Spring Aerification Week

Monday will mark the beginning of our spring aerification process on the golf course.  After a severe winter with record-breaking temperatures, snowfall, and frost depths, the soil is ready for a breath of fresh air!  With rain in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday, we will have to rely on some creative scheduling to complete the process in a timely and efficient manner.  We plan to tackle tees and fairways early in the week.  This will include solid-tine aeration on fairways and native-soil tees, and hollow-tine aeration on the renovated tees.  As the threat of rain dissipates, we will move on to the hollow-tine aeration of greens.  It is very important that the turf, soil, and topdressing sand are as dry as possible to help insure that the aerification holes get completely filled with sand. We will be applying fertilizer, grass seed, and water throughout the course, as well as mowing the turf at a slightly elevated height of cut to expedite the healing process. With ideal weather conditions, the recovery process will take approximately fourteen days.  During this time, Members may experience softer, slower, and bumpier greens as the aerification holes heal.  Once the playing surfaces have sufficiently healed, we will return to our normal watering and mowing practices to provide the Members with the top playing conditions that they enjoy.  We understand that cultivation is burdensome to golfers, but please bear with us and keep in mind that the long-term benefits far outweigh the temporary nuisance.  

Prepared by, Curtis Keller