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a half-inch in between, all bets are
off. Now the greens will be softer
and slower than if it were dry.”
CONSERVATIVE INPUTS
Muller takes the guesswork out
of sand and soil moisture. Moisture
supplies the living turf of the greens
and indirectly affects the speed of
the rolling golf ball. His moisture
meter measures moisture in the top
three inches under the turf.
“At the maintenance facility I can manually control all 200
sprinkler heads (of the irrigation
system). I never put the same
amount of water everywhere.
Typically I water all the fairways,
or all 18 greens at once. I adjust
the percent of water rate based on
temperature/evaporation rates.” He
follows weather reports.
Like home lawns, some spots
on the course hold water differently
due to sun or shade or wind or soil.
He makes water adjustments for
those areas.
“I have had irrigation going in
the rain. If I think we are going to
a get .10 of rain I may try to add
another .10, so I can go three, four
or five days without watering” He
is also precise on what the course
needs in fertilizer applications.
“Unless you are seeding or
sodding, South Dakota soils have
enough phosphorus. If you put
phosphorus on an established
lawn, it’s a waste. You’re just helping crabgrass put down roots,” Muller said. Most annuals get enough
potassium in South Dakota soil too.
Potassium helps winter hardiness.
His staff don’t put any phosphorus
or potassium on the rough, only
nitrogen.”
Muller’s moisture meter measures irrigation needs. Fertilizer
constraints are factors for a fast
playing surface. He thinks his water
and fertilizer inputs are conservative. He compares them per acre to
homeowners’ lawns with irrigation
systems and five fertilizer applications. He balances fertilizer requirements and costs and applies what
is needed. Hillcrest has more
maintained acres and requires
more rough inputs compared to a
more modern course like Dakota
Dunes Country Club, where he
worked before.
Grass clippings are spread out
in the rough and fairway clippings
aren’t collected. Greens and tee
clippings are collected and spread
out on the property or taken to the
landfill.
“United States Golfing Association has backed the move to return
golf courses to a more natural state
and reduced inputs and take some
perfection out of the game. At Hillcrest, we try to limit inputs of water
and fertilizer but it is designed as
a classic course to be maintained
this way,” he said. Muller gave the
example of Fox Run as closer to
the more modern way courses are
designed and managed.
“We are constantly reseeding
and sodding something.” Muller
and his staff spend time on many
other course related activities. “We
usually don’t seed after June. We
try not to sod in July if we can help
it. We start seeding again in mid
August. In October we renovate
some areas. We have laid sod in
December. One of our suppliers is
Olson Sod of Meckling. They have
a good product.”
Muller has heard the comment,
”The greens are slow today. I guess
it’s the same for everybody.” He
tries to be consistent. Rain the
night before, blowing wind, and
humidity in the air may cause some
differences on the course. Maybe
it’s the transition in the growing
season. Once in a while there’s a
staff concern. Muller doesn’t try to
ruin a player’s afternoon off, but it
can happen. You may find him playing golf and answering member
questions on Thursday afternoons.
He says he’s not an accomplished
player, but that playing the course
makes him a better golf grass
grower.
ADDITIONAL READINGS
• “Understanding Water Conservation For Lawns and Sports
Turf” by David Chalmers, SDSU
associate, www.Igrow.org
• “Fertilizing South Dakota
Lawns-- A 10-point Checklist For
Cool Season Grasses” by David
Chalmers, SDSU associate, www.
Igrow.org
• Online search: “Low-mow
Kentucky Bluegrass Variety Performance for Fairways” by Chicago
District Golf Association, Derek
Settle, Tim Sibicky, and Nick
DeVries.
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Thank You For Making The 2015
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BY THE MISSOURI RIVER EVENTS PLANNING COMMITTEE
Mary Robb, City of Yankton; Dugan Smith, National
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The Missouri River Events Planning Committee
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Yankton Elks Lodge made almost a clean sweep of the available awards at the recent South
Dakota Elks Association in Huron by winning the SDEA Elks Lodge of the Year award. The local
Elks lodge also received a large plaque honoring the locals, acknowledging Yankton had the
greatest membership gain in the last year, with a net gain of 42 members, even though the
lodge reported 11 deaths among their membership.
John Lynch, Watertown, state membership chairman, cited at the state meeting that Yankton Elks Lodge records indicate that just two members failed to remit their Elks dues this year.
John K. Cornette was honored with a meritorious service commendation from the state
Elks association for his 33 years of service to the SDEA as drug awareness committee chair.
Ted P. Mickelson earned a plaque of recognition noting that members of Yankton Elks
Lodge donated $6.37 per member to the Elks National Foundation which greatly surpasses
the Elks national ENF goal of $4.85 per member. Mickelson, local ENF chair, noted that all the
funds donated to the Elks National Foundation will never be spent. Only the interest earned
on the ENF principle is spend on charitable donations to activities such as veteran’s service
activities and college and vocational education scholarships. Only the federal government
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