Braving the Heat During the Arcola Cup

With 100 degree heat today and a major heat wave all week, the maintenance staff has been working hard to keep the golf course alive.  Above, the staff prepares the greens for the afternoon wave of golfers in this years Arcola Cup.  Our normal green speeds of 13+ for this event are a distant memory as we got the greens rolling around 11 today.  This week we only single cut to take stress off the greens and they still stressed all week with the excessive heat and humidity.  This morning at 4:40 it was 82 degrees outside.  Grass does not have a chance at night to catch its breath when the temps stay in the 80s.