Bermudagrass Update

I wanted to write about the progress of the Midlawn Bermudagrass.  This year, through my hiring and the visits by the USGA, a commitment was made to grow bermudagrass on Newport Bay.  To recp, we sprayed the firways with Revolver EXCEPT parts of 3,5,8,9, 11, 14, 17 and 18.  Revolver completely kills all cool season grasses within the bermuda.  We then scalped the bermuda and began an aggressive fertilizing program.  The results have been outstanding.  With some tree removal and some selective sodding, I believe we will achieve outstanding results.  The bermuda exceeded my expectation on #8, 9 and 18.  The plan going forward is to embrace the tan.  The first week of September, we seeded 3 passes around the bermudagrass with a blend of perennial ryegrass and turf type tall fescue.  The hope is this ring will highlight our nice fairways.  I have raised the height of cut on the fairways, so there is more grass blade going into winter, for protection.  YES, there will still be some ryegrass, bentgrass that will come up within the bermuda.  We have applied the herbicide BARRICADE to the fairways for poa annua.  The goal is 75% control.  We will then apply ROUNDUP at 32 oz/acre in late winter to clean them up.  This process is ongoing.  One year will not solve all of our issues.  They will be less and less over time.