Just a quick note that we will be verticutting the greens in two directions and applying a light topdressing this Thursday (3/17) morning. We have started utilizing a different sand this year, which has been thoroughly filtered to remove large particles. This sand is recommended specifically for Champion Bermuda greens. Because the larger particles are removed, the sand is able to fall into the canopy and not be such a hindrance to play. While the vertical mower lines may be visible, ball roll should not be affected.
This morning (Wednesday) we successfully solid tined several areas of the greens that needed compaction relief and just a general "airing out". We did the following greens: all of #1, the back hump on #5, all of #6, all of #8, the top shelf on #9, the back edges of #'s 11, 12, and 13, the front edge of #15, and all of #16 and 17. Once we were done with the aerifier, we mowed the greens with the walking mowers. The holes themselves are barely visible but very beneficial.
Also, as of Wednesday afternoon, we have aerified all of the fairways except for #3 and #5, which we will do Thursday. We mowed some of the fairways today that we aerified on Monday and they look much cleaner. I anticipate having all of the fairways mowed and cleaned off before the weekend.
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