Deep Tine of our Greens...

We will be using our Deep Tine aerifier on our greens this spring. This process is even more prudent in a year like this one. The weather that we have experienced this season (record breaking saturation) requires us to do more than our normal spring solid tine aeration. The pore space in our greens profile are clogged with water. We need to create deep channels (6-8" deep) for air and sand to get into. This will allow our greens to maintain the health and consistency that we aim for throughout the season.

The process will be the same as years previous. First we will heavily topdress the green, then run the Deep Tine aerifier over the green, followed up by a brushing in of the sand. The final step is a rolling with our greens roller to smooth out the surface.

We will be starting this process on Sunday May 8th at 4pm. At this point the greens that we are working on will be closed and the pins will be located in the approach. This will be continued on Monday May 9th, to be completed by the end of the day (our goal is to get all greens back in play be Monday evening).

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Here is a link to an article that Robert Thompson of CandianGolfer.com authored on the devastation that has hit Ontario golf clubs as a result of the extreme winter that we all experienced... http://canadiangolfer.com/g4g/2014/04/25/ontario-courses-with-poa-greens-struggle-to-deal-with-cold-weather-carnage/

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