We have just completed the Men's Member-Guest event, and received many nice comments regarding the condition of the golf course overall, and the greens in particular. While the greens have been rolling well for a few weeks now, we geared up the maintenance practices last week as the tournament neared.
One of the first things we did to the greens was give them a good grooming using our verticut units set flush with ground level. This process takes any grass that is growing horizontally and neatly nips it. 
We followed this up with a mowing (or two), which removed all of the material the verticutting units had generated.
Next came a dusting of sand, with approximately 200 pounds per green being applied. The sand fills any voids in the turf, creating a smoother putting surface.
We then gave the sprinklers two spins to knock the sand off the leaf and move it down into the canopy.
We also sprayed the greens, applying another good dose of growth regulator. 
During the week, the greens' height of cut was lowered by just a hair--five thousandths of an inch--so maybe the thickness of two hairs.
In addition to a whole lot of mowing, there was plenty of rolling during the week.
The end result of all of this work were some pretty slick surfaces. It is definitely nice to be past the summer heat and back to a time when we can push the greens without much concern.
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