Mowing Patterns

Many of you may have noticed some new mow patterns throughout the golf course.  Numerous fairway bunkers are located 20-30 feet from the fairway out in the rough.  In an effort to bring some of the fairway bunkers into play a little more, we have extended the fairway all the way to the edge of the bunker.  This change in mowing has occurred on #10, #11 and #15.

In addition, we have enlarged a few approach areas.  A majority of the approaches bottle neck in very narrow to the green complex.  We have extended approach mowing on #6, #12 and #16.  This change now places the small pot bunkers in the middle of the approach, rather than in the rough off to the side of the approach.

All of these areas were aerified, overseeded and sanded to promote dense, healthy turf prior to the lowering of the mowing heights.  Below are photos of the new approach area on #16 and the fairway on #11.