Winter-like weather has delayed the healing process on the aerified greens. Cool temps, heavy frost, and April snow have drastically hindered new growth on the greens. Soil temperature is a very important factor when it comes to healing aerified greens in the spring. The sand that the greens are grown on is quick to freeze and slow to thaw. As soon as it warms up and the sun decides to make an appearance, the greens should begin to heal more quickly.
Greens aerification is an inconvenience to golfers, but it is an absolute necessity. To ensure quality conditions throughout the entire year, golfers must endure a couple of weeks of not so quality greens. Aerification prevents severe problems in the hot part of the summer. Among other benefits, aerification encourages root growth, relieves compaction, and helps the movement of air and water through the soil profile.
An abundance of rainy days and a lack of sunshine have made it difficult for the maintenance crew to get caught up on mowing. The grass in the roughs and on the fairways is growing very fast at this time. If mowing gets rained out one day, catching up becomes hard. When the mowers get rained out for multiple days, catching up becomes a nightmare.
The soggy conditions on the course this spring have not allowed the golf operations staff to permit cart traffic on the course as much as they would have liked. It is the goal of the management at Lake Tansi to allow cart traffic on the course as much as possible. Hopefully some drier conditions will prevail and carts will return to being allowed off the trail. During the 2008 golfing season at Lake Tansi, carts were allowed off the path 201 out of 210 days. There has already been a 20-day stretch this spring in which the staff was unable to allow carts off the trail.
The maintenance staff has added about 15 acres of new “natural areas.” Several key people at Lake Tansi asked that the maintenance department reduce costs by letting some “out of play” areas on the course become natural areas. Adding more natural areas will reduce mowing hours, fuel usage, fertilization costs, and pesticide expenses.
Another cost reduction strategy incorporated by the golf maintenance staff is the installation of perennial landscape plants around the pro shop and 19th Hole. Getting away from so many annual flowers will reduce labor expense, watering, fertilization, soil conditioning, and yearly plant costs.
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Golf course news and notes for April 2009
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Applications sought for veterans markers
On July 4, 2001 Brigadier General Michael N. Farage, USAF, dedicated Veteran’s Memorial Park in Lake Tansi to our military veterans.
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Long-time resident Carr passes away
Marie Carr, 93, passed away peacefully at home May 3, 2012. She resided in Shady Shores, TX, with her daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Steve Miller. A memorial service will be held at Crossville First United Methodist Church on Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m.
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Rolling out the "Welcome Matt"
Who says you can’t get old dogs to try new tricks. When I sat down at the PC to begin working on this, something told me to try a new approach. You’re going to have to work for this article.
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Exchange Club tourney comes down to scorecard playoff
The Lake Tansi Exchange Club hosted their annual tournament May 5 at the Lake Tansi Golf Course. Thirty-two teams enjoyed nice weather and good good to raise money for the Exchange Club's charities.
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Memorial Day ceremony set
The Cumberland County Veterans Council will sponsor a Memorial Day Ceremony May 28 at the Cumberland County Veterans Memorial Park. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. with the Cumberland County Band performing, flag/colors presentation, an incredible singer, guest speakers and a special key-note speaker.
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TSUD looking for volunteers
The Tansi Sewer Utility District is looking for 4 to 6 volunteers who would be interested in serving as a commissioner on their board of directors. Once appointed they would be expected to attend a monthly Board Meeting and any Special Board Meetings that might be called.
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City completes Lake Tansi water harvesting project
The city of Crossville has completed its Lake Tansi Water Harvesting project, which began early in 2010.
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United Fund reaches fund raising goal
McKinley Tabor, president and campaign chairperson, proudly announces the United Fund of Cumberland County has now reached the 2012 funding goal of $345,000.
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Incentive offered to watch Women's Open tourney
The City of Crossville and the Tennessee Golf Association would like to announce a special incentive to this year’s 2012 Golf Capital Tennessee Women’s Open Golf Tournament.
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CMC welcomes director of Cancer Center
For Jordan Johnson, new director of the Cumberland Medical Center Regional Cancer Center, fighting cancer is more than a job — it's a calling. As he was beginning his training, his parents were diagnosed with cancer and he treated them both.
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