I would like to welcome back members and guests to our club and hope you have a great season. Our new web site is up and running with a Superintendent section. We will have our course maintenance schedule posted as well as updates and reminders of upcoming maintenance practices to help with any inconveniences that may occur.

The course wintered very well with little damage to greens and tees. Our main objective this year is to improve upon course conditioning and improving fairway playability. I look forward to hearing any complaints and recommendations that will help make our course the best it can be.


Rick Phelan
Ken-Wo Superintendent

Ken-Wo Turf-A Snapshot in 2007

Greens:

• 120,000 sq. ft Turf mixture of Bent/Poa.Tees constructed of a sand blend on the Front 9, soil on the Back 9.
• Greens mowed daily at a height of cut of 3/16” spring and fall, lowered to 1/8” during the growing season.
• Cup location changed daily except when weather conditions dictate otherwise.
• Greens rolled three times per week.
• Greens are verticut and lightly top-dressed every three to four weeks.
• Greens are aerified spring and fall and deep tined aerified every 2/3 years.
• Fertilization occurs regularly per an established program designed in consultation with a turf Agronomist.
• Application of Fungicides, Insecticides as required.
• Top Dressing of greens is normally scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday of each month ( weather permitting).

Tees:

• 85,000 sq.ft. Turf mixture of Bluegrass/Poa./Rye .Tees constructed of soil.
• Tees mowed three times per week.
• Tees cut at a height of cut of 3/8”.
• Tee Block locations are changed daily.
• Divots filled and seeded daily.
• Tees aerated three times per year.
• Fertilization occurs regularly per an established program designed in consultation with a turf Agronomist.
• Application of Fungicides, Insecticides and Herbicides as required.

Fairways:

• 30 acres of Turf comprised of a mixture of Bluegrass and Poa.
• Fairways are mowed three to five times per week depending on growing conditions.
• Fairways are cut at a height of cut of 9/16”.
• Fairways are aerated annually.
• Fertilization occurs regularly per an established program designed in consultation with a turf agronomist.
• Application of Fungicides, Herbicides, Insecticides as required.

Roughs:

• 30 acres of Turf comprised of a mixture of Bluegrass and Poa.
• Roughs are cut one to two times per week depending on growing conditions.
• Roughs are cut at a height of cut of 1.5” for the first cut and 2” the second cut.
• Application of Herbicides and Insecticides as required.

Bunkers:

• Located at 38 locations on the golf course.
• Bunkers raked regularly.

Cart Paths:

• Comprised of crusher dust material.

Driving Range:

• 7 acres of Turf comprised of a mixture of Bluegrass and Poa.
• Tee deck is mowed three to five times per week at a height of cut of 9/16”.
• Tee markers moved daily.
• Divots filled and seeded daily.