With the golf course closed for close to six weeks in the spring, it would have been hard to imagine that increased traffic would be a major problem. However, it looks like 2020 may go down as a record breaking year for rounds, many of which were played by single riders. The "pinch points" coming off tee cart paths and approaching greens, where all cart traffic funnels, really gets clobbered by this.
While the days aren't really getting shorter (they do still have 24 hours in them, after all), the amount of daylight is decreasing each day, and the nights are definitely getting cooler. This time of year is perfect for aerifying some of our high traffic areas, as there is much less environmental turf stress than a couple of months ago.
What we will typically do is aerify approximately half of a high traffic area, then rope it off for two to three weeks, giving it time to recover. At that point, we'll return to this same spot, to aerify the other half and allow traffic to resume on the area aerified earlier.
However, the window of opportunity to complete this work will be closing soon. By the time we reach the end of October, the odds of having seed established prior to winter aren't great. So if you see additional, ropes, signs, and flags directing you around the course for a few more weeks, don't be surprised.
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