Verti-Cutting Fairways

Verti-cutting Process

Clean Up Process

After The First Mowing

This week is the beginning of our fall fairway aerification process.  In an effort to achieve our goals of consistently providing championship playing conditions, we will be doing things a little differently this year.  Instead of our traditional core aerification, we will be deep verti-cutting the fairways now and then solid aerifying at a later date.  This type of verti-cutting will not only reduce thatch up to three times greater than our traditional core aerification, but will also encourage vertical growth.  I am also anticipating a much cleaner and less disruptive final product for golf play.  Once the fairways have healed we will begin to solid tine, relieving compaction allowing for water and air movement through the root zone.  Implementing a more aggressive thatch reduction and soil decompaction program should allow for firmer playing conditions and healthier turf.  Golfers will notice vertical grooves and some discoloration in the fairways for the next few weeks.