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RENOVATION SCHEDULE 2026 BACK NINE GREENS

Renovation Schedule and Guidelines

***The greens and nursery have been sprayed out and are ready to be stripped and or amended, tilled, floated and shaped.

Week of April 27th– Signet Golf Associates will begin stripping the greens. Once complete, a blended sand and soil mix will be incorporated through tilling, followed by final compaction and shaping. Soil amendments, including fertilizer (NPK) and calcium, will then be applied and watered into the upper profile to ensure nutrients are available at sprigging.

Week of May 11th – With aid from New Life Turf, our maintenance team, and member volunteers, the greens will be sprigged. New Life Turf will disc the sprigs into the surface, after which the grow-in process will begin at once. The greens are expected to reopen by the third week of July at the latest.

Week of July 20th- anticipated opening the back nine greens. Could be before…..all depends on weather, etc.  

Important Notice
For the duration of the grow-in period, all greens must remain closed, including to pets. Members are welcome to see the process from outside the green surface as cultural practices continue over the following eight to ten weeks.

 A very special thank you to all the folks volunteering to chip balls back into the range, it has helped tremendously. Mark Calcutt, Bill Dunlap, Jim Carr, Danny Aycock and Tommy Barker.

Course notes: Please repair ball marks on the greens. The Tifeagle is cut so low that if the ball marks aren’t repaired, the spot will not expand thus damaging the spots where the marks are made.

Sincerely,
Mike