July 2026 Cullasaja Club Currents Newsletter

FASTER FAIRWAYS, SMARTER MAINTENANCE Making the Most of a Dry Summer Meet Our Newest Crew Members

This season we elected to have a trial with 4 autonomous mowers. They are responsible for the rough on #9, rough around the Short Game Practice area, rough around 10 tees, a portion of the rough on 18.

I hope you are enjoying the course this season. To date, it has been on the dry side which gives us the opportunity to manage the water leading to much firmer faster conditions. Living in a rain forest, we seldom have prolonged periods of time where we are solely in charge of the water falling on the course. Dry conditions do lead to challenges getting just the right amount in all the right places and we continually adjust the irrigation system and supplementing isolated areas with a good old-fashioned hose.

Tom Nelson Golf Course Superintendent

Additionally, we have one that can mow at fairway height. For the last month, that mower has mowed the short turf on the Short Game area, the tee boxes on #10 and the second half of the fairway on 18.

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FROM THE GREEN // JULY 2026