White Columns & Atlanta National Newsletter September 2015 April 2015 | Page 11

Golf News
Turf Talk at White Columns
Longer days and warmer temperatures are finally among us! As March
comes to a close, we are excited about our progress and even more
excited about the possibilities ahead of us. Aerification the first week
in March went according to plan. The weather cooperated all three
days, which made the process much easier for us. We will continue
to top dress the greens weekly in order to provide a smooth playing
surface while the greens recover from all the stress of aerification.
Looking ahead, the greens should be healed in over the next few
weeks as we all look forward to prime golfing weather!
Beyond aerification, we will begin edging and pinestrawing all the
beds on the golf course. We always look forward to pinestrawing
even though it can be very redundant and time consuming. The
definition it gives every hole is unbelievable. As many of you may
have noticed, we laid fresh black mulch on the parkway as well,
bringing a little excitement to the drive in to the club. We will also add
some black mulch areas on the golf course, adding some contrast
between pine straw and grass.
Looking ahead, we are very excited about what the future holds for
the entire property. With the pool reinvention, the addition to the
tennis center, and all the progress on the golf course we couldn’t be
more ecstatic! Hopefully as the grass greens up, you will join us at The
Club as we kick off an exciting year at White Columns!
See you at the club,
Bob Morgan
Superintendent

White Columns Opening Day Results
Thank you very much to everyone that participated
in the Opening Day Scramble!
The gross winners were Jamie MacDonald, Jim Crum,
Jim Lawton, and Tyler Simpson.
The net winners were Bob Lampe, Phil Jones,
Dale Hintz, and Billy Rousselle.
Closest to the Hole winners were Mike Ballard, Mike Shepp,
Andy Furman, and Bob Lampe.
We look forward to a gre