Calabasas Country Club                                                                        

Monthly Update                                                                                                                         December 2011

Here is a recap of projects and goals accomplished in December 2011:

• Edged bunkers
• Removed rocks from bunkers
• Edged cart paths
• Leaf removal
• Repaired fountain on #9
• Seven dead or fallen trees where cut, chipped and split
• Removed debris from stream to allow water to flow freely
• Aerated, fertilized, top dressed and seeded all 49 tees
• Needle tine aeration of all greens twice and deep tine aerated once
• The putting green roots grew from 3” to 7” since October
• Lowered the pH from 8. to 6.2
• Leached out a substantial amount of sodium from a EC reading of 3 to 1.2

As a bench mark the greens would be the healthiest at a pH from 5.0 to 6.5 and an EC reading of 0.75 to 1.50.

In conclusion December turned out to be a productive month even with the holidays and vacations. There are a lot of projects and improvements planned for 2012. Here are a few planned activities and when to expect to see them:

• Fix broken cart paths “throughout the season”
• Finishing the sand replacement in the bunkers “planned for Spring”
• Deep tine aerification “planed in March”
• Tree pruning and dead tree removal “Throughout the season”
• Finish fence on #15
• Drainage repair “throughout the season”
• Raising and properly adjusting sprinklers “now and throughout the season”

More aggressive maintenance overall, employing cultural practices and attention to detail.

Regards,

Eric Wenzinger

Golf Course Superintendent