![]() To begin the project, Allen sprayed out the renovation areas with herbicides, and then the crew used several methods to remove the dead grass surface, including verticutting, scalping, sod cutting and fraze mowing. We had decades upon decades of goosegrass seed on the course,” says Allen, a 13-year GCSAA member. The goosegrass comes in, and the seeds are prolific. Because of heavy play, we had extensive compaction. “Our winters are cold and wet, and you get a lot of bermudagrass decline and Pythium root rot. Because of the course’s oceanfront location, salt is always an issue, and heavy, regular play takes its toll. Readying for a renovationīy the time Allen took the helm at Waiehu four years ago, the Tifgreen 328 bermudagrass greens were thin and infested with goosegrass. The back nine greens, collars and approaches were renovated in May 2018, with the front-nine renovation of another 2 acres getting underway in May of this year. Waiehu Golf Course supports upward of 65,000 rounds of golf per year, so the course decided to split the project into two parts. “We needed to keep the course open, provide affordable recreation and generate revenue during the entire renovation project,” he says. So here, in one of the most breathtaking spots on the planet, Allen operates within the county’s allocated budget, and he has used his expertise, crew and creativity to renovate a piece of paradise completely in-house.īeyond the budget, another challenge Allen faced was a grow-in timeline of just 12 weeks with a small crew. Green fees for Maui residents are $15 during the week, $22 on the weekend. It’s a muni - a municipal golf course - that was created in 1928 for the people of Maui County to enjoy affordable golf. But - and there’s always a “but” - unlike many of the famous resort courses in the islands, where generous maintenance budgets are funded by tourist dollars, Waiehu Golf Course is owned by Maui County. yeah, it’s everything Hawaiian golf should be. Deep blue water, white sand, palm trees swaying in the trade winds breeze. Photo courtesy of Todd AllenĪt Waiehu Golf Course on Maui, GCSAA Class A superintendent Todd Allen is halfway through a renovation of all 18 greens, three of which border the Pacific Ocean. 14, pictured) were part of the first half of the renovation, completed in May 2018. Hawaiian Turfgrass is currently taking reservations for SeaStar golf projects for 2016.The renovation of Waiehu Golf Course in Hawaii - performed in-house and under a tight budget - was split into halves. Other benefits of SeaStar include: a high level of salt tolerance, tested and confirmed short-term drought tolerance, and the ability to be mowed with a reel or rotary mower. It performs very well at all of those wide ranges of mowing heights,” Raymer said. It was developed with wall-to-wall in mind, from roughs and fairways, to tees and greens. “It is truly a grass for golf course applications that can go wall-to-wall. For golf, SeaStar offers the rare and uique opportunity to use one grass on every playing surface. ![]() The grass makes for superior sports fields and beautiful home laws. SeaStar will be available as sod, as well, can be installed by Hawaiian Turfgrass. “SeaStar, in terms of pure quality, color, density and texture, is better across the board than any other seashore paspalum grass on the market today.” It’s the temperature, the humidity, the soil. “Hawaii is one of the most ideal environments that exists for seashore paspalum grasses. Paul Raymer, at the University of Georgia. SeaStar can be used for golf courses wall-to-wall. The grass was developed by the world’s leading seashore paspalum turfgrass breeder, Dr. Hawaiian Turfgrass recently licensed SeaStar Paspalum, a grass suited for the Hawaiian climate. ![]()
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