Thursday 20 June 2013

Ongoing Maintenance

Managing a golf course and its surfaces is not just about cutting grass. We often get criticised for "messing around" with the greens, when we are in fact carrying out essential work to maintain surfaces. 
On Monday we started micro-tining the greens to alleviate compaction which builds up following continued mowing & rolling. This allows the turf to breathe and lets moisture pass thru the profile and away from the surfaces. The tining is not disruptive and following mowing, the surfaces are restored and in many cases improved. 
We also apply pure sand as a top-dressing. This again prevents the surfaces becoming capped (improving drainage) and fills any small depressions in the surface smoothing them out. Since we purchased our new dresser the process has been much quicker and recovery quicker. 
I would ask the members to be patient during any periods of this work as it really is essential in maintaining and improving our greens.

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