Here We Go...The First Dangerous Heat Wave of 2026
We have made it to July in great shape and are about to find out how durable we are. By "we" I mean the hand watering team (Joel, Will, Connor, Luke, Cody, Me) as well as the course. The forecast is miserable for people and bentgrass. Unfortunately the bentgrass can not seek shelter in the air conditioning like we can. Temperatures above 100 for the next few days is a helpless feeling. Night time lows that don't get below 80 is even worse than the high temps. Bentgrass will struggle and suffer for the next few days, but I believe we have done all we can to position ourselves to survive. We've raised mowing heights on greens mowers slightly and have monitored moisture levels to the nth degree with our new meters. We've also made preventive applications for diseases that thrive in the conditions we are facing. There is a threat of an afternoon storm on both Saturday and Sunday. With the extreme temperatures, rain would be bad for...
