Scouting Report: May 25, 2012
High Temps Hit 90s Early: Lack of Rain = Dry, Handwater Management Starts, Peter thinks Root Research, and Tim says "Fairy Ring Research Begins"
Memorial Day Weekend Arrives and yet it doesn’t seem quite right. So far this season has advanced early, but the poor old calendar just progresses according to numbers. To me and to others, Memorial Day came and went a month ago - this calendar is of growing things.
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Scouting Report: May 18, 2012
May Is Dry, Yet Temperatures Perfect: Ideal Turf Health, Our Few Diseases Subside, Peter from Purdue Returns and Tim’s Dollar Spot Review of Bentgrass
If you live in the upper Midwest, you should be smiling. If you are a golfer you should be beaming. Dry conditions and warm temps create fast ball roll speeds on greens – more like midsummer they say. I take note because it is a departure from the cool, wet, and nasty springs that we experienced in 2010 and 2011. (Read More)

Kentucky bluegrass turf with signs of dormancy due to drought! Memorial Day Weekend was record hot with 95 degrees recorded on Sunday, May 26th. Additionally, we’re very dry with about 3.2 inches of rain in Lemont for May which is 2+ inches shy of our normal this month. Midwest Golf House, Lemont, Illinois. Settle 5-29-12

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