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THE MINIKAHDA CLUB
ing, we've levelled the playing fi eld from a turf standpoint. "
That lowest common denominator on most Minnesota golf
courses is poa annua, a native annual bluegrass that is fastgrowing
with a shallow root system.
" It's extremely vulnerable to our winter extremes, " says Todd
Kranz, superintendent of Oak Ridge Country Club in Hopkins,
who regrassed the course in 2019. " The specifi c winter extreme
effects were caused by crown hydration, which is caused by the
warming and quick freezing during our winters. "
Basically, the poa woke up last winter during the December
rains, thinking it was time to grow. The subsequent sub-zero
temperatures without snow cover froze the rain-soaked plants-
in some cases, toxic gasses built up under the ice sheet-essentially
exploding the plants. Experts say poa can last 90-100 days
under the ice, but any longer can result in the plant mortality we
have witnessed in recent seasons.
In July 2018, Johnson regrassed Minikahda's greens with 007
bentgrass and fairways with Dominant X-Treme 7 bentgrass, a
blend of 007 and another variety called SR 1150. And in addition
to its winter injury tolerance, bentgrass is easier to manage
in the summer when heat and disease cause more problems for
poa.
" Less water, less fertilizer-bentgrass doesn't have the high
input requirements that poa does, " Johnson says. " We won't
be out hand-watering greens in the afternoons, which we
were doing to keep the poa alive. We're going to manage to the
strengths of the better grass. "
Minikahda debuted its new turf last June to some glowing
reviews. Johnson said the regrassing process went well-and
he anticipates an even better product this summer after a year
of maturity. Meanwhile, The Minikahda Club has become the
benchmark for other clubs considering the same undertaking.
BRACKETT'S CROSSING CC
Seed Versus Sod
Shutting down a course can be diffi cult for members, and that
was a major consideration for Tom and Peggy Smith, owners of
Brackett's Crossing Country Club in Lakeville. Superintendent
Tom Proshek says Brackett's experienced their share of winter
injury, but eight years ago they resodded (after some drainage
work and a fairway reconstruction) for " a quicker turnaround. "
In subsequent years, more fairways were resodded until members
suggested they close down and do them all in 2019-and
ownership agreed.
" Like Tom Smith said, 'by the time we get all the fairways
done [piecemeal], let alone the greens, we'll all be dead. Why not
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