Reconstructing Number 9 green on the main course
are mowed and clear, the overseeding commences.
The rye seed is applied via drop seeders trailed by tractors. Greens and tee complexes are seeded by pedestrian rotary spreaders. Pond and creek banks and other tight areas are seeded using pedestrian rotary spreaders. Once all the seed is laid the course is regularly watered using cycles on the irrigation system along with plenty of hand watering. This continues through germination and establishment. There is no driving on the course during this period; all the team use cart paths and pine beds.
Overseeding rates are 8 lbs/1000sq ft in second cut areas, 10lbs/1000sq ft on fairways, 14lb /1000 sq ft in landing areas and 20lbs/1000 sq ft on tees. With the course opening three weeks after overseeding, it gives us just enough time to mow out the course on a few
Jeff mowing Number 2 green during the Masters
occasions. We carry on with watering and pick up the attention to detail on hole care and get everything complete for opening and members opening party.
Final Chapter
I would like to finish by saying that my eighteen months experience with the Augusta National really has been the complete internship. My training, under the supervision of Golf Course Superintendent, Brad Owen, and his assistants Matt Smith and Jim Evans, really has increased my knowledge of golf course management. I have been taught a lot about pesticide and fertiliser programmes, irrigation repair and maintenance, water management and machinery mechanics. I would like to thank Brad and The Ohio State University Programme Manager, Mike O’Keeffe, for giving me this fantastic opportunity. I would
certainly recommend this to anyone who is serious about this great profession. I believe it has been the making of me as a Greenkeeper and a person, and it could be for others. I know that as well as the Augusta National, Ohio State has the greatest placements in America. If you want to know more about the programme and how it works, contact Mike directly at
okeeffe.1@osu.edu. Mike treats everyone as an individual and tries to find the best placement. I did not know it at the time, but he truly found the best placement for me. I would like to dedicate this article to my very loving and supportive family.
Editors note: Jeff Foulger returned home to England in April, after his second Masters. If anybody would like to speak to him about his experience or have any questions, email him at
jeffreyfoulger@hotmail.co.uk.
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