Our average green speeds for 2022 were tabulated and this is the 4th straight year we have seen an annual increase in our speeds with our highest mowing heights in 4 years. It is proven with moisture management, venting, growth regulators and judicious nitrogen use we can have good green speeds with less stress on the plants. The 2 lowest monthly averages were April (when the greens were aerated and not mowed as often) and August (US Amateur). My guess in the beginning of 2022 would have been July would be the slowest month and August would have been the faster of the two. We went into a defense mode towards the end of July leading up to the amateur and then was trying to step on the gas for the event. With the change of weather during the Am, our greens actually began growing and 13-13.3 was all the USGA wanted for our speeds. By the time the Am was over, we applied nutrients for plant health and backed off rolling which is why the month of August was our slowest but still relatively quick for private club standards. Who knows what 2023 will bring but we will continue to monitor speeds and how they relate to nutrients, heights, frequency of cut and roll and moisture/weather.
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