Mid-Atlantic Region update
These Two Links are From the USGA Green Section. Both talk about Winter Kill and Crown Hydration
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| Picture after Winter Storm Hercules left deep drifts all over The Links |
Rockville Links has survived all the crazy weather Mother Nature has thrown our way in the last few weeks. It All began with the big winter storm Hercules, I guess the weatherman likes to name winter storms now too. This was followed up by warm weather and rain. This created a very wet sloppy course that still had many pockets of snow and slush throughout.
These conditions were last Monday January 6th. The crew worked hard on Monday morning to clear off remaining snow/slush from greens approaches and low fairway spots. The afternoon was spent squeegeeing puddles on greens and a few fairway spots. This paid off with the Polar Vertex coming in Tuesday night. The heavy winds that proceeded this cold snap also helped dry playing surfaces.
Warm wet weather followed by extreme cold is perfect conditions for Crown Hydration, talked about in both articles above. All the hard work put in by the crew helped prevent damage that could have occurred.
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| Mya enjoyed the snow for the few days it hung around |
