Successful Aeration

We are happy to report that we were able to beat the rain and complete our deep tine aeration to our greens. We incorporated quite a bit of sand into our soil profile, and have worked to further dissipate our buried layer of organic material. Recovery from aeration in the spring tends to be slower than fall, due to lagging soil temperatures. Fortunately, there is a warming trend over the next 5 days that leaves us optimistic that our recovery will be quicker than normal for this time of year.

A sight for sore eyes. Each year we break through the organic material that once impeded our roots, our greens get a little stronger. As a Golf Course Superintendent, variations of the photo shown above will never get old.

Not too bad of a playing surface while we recover from the process

New Tee Markers

Members will notice that we have once again changed our course tee markers. While we were happy with the look of our in-house built tee markers when they were initially put out on the course, we have been unable to satisfactorily weather proof them, to keep them looking good throughout the year. The new “Pool Ball” tee markers should offer us a more consistent appearance throughout the year.

Old tee markers looked good most of the time, but would be overrun with mushrooms after rainy periods

New "Pool Ball" tee markers will hold up better to the elements