On Friday we finished our topdressing, aerifying and brushing of Approaches. This task went rather smoothly, with minimal disruption to play. This process of topdresing first, then aerifying really works the sand into the profile. The goal of this process is to increase the drainage and firmess of the approaches. This will also help make the approaches tighter and more consistent. In the first picture you will see how the aerifier incorporates the sand into the turf. In the second picture you will notice the sand has not only been worked into the soil but also into the turf canopy. This will help smooth out these areas.
Today we are starting to aerify the tees (this will take us a few days to complete). Since we use solid tines at this time of year, all that is left on the tee is a hole and a little bit of tufting of the turf. We will be topdressing the tees after aerification, simply because of time limitations on the weekend.
Comments
Post a Comment