Another Beautiful Day

Plenty of sunshine today. Seventeen green was cleared today. Some ice build up from elk traffic, however after a couple hours of sun it was easy to pry from the turf. No noticeable damage left behind, the green looks good.

I am noticing what looks like frost heave in some of the greens. I noticed this with the cart path a few years ago when we had a smaller "winter blanket" on the golf course. The smaller blanket provides less protection from the cold temperatures. Some soils can respond by "pushing up" and disrupting the surface. There is more damage with cart paths because of cracking. Other areas of turf that I have noticed this with in the past settle down once they thaw out.

This should not have any impact with the golf season. The greens will level out properly once aerification is completed and growth begins.