This week is our scheduled aerification of the South fairways. We will only be working on one hole at a time and will keep that hole closed to prevent disturbance to member play. During this process, we will aerify, verticut and fertilize the fairways. Once recovered, they will be a better playing surface, and this process will ensure the long term health of the fairways.
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| The first step of the process is to aerify the fairway removing a core of soil and excess turf that needs to be removed. Aerification allows better water and air penetration to the roots, alleviates compaction and removes excess plant material. |
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The second step is verticutting the fairways. A verticutter is a mower that cuts vertical grooves in the turf much like a saw blade. This process removes excess material from the fairways and helps stand the turf up. |
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| We then run a sweeper which cleans all of the debris. After the debris is removed, we will mow the fairway and hand blow any piles. We then re-open the hole to play and move to the next hole. |
