This was the only aerification I remember that I was not excited to do, because like a lot of you, I was thinking "the course was just getting really good and then you have to go and do that".
We got through another aerification successfully and I want to let you know what you can expect for playing conditions while the course recovers.
Greens were single aerified and verticut in 2 directions.
Extra fertilizer and minerals were applied with the sand to promote rapid growth and recovery
of the aeration holes. Weather permitting, and boy did we luck out this week,
greens will be back to regular speed and smoothness in 2 to 3 weeks.
All the green expansion
areas will be maintained the same as the rest of the green from this point on.
Tees were aerified, seeded, fertilized, and topdressed. The
edges will have some extra sand to help level them. The Poa annua that
is coming back into these tees is being treated and they will be off color as
the Poa dies and the rye seed establishes in the next month.
Fairways were seeded, spiked, and topdressed. The fairways
will be sandy for a week or so and a little wetter than normal to encourage the
seed that was applied.
Roughs were aerified and select areas seeded. There will be
aeration cores in the roughs for a week or so until they break down with mowing
and dragging.
Kevin
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