A great Canadian golf club
The Canadian Open is what I personally consider one of the biggest events of the summer in Ontario, never mind Canada. And for the past two years Oakville’s Glen Abbey golf course has been lucky enough to host this wondrous event. Though no one really thinks about what foes on there once the open has left.
Just because Glen Abbey has host the Canadian Open for the past two years doesn’t mean that for the rest of the year it isn’t a regular golf course. Superintendent Scott Bowman walked my class through a typical fall day at the Abbey when we were there. He taught us about a technique that he has coined ‘sealing the cut’, where after the greens are cut with a walker or a triplex, they are given 4-6 minutes of water right away. This way they are good until about two in the afternoon, and they aren’t sitting wet overnight which makes them prone to disease.
I never really thought about the idea of watering a green right after it was cut unless it was really dry out. I guess I just thought that after I cut it, without doing any damage at all of course, I could just walk away from it and just come back and look at it later. I never thought about preventative strategies such as that, which could save me so much time in the afternoon when there is less staff and more golf. Thanks for tip and keep them coming everyone!
razorsharpturf
Useful, informative blog. I like that I learned something about turf and about your opinion.
Make sure you proofread carefully. There’s a typo in the last sentence of your first paragraph and a couple of other small mistakes.
Overall, I’m really impressed with your blog!
Anne
This tip is well described, and it might be a good one to share during Beat The Clock. Tips can certainly be borrowed from others. It happens in all professions. The key is to credit whoever came up with it in the first place.
Please re-read this blog carefully, especially the first paragraph, to check for spelling mistakes.