Josh Kilman aerifying #7 green
Core pickup process
Sand back filled aerification holes
Unusually warm weather resulted in the warmest March on record for central Illinois, with monthly average temperatures as much as 16 degrees above normal. Over the weekend we observed our first frost delays since early March. The ten day weather forecast looks somewhat normal for this time of year and it looks like we might get some much needed rain this weekend.
The greens and tees were core aerfified with 3/8 inch tines and 1.25" by 1.50" spacing on Monday and Tuesday of last week. While temperatures in the low 90's weren't exactly desirable, the intense sun that accompanied the heat proved very efficient in rapidly drying the outside edges of the aerification holes, thus maximizing our ability to completely fill up the holes with topdressing sand. We ended up incorporating 50 tons of topdressing sand into all of our greens, including the chipping greens at the driving range. This ended up being our most productive core aerification of the greens in years from the standpoint of sand incorporation.
