Hermitage CC Golf Course Management

 After weeks of watching rain chances disappear from the forecast, we finally got a little glimmer of hope this week with our spring weather woes. Monday the campus received right at 1" of slow, steady rainfall, followed by another 0.2" Wednesday and just a trace today. We’ll gladly take it. This rain was a much needed help for the operation, but we’re still sitting roug...

 As we move deeper into May, it continues to feel like spring is teasing us more than actually arriving. The unusually cool and dry conditions we’ve experienced this season have significantly slowed the green-up process of all our bermudagrass surfaces across both courses. While we remain optimistic every time rain appears in the forecast, Mother Nature has continued to ...

 As we near the end of April, we’ve been dealing with some unusually challenging weather patterns that continue to test this grass-growing thing. First and foremost is the lack of rainfall. We’ve received just ½ inch of rain throughout March and April combined. Historically, the Richmond area averages about 4 inches in March and 3.2 inches in April, putting us at a rainf...

 Last week had us feeling like we were taking two big steps forward across the property. Bermudagrass on both courses was showing encouraging signs of green-up, the Sabot greens were recovering nicely from aeration, and the Range Tee grow-in continued to progress right on schedule. Over on Manakin, greens had fully rebounded from their spring aeration and were delivering...