Drought Conditions Continue
We went finished 2025 in a drought where the zoysia was essentially dormant in mid August due to dry conditions. After some ice and snow over the winter we are right back to where we were in the fall. The fairways woke up with some warm temperatures and a few small rains in late March. However, we've had a few frosty mornings recently and are bone dry with just .5" of rain in April. Zoysia is in rough shape throughout the golf course and we will likely see the results of these past 8 months for some time to come. On the plus side, weed pressure is fairly low as a result. Additionally, everyone prefers a firm golf course to a soggy one. We've done more handwatering of greens and tees than in any April during my 26 years. We've also had to apply wetting agents to areas in the zoysia and do some handwatering in those places too. I'm sure we'll see the weather do a 180 soon and will move from irrigation issues to drainage issues. W...
