This will be my last post for a week, as I will be taking some vacation time.
Lately, I have heard some comments about the greens being slow and the Poa-anna. Our greens have been consistently rolling around 9.3 on the Stimp Meter. The exceptions have been for a few member events in which we were asked to increase the speed, and the occasional sudden change in speed caused by rapid temperature changes. As discussed and agreed upon in both the Golf Committee and Board of Governors meetings, the green speed would be kept as close to 9.5 on the Stimp Meter as possible, due to the sloping nature of our greens. Green speed reaching the 10 range causes numerous complaints of unfair pin placements and adds to slow play.
Some properties have a bigger battle with Poa-anna because of how the Poa-anna is spread. Courses that are protected from the wind have an easier time controlling Poa-anna, and it is always more prevalent on courses that are subjected to strong winds, such as our course. After the fairways and roughs are mowed, the wind blows the seeds throughout the entire golf course, spreading it everywhere. The Poa-anna is also more visible when temperatures push 90 degrees. It shows the yellowing effect of being stressed, which is the first sign of it dying. As temperatures reach the upper 90's and into 100, it will die off.