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By Pat Jones | Lack of consistency was an issue for Purgatory Golf Course\u2019s turf. Superintendent Jon Schriner found solutions that worked for both playability and his budget. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One big hallmark of agronomic success has always been consistency. The goal is to meet expectations from one hole to the next and from one week to the next. It\u2019s an extension of the oldest rule in management: no surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Schriner loves consistency. He\u2019s been striving for it for the past seven years at Purgatory GC in Noblesville, Ind. His goal has been to establish consistent conditions both in terms of playability and hazards\u2026in this case, native grasses. And he\u2019s found ways to accomplish both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Schriner grew up in Williamsport, Pa., the famed home to the Little League World Series. His dad had a nature-lovers dream job: he was head of the ringed-neck pheasant program for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. So, young Jon predictably headed off to Penn State to study wildlife science but ran into one problem: \u201cThe nitty gritty of college biology bored me out of my mind!\u201d Fortunately, he had a couple of buddies in the turf program and had worked at a course in high school. He made the switch and never looked back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He interned at Lederach GC in Harleysville, Pa., near Philly. \u201cI helped build that golf course with then superintendent Stu Hartman, and then he hired me as his assistant for three years.\u201d His first head super job was at Briardale GC, a wonderful little 9-hole course in Euclid, Ohio, operated by then Billy Casper Golf. His success at Briardale opened the door to a 36-hole position at Butler\u2019s GC near Pittsburgh. From there, he landed at Purgatory, where he\u2019s been loving life for seven years. \u201cI couldn\u2019t say no to this opportunity out here,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purgatory is the brainchild of former teaching pro-Mike Merchant and Midwest architecture legend Ron Kern. It opened in 2000. \u201cIt\u2019s a 220-acre property with 49 acres of short grass, 100 acres of fescue, and 133 bunkers. It\u2019s a beast. It\u2019s a lot of fun but is known for being difficult. But the last ten years, we\u2019ve made it more playable but still offering the aesthetic appeal of a links golf course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like a lot of places, well-intentioned native areas became a speed-of-play issue. \u201cIt was definitely inconsistent and had an impact on how long it takes to play, and it gave people a reason not to like the course. We\u2019ve tried to change that wherever possible. Now the perception is that it\u2019s someplace you can play every day and not get bored.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, getting \u201cincredibly weedy\u201d native fescue areas consistent was one goal. But the other was consistent playability from day to day.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I think about consistency, I\u2019m thinking about consistent playability. If you played Monday and you played again on Friday, you get the same conditions. Also, I want consistent moisture levels and consistent color. We\u2019re not focused on being that lush green golf course. My main goal is playability, consistency, and plant health…not necessarily in any order. We like to run as dry as we can. I don\u2019t so much care about color. That seems to take care of itself if you\u2019re doing the right things from a plant health standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He put together a cultivation and fertility program designed to get rid of thatch and make soils healthier. \u201cThe first couple of years, we core aerified fairways, tees, and greens and aggressively verti-cut fairways and tees. We really ripped them up. Ever since, it\u2019s been all solid tine. We have little thatch. It\u2019s right where we want it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How has he maintained that healthy balance? He cites consistent moisture management and a Redox-driven fertility program that uses very little nitrogen. He uses about \u00bd lb of N\/1000 on fairways, 1 lb\/1000 on tees, and \u00bd N\/1000 on greens. \u201cIt helps that we have great Midwest soils out here, but it works for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He developed the Redox program working with Craig Filley Jr. of Tenbarge Seed. \u201cHonestly, I didn\u2019t know anything about it until he introduced it to us. We said we\u2019d give it a try. And I just fell in love with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not Mr. Science, but I see the visual evidence. I see the root density when I\u2019m changing cups, when the fairways hold up under extra cart traffic, and overall plant health. I think it\u2019s more of a soil-related product than most of the foliars, which has many benefits. It\u2019s just the way it\u2019s formulated. I don\u2019t know the science behind it, but I love the results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s also noticed more predictable growth, too. \u201cIt gives me that consistent growth up top without the ups and downs of traditional fertilizers. And I\u2019m feeding the soil with the carbon and getting those microbes moving.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His program for fairways is simple: TurfRx Fairway+ from May to September as a bi-weekly spray. He adds just a bit of urea as needed. He tank-mixes with his PGR, a fungicide, and a wetting agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He likes a \u201cperk up\u201d spray once a month with TurfRx OxyCal, NaturCur, and Zipline\u00ae<\/sup> on greens. \u201cIn the mornings, they just look happier and healthier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 He\u2019s going out with the Zipline spray at 8 oz every 28 days. \u201cZipline provides so much more flexibility as far as watering in. If I apply Monday morning, I can water in a little and water more later or just wait and water that night. That\u2019s been nice, particularly because we\u2019ve been busy on the course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But the biggest advantage has been less hand-watering. \u201cI\u2019d say it\u2019s been down to twice a week. It\u2019s cut our hand-watering in half, and we\u2019ve been extremely dry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He credits Filley’s great support \u2013 and friendship \u2013 to help make his life more straightforward. \u201cHe\u2019s one of those guys if I need something last minute, he\u2019s always there, and he knows these products like the back of his hand. He\u2019s done a great job of explaining how it works compared to other nutrient packages,\u201d says Schriner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schriner\u2019s bottom line about his experience with the new fertility approach is simple: \u201cI don\u2019t have that crazy flush anymore, and the consistency is what I want. And it really gives us a good bang for the buck. I can\u2019t afford to not use it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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