Hopefully everyone has had a chance to read the letter which was sent to the membership, explaining the change in our greens aerification protocol and timing, going forward. Still, if you've been on the course this past week, you may have been surprised to find that the greens don't look like Swiss Cheese covered in sand.
While we did run the aerifiers across them on Monday, we used an extremely small tine.
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| It's tough to see a hole just four days post venting. |
While aerification is an important and necessary cultural practice to maintain healthy greens, pulling a core in August--the month with the shortest roots of the entire year--can add stress to the turf in the short-term. In contrast, the greens appeared to perk-up immediately after last week's "venting" process.
So, while the greens may be missing the traditional holes in August, it's unlikely that golfers will be missing the holes. No longer losing a few weeks of good greens in May and August should be something everyone can appreciate.
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