Cultural Practices in Agronomy
Annually, in late July, the golf course here at the Club closes to complete our much-needed cultural practices. When we say cultural, we mean all non-chemical practices. This is the time where we aerify and de-thatch all our zoysia playing surfaces. By: Stu Rowland, Director of Agronomy This summer process takes place this time of […]
Native Landscaping
By: Stu Rowland, Director of Agronomy The rolling hills of Cordillera Ranch are covered with great vistas and views of our beautiful Hill Country landscape. Throughout the community, native landscapes meet manicured borders, and this is true on the golf course as well. Albeit most of our Hill Country is covered with oaks and cedar […]
No Time for Hibernation
The winter months are typically the “off-season” of golf where both golf activity and grass growth slow as the winds blow in from the north and cool things down for a while.
Time Well Spent
By: Stu Rowland, Director of Agronomy Finishing seasons are always a relief, especially the tough ones. With every season, filled with challenges or not, we take intentional time to reflect and perhaps pivot a little as we move into the next one. The record-breaking summer heat and drought brought on many challenges as we watched […]
Always Preparing for the Next Season
By: Stu Rowland, Director of Agronomy As the hot summer days begin to fade and the cooler temperatures of the fall season start blessing us with amazing mornings and evenings, it is essential that we prepare the course turf for the winter months. A healthy turf going to sleep in the fall is a healthy […]
Why our Bentgrass Thrives
Summertime in the Hill Country is upon us with the warm Southern breeze and the rain spigot seemingly turned off from the welcomed spring rains.
Agronomy: Prepping for Tournament Season
Aesthetics, Conditioning and Challenges: Summing up the start to the year and where we are headed as we move into the spring golf season. No doubt, we have accomplished much with a couple of challenges.
Agronomy By the Season
There’s a feeling that you get after you’ve been through something physically challenging or mentally draining, and you finally get to shower and sit down and take a deep breath.
A Year In Agronomy
By: Stu Rowland, Director of Agronomy My how time flies! Exactly one year ago on my first day at Cordillera Ranch, we aerified greens. From that day to now, it has been a very productive year and as the old parenting saying goes, “The days were long, but the year was short.” The Agronomy […]
Make It Better
By: Stuart Rowland, Director of Agronomy Introduction By: Marc DeWall, General Manager Photography By: Jason Risner It has been fun to watch the transformation of the golf course this spring and summer as our new Director of Agronomy Stuart Rowland continues to put his stamp on it with continued agronomic improvements. While we have been […]
Staying on Course
The Cordillera Ranch Agronomy Team prepares for summer golf course maintenance. It’s summer time at Cordillera Ranch and there’s no doubt everyone is enjoying some vacation time, summer camps with kids or relaxing by the pool. Our spring season was an exceptional one for golf. Albeit interrupted by several rain events, the course and the […]
Greetings From The Club’s New Agronomist
By: Stu Rowland My name is Stuart Rowland (Stu) and I am excited to be back in Texas as your new Director of Agronomy. Back? Yes! Albeit I have spent the last 19 years in sunny California, I was born in Uvalde, Texas and moved to San Antonio when I was 5 years old. I […]