Brown spots on the tees

Have you wondered what these spots are all about?  Many of the tees had dense stands of green kyllinga, a weedy sedge, that grows to form a dense mat.  Our control methods worked well and were timed just before overseeding so the brown spots are green as soon as possible.

Another recent rash of discolored turf can be found along the border of the driving range tee and near some greens.  In these locations we've sprayed a herbicide on some kikuyugrass.  We are not trying to rid the course of this turf type, but we are limiting the spread into the fairways, tees, and green surrounds.  Kikuyugrass can be an excellent playing surface, but it is very maintenance intensive.  The photo below has some of the treated kikuyu in the foreground with the final grading of the lower driving range tee in the background.  More on that later.