely and off the green. Additionally we use dark colored sand to melt the ice faster and more importantly make the ice porous and release any toxic gasses from under the ice. Here is a USGA article highlighting the monitoring techniques we use to limit and assess winter damage throughout the golf course.
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