A tad warm...

 This past week was roasty toasty on the golf course, as we aerified greens, tees, and started on fairways.  Aerification provides long-term plant health benefits to the turf, but similar to a person undergoing surgery, it is a physically stressful process--especially during a nasty heat wave.

It was definitely hot and steamy as we tackled the 4.5 acres of #9 fairway.  We used three walk-behind aerifiers, followed by the verticutter and drag mat.  The core harvesters came in next, and pulling up the rear were nine of us carrying backpack blowers for the final cleanup.  While there are more expeditious ways to aerify and clean off the fairways, we pride ourselves on the quality of the finished product.

Due to the extremely short root system, the aerification process is particularly stressful on the Poa annua greens in August.  Seeing a very solid dew pattern on the greens Friday morning (four days post-surgery) was definitely encouraging,  

Meanwhile...back at the short game area, the excitement continued with the irrigation being installed in a quick two days, and it is now good to go.  Sod for the bunker and green surrounds will be going down this week.

"Weather permitting" remains our mantra as we hope to finish our major aerification of the year this current week, and move on to our next project.