Restoration Update 2.11.23
The Hyde Park Golf and Country Club Grounds Department
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1M ago
The tree work on holes 8 and 13 has been completed, the HP Grounds team will spend the next few weeks restoring this area with the following initiatives: Rough grading: removal of vines, weeds and other invasive species  Additional drainage installs and erosion measures Stump removal Finish grading  Spring grassing of the entire site with Fine Fescues Our team did an outstanding job collaborating with Lefke Tree Experts to ensure the project was completed on time and on budget.  Here a few photos of the work completed that has been completed so far. #8- 2006 ..read more
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Golf Course Restoration Update
The Hyde Park Golf and Country Club Grounds Department
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2M ago
 The Grounds team over the past few months has been focused in the off season with a few items related to the restoration of the golf course. We been laser focused on the puzzle pieces of planning along with moving forward with the Tree Management Plan (TMP).  Being able to focus on the TMP prior to 2025 will assist in the execution of the plan in many ways: Flexibility with sequencing during the project, reducing the number of contractors in an area where many trees are being removed. The off-season offers a better opportunity to complete the work Reducing costs with in-house work ..read more
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Around The Grounds-December
The Hyde Park Golf and Country Club Grounds Department
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3M ago
The month of November was a wonderful time for fall golf with dry and above normal temperatures. It also signifies that our guest workers from Mexico return to their homes near Durango, Mexico to be with their families. We appreciate their dedication and hard work throughout the 8 seasons they have been with us on our team. Navigating the H2-B guest worker program is always stressful, not knowing if or when we will have our team back based upon the demand for visas.  Before the majority of our team left we were able to focus on the Tree Management Program (TMP) for the Golf Course Restora ..read more
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Playing to Our Strengths While Improving
The Hyde Park Golf and Country Club Grounds Department
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6M ago
As the fall season progresses our team is looking towards next year with our agronomic plan, we will continue to adjust to according the results of our programming, budget and of course feedback from the membership. The putting greens were aerified during the week of September 18th. There is never a good time to aerify with the disruption it causes to play but the consistent cultural practices, added infrastructure of drainage, increased sunlight and air movement have helped the majority of the greens. The annual physical properties testing and work with the USGA of the sub-surface has given u ..read more
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High Rough/Seeding Trials
The Hyde Park Golf and Country Club Grounds Department
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8M ago
The season continues to move along at Hyde Park, with the Art Smith in the rearview mirror our team is focused on giving the greens a little of a break with the added stresses on the turf from multiple mowings and rolling to achieve a true surface.  We are utilizing tools such as fans and venting of the surface to allow for oxygen exchange and dry the surface. USGA VIDEO LINK  There are areas of turf that have "thinned" but are largely confined to certain varieties of bentgrass. Our annual mowing of the "high rough" areas has begun across the golf course in anticipation of fall her ..read more
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Storm Assessment 7.29.23
The Hyde Park Golf and Country Club Grounds Department
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8M ago
Around 5:15 am this morning a strong line of storms moved through the Greater Cincinnati area with high winds, hail and heavy rain.   Radar 5:15 Am Prior to this rain event the course had around 1.25" in the last 24 hours, and many of the playing surfaces were saturated. The greens are the most delicate surfaces, the recent heat, humidity and now saturation have increased thinning of the old Bentgrasses. The moisture sensors placed in the 11th and 16th green along with our portable moisture sensors allow us to see just how much water is in the profile. Simply put with excessive r ..read more
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Change in Strategy
The Hyde Park Golf and Country Club Grounds Department
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8M ago
The summer stress period for the turfgrass plant is here in the Ohio Valley, which has caused us to pivot slightly to protecting the putting surfaces as the heat and humidity are challenging the older types of bentgrass on the greens. Practices that can help reduce turf loss on greens include raising mowing heights, reduce rolling and potentially some greens will not be mowed daily. With so many different types of grasses on the greens our strategies are focused around the weakest grass.  There are many instances where a variety of bentgrass wi ..read more
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July Update
The Hyde Park Golf and Country Club Grounds Department
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9M ago
Photo Credit: Jared Marshall The weather conditions in the Ohio Valley continue to be on the drier side of the continuum, which puts us in control of the moisture but it has posed a few challenges. With just over an 1.5” of total rain for the month of June the irrigation system has been put to the test, using about 4.2 million gallons of water, with 65% of this usage focused in the roughs across the property.  There is certainly a little more roll on the fairways! Seeding Trial #15  The seeding trial on #15 has progressed well, we are now investigating how little ..read more
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Summer Annuals
The Hyde Park Golf and Country Club Grounds Department
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10M ago
Summer Time is Almost Here! You know it’s getting close to summer when it starts heating up and the summer annuals start going in the ground. This year the Horticulture dept planted over 2000 individual flowers over the span of a couple days! Within those 2000 plants, are 32 different species of flowers. From Angelonia and Geraniums to Petunias and Zinnias, the club will be full of color before long. As the coming days heat up, the landscape beds will start to fill out. For those interested or curious, the following list is a list of my tried and trued annuals that I like to use every year: &n ..read more
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Growth Potential. What does it mean????
The Hyde Park Golf and Country Club Grounds Department
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11M ago
Winter Injury to Zoysiagrass in Poorly Draining Area Over the last weekend a few questions were asked about the condition of the Zoysiagrass fairways.  Meyer Zoysiagrass is a warm season grass that has excellent cold tolerance, however in shaded, high traffic and low lying areas where surface drainage is inadequate the turfgrass can be impacted negatively by cold weather.  Many of the thin and off color areas will recover with warmer weather, unfortunately this will not occur until Growth Potential Models reach above 50 percent. What is growth potential? (GP) Pace Turf  ..read more
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