Sometimes as a superintendent you have something you want to say. You ponder it awhile, reflect...do a bit of research, and whammo someone else does it for you. I am posting a link to a fellow superintendent's blog to explain why we don't use tarps on the greens anymore. It has been one of the most common questions I have received since we made our decision to go tarpless.
Chris Tritabaugh is a friend and superintendent at Hazeltine National Golf Club, located in Minnesota. They will be hosting the 2016 Ryder Cup matches. Chris took over at Hazeltine this time last year and has been working hard to transform the course to a predominantly bentgrass facility. That has been our goal on the greens here at Fox Meadow for the past few years, and not using covers is helping a lot.
winter covers why we will not be using them
Thanks for reading,
paul m
