Aerification Update
9-07-12
The greens
have now been aerified. Weather forced
us to slightly alter our plans, but we managed to finish one day later than
expected. I would say it was a success
overall. The front nine greens were
aerified and topdressed with sand on Tuesday the 4th and the back
nine and practice green were finished Thursday the 6th. We are already seeing great progress on the
front nine with the holes closing and the sand settling down into the crowns of
the plants. One big mistake we can make
is mowing the greens before they are ready or while they are wet. This will bring the sand back to the surface
and slow the recover process. With a
little patience and cooperation from Mother Nature, we will hopefully be mowing
regularly again very soon. We had grand
plans of beginning work on the fairways yesterday and today, but the weather is
forcing us to wait for more favorable conditions. We will start aerifying them next week as
weather and event schedules allow.
