Whistling Straits and those bunkers
fescue, with a percentage of Poa annua. Depending on conditions, Poa will survive around thirty days under ice coverage before the plant is killed, whilst fescue will survive around twenty days under ice coverage before it is killed. Due to the extreme weather, some of the low lying areas on the fairways of the Straits course were totally wiped out. In addition to greenkeeping, I was also trained as an Irrigation Technician throughout the internship. At Whistling Straits, the irrigation setup is a ‘Rain Bird’ system, which is operated through Cirrus Software. Once again, due to the cold weather, the irrigation pipes would become brittle and, when pressure was pumped back into the lines, often a lot of swing joints would blow out. As well as repairing swing joints, I was also in charge of ensuring that the playing surfaces had sufficient water, conducted sprinkler repairs, irrigation
Bunker raking team during the PGA
clock maintenance and the adjustment of arcs.
Another task I performed was several chemical applications to the fairways. Fortnightly, they were sprayed with ‘Daconil - all weather stick’, Banner Max and Trimmit. Trimmit acted as a growth regulator - specifically for the suppression of Poa annua. Towards the end of my internship in September, the long fescue rough had to be cut down. Fifty-two acres (twenty-one hectares) was cut short to enable a good seed production for the following season. This mammoth task was completed by large strimmer crews of ten or more, and two Steiner rough mowers and, hole by hole, the course was cut and collected. My internship was completed at Whistling by the end of October 2008. I then headed to the OSU Turf Grass Short Course Seminar, held in South Carolina. It was a two day event where
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