Aerification week

To improve the playing surfaces, this week will see us carrying out various aerification practices. Please bear in mind the benefits, as there will be some disturbance as to playability over the next few days.

Benefits of aerifying -

1. Relieves compaction
2. Develops root growth and overall plant health
3. Drainage
4. Gets air into the surface
5. Penetrates the top soil and root zone

We will be carrying this out on greens, tees, collars, fairways and semi-roughs

Pops on tees (4 inch tines)

Tom slitting greens, 1 inch below flush 

Slitting fairways going in around 5 inches 

January 2013 BIGGA magazine

It was also nice for our department to get noticed, having an article in the 'Greenkeepers International' magazine. The team have done a fantastic job so far!

We've seen positive results with our recent application of fungicide. Other jobs this week will include pruning the willow trees along the 10th fairway. Course set, and mowing when required. The greens for this time of the year are in good condition, we just need to keep putting more work into the fairways tees and surrounds to improve the surfaces, which will come!