Fairway topdressing continues today and should be wrapped up this week. The last few fairways remaining are completed and the staff is going over the wetter, low-lying fairways again. The sand has incorporated nicely into the turf canopy. 
One of our many species of wildlife on the course....turkeys. There favorite spots to hang-out are usually on the 3rd and 4th holes. As a Virginia Tech graduate, these guys always make me smile.
Fairways are being aerated and topdressed this week. Below is our new fairway topdressor on the 2nd fairway. The goal is to put down close to 20 tons / Acre of sand on the fairways. This process will improve drainage, firm up the surface, and help reduce those pesky earthworms. I am hopeful with good weather to be completed this week.
Greens were cut for the first time since aeration. The holes are closing nicely and with a few more days of warm weather; they should be healed in shortly. The process of mowing involves using are older, duller mowers until the sand is worked in enough to allow for the regular greens mowers. 
Much of the fescue throughout the course has been cut back for the fall. This gives us an opportunity to treat these areas as needed for weeds and unwanted grasses. It also makes leaf and debris cleanup easier in the fall and spring.
Greens and approaches have been aerified and topdressed this week. I am hopeful with good weather, proper water and fertility, the hole shsould close in a few weeks. We have begun the process of aerifying the tees; with completion early next week. Fairway aerification will begin on Monday and should take a few days to complete. The fairways will be topdressed this season.
Construction is moving along for the new Grounds Management Center (GMC). Foundations for the Environmental Center has been poured and the GMC scheduled to be completed next week.
