Golf Course Superintendent at Highlands CC, Dad and Husband, Highlands Commissioner, Mayor Pro Temp, Penn State Alumni, Past President of Carolinas GCSA
We welcomed home our newest member of the family, a 1.5 year old Border Collie! Tomorrow, Hap will be introduced to his new backyard aka: Highlands CC!
Proud of this girl who cleaned up Franklin's varsity boys and girls golf teams with a score of +3. Closest competitor was 6 shots back. Ponytail Power!!
Has anyone ever seen tiger stripes on cool season turf? This is Kentucky Bluegrass that was installed a month ago. Temps have been above avg until a hard freeze and 60mph wind/snow event hit us on March 12. A week later, this is the look. I've seen it on Bermuda, but not KBG.
The art of the circle cut is the best thing I ever learned from my Bermudagrass friends.
@sentell_brook
your legacy lives on at Highlands CC with this 1x/month practice.
One member of my team, who’s been with me for 19 years, always travels to Mexico for a couple weeks each winter. He always returns the 2nd week of February; always bringing me the most thoughtful of gifts. This year, I got this wonderful piece of pottery.
Here is the only Bermudagrass youll find in Highlands NC. I’m told
@universityofga
and
@USGAGrnSection
did cold tolerance research here in the mid 1980’s, and my only guess as to how it ended up here. This spot hasn’t gotten bigger nor smaller in my 21 years at Highlands CC.
DryJecting greens 2 directions today and approaches once, a program in its 13th year. In addition to sand, we blended in 2 Plant Food Co products: KCS calcium sulfate and KCS pHusion 0-0-18 at a rate of 1 ton of each per load of sand.
@PlantFoodCo
@JordanNemitz
@TurfPalmetto
Annual DryJect, 2 directions on greens and 1x across approaches. I don't think there is a better way to firm up surfaces when
@DryJect
is combined with traditional core cultivation and regular topdressing. Thank you
@TurfPalmetto
For the last 10 years, we've been DryJecting greens 2 directions as well as approaches every November in conjunction with our conventional aerifications. The results speak for themselves on 23 year old USGA spec greens!
@Turf_Dynamics
I have the pleasure of teaching my daughter how to drive stick shift tonight on the Bronco loaner car I was given. We’re making progress but I can assure you we’ll take about 5,000 miles off these BF Goodrich’s.
One of the more thoughtful gifts I’ve received in my time...an N scale Clinchfield Diesel engine from
@CGCGreenkeeper
, who’s family built the Clinchfield Railroad generations ago.
I’d like to go on record and say that my lawnmower, purchased at Lowe’s in 2015 for $95 started on the 2nd pull last night after sitting outside all winter. No preventative maintenance since I took it out of the box.
#presstheprimer3x
@erik_guinther
This off road crane has be great to get around the golf course. We’ll be taking 50 more trees out of this wooded area and then that’s wraps for the 2022 tree removal season.
I satisfied my own curiosity today by running over 60ft2 of green, 10x with a
@DryJect
machine. The video shows 6 of those times. Needless to say, the surface is now an inch taller than that around it. 😂 It kept taking it like a champ! Thank you
@Turf_Dynamics
Shared the No2 experience with my daughter yesterday. One of the greatest US Opens. 1999, living in St Andrews, I watched from the
@DunveganStA
. In early Oct I spent time with Payne in St Andrews during
@alfreddunhill
cup talking
@psufootball
and 2 weeks later, he was gone.
My next life, I skipping college and taking the necessary steps to become a McDonald’s milkshake machine mechanic. There has to be a hell of an opportunity there.
When it rains everyday and the course is too wet- and the interior walls of the shop already received 3 coats of paint; that’s when we resort to splitting 5 plus cords of firewood under a tent.
Just hung up with
@brazinski_mark
and I cant say enough about
@SyngentaTurf
and their commitment to golf course superintendents and continuing education. I feel I'm a better super because of Syngenta and can't say thank you enough for being our
@CarolinasGCSA
education partner.
Only 5 months ago we cancelled the CGCSA C&S. Within weeks, this idea was born and brought to reality- the 1st annual Conference Comes to You! Take advantage of great speakers and seminars this November!
@CarolinasGCSA
@TKCarolinasGCSA
Bears love
@ParAide
fiberglass flagsticks as a form of entertainment. Once they discover a flagstick, it’s common for them to revisit, requiring us to pull the pins in the evening.
If there are two jobs I love to do, it’s plowing snow and marking the golf course. I am very particular when it comes to paint and the how vivid the line is. I found this device on Amazon and my first can of paint nearly got away from me. Anyone use something like this?
Just when I thought we’d have a nice dry day, we end end up with a 1.5” thunderstorm. YTD total now 95.1”. If things remain the same, we’ll finish the year at 143” of rain. Record is 130” set in 2005.
Air2G2 allows us to impact the root zone under our putting greens at varying depths. This helps us move water more efficiently during the winter in addition to stimulating root growth come spring.
@Air2g2Official
I got beat yet again by a 15 year-old girl with her 73. I did WD on 5 holes to get drone shots for my man, Steve Mason. Course always in great shape. Walked 18 holes and stayed 6’ apart. It’s not hard to follow rules.
My team never ceases to amaze me. Just today, for example, why ask the boss for a new mask when you can build your own from duct tape and weedeater string?
Starting my 1st N gauge layout and working on track plans. Just so happens my Clinchfield Diesel engine is pulling my D&S passenger cars in the kitchen
@CGCGreenkeeper