With a record number of rounds, the cart traffic is taking its toll, particularly in the "pinch points" coming off tees and approaching greens. We have started aerifying these areas to reduce compaction, and will be continuing this process around the course, as long as the weather is conducive to turf recovery.
Often times, we will aerify about half of a high traffic area, rope it off for a week or two while it recovers, then aerify the other half. Much like painting the Golden Gate Bridge, this will be "lather, rinse, repeat"--by the time we finish a loop around the course, we'll need to start over.
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