Collars

Just a note,  The Collars are going to be fuzzy and a little tall over the next couple weeks as the over seed grows in!  Kevin

Busting Out Work

We made it through a tough dry summer here at RNK.  We seen some of the most dry conditions we have in a few years in the months of August and September.  We went 31 days without a drop of rain.  The New Kent rain bubble was in full effect even during last weekends rain with only 1.6 inches of rain over the 4 days.  With the rain staying away and turf not growing we have a chance to knock out a few items on the to-do list.  The stack sod bunker face has turned out awesome and we are looking forward to do more of that in the near future on hole 11.  When the pond level gets low, I have hated the look of 18 green with the bottom of the pond showing.  One of the first things I did two years ago when I got here was find the things that wasted time and effort that need to be eliminated.  One of those was to remove all the Rock Edging on the entire course.  We reused all those rocks and placed them in front of the green in the water making the island appearance even when the water levels are low.  We started the process of aerating and overseeding the collars this week as well.  I hope you you had a great summer at all of the Traditional Golf Properties! Kevin

It's Over!!

Aerfication is over and the greens are healing quickly and should be back to normal by the weekend!  Kevin

Aerification

Greens Aerification is coming soon!!!

Brickshire: August 17th & 18th

Royal New Kent:  August 19th& 20th

Stonehouse: August 24th &25th

These days are subject to change do to weather!!!

We also have been out this week at RNK Aerating and topdressing tees.  We are tring to firm up the feel of the tee boxes and remove the thatch layer to help with a faster green up in the spring.  Keep coming back her to get more info about upcoming Aerification Information, Kevin

Bunker Trial

We have just a couple touch up things to do at the bunker remodel in number four fairway.  Let us know what you think!!!!  The Bunker Face is made out of 225 yards of sod that was cut here on the property and moved to hole four.  Along with a full day of work its held together out of 2500 sod staples.  Kevin

4000!!!!!!

We just hit 4000 visits on RNK Turf Talk!!!!!!!  Keep coming back.  I hope this provides you the information you want about what we are doing to improve the course for you and our guest at Royal New Kent.  Don't be afraid to ask questions or post positive comments!  Kevin

Progress on Number 4

We have Started a bunker project on #4 Fairway.  We are looking into alternative ideas for the bunker faces here at RNK.  We are creating a "Stacked Sod Bunker Face on the small fairway bunker.  We are going to finish the wall Monday and Tuesday of next week.  We hope to get the same results you see at the Open this week at St. Andrews.  Here is a couple pics of the progress from this week!  Kevin