Shade on 16 Green. . .

We have had a shade problem with 16 green. The shade deprives the turf from the sun, obviously, but it is also impairs drainage. With water not properly draining you can have moss develop. I cannot show you the moss on this green but it is definitely the worse one on the course. The moss is really really bad for turf quality on a bentgrass green. So the Superintendent and I decided the best way to deal with this, was to eliminate some trees. Doing this will benefit the green in two ways,1.)It will get morning sun to the left and back of the green,2.)It will increase air circulation helping to dry the green out more. As I learned in school the most important light of the day, for grass, comes from the MORNING SUN! Here is a picture of the green with the tree line:

Here is a picture of it after we thinned out the treeline:

As you can see we took about 3-4 trees out there, which will definitely help this green be as healthy and as strong as our members expect it to be.