Saturday, April 27, 2013

Solid Deep Tine Aerification


On Monday April 29 we will be deep tine aerifying our greens. This process pokes 8-10 inch deep holes into the ground which helps break through the layer between decades of topdressing and the original subsurface. Greens recovery will be much quicker than our normal fall process because the tines are narrower and solid so they don't bring up any material. We will topdress with sand, drag and roll the greens immediately following the aerification. The first tee will open at 12:00 instead of 11:00 on Monday.

New Greens Maintenance - Tee Leveling - Asphalt Prep 9 Tee to 10 Tee

Starting to mow our new greens, this is 17. Looking back at 18 tee.  The area is stripped, the tee gets expanded if needed, then the surface...