After completing aerification of the main play areas over the last three days we have now moved into the mowed rough areas on the golf course. The rough in particular is perhaps our weakest link on the course and will bennefit the most from the aerification process.
Over the last four years there has been a significant amount of construction traffic on the course which has severely compacted many of the rough areas. Strangely enough I receive more complaints from aerifing the rough than I do for aerifing the greens, go figure? One of the things we have begun to do to minimize the complaints about the left over cores in the rough is to use a smaller size aerification tine.
Traditionally we have used 3/4" tines in the rough while now we have switched to 1/4" tines which is the same size as what was used on the fairways. The end result will be smaller cores left in the rough, which will not cause some of the problems we have experienced in the past with the larger cores being smashed into the turf by golf cart tires.
We have more than 65 acres of rough to aerify which will take more than a week to complete. This process is also drawn out due to the fact of trying to do this through play. Any help or courtesy on your part to minimize the operation will help with a more rapid completion of this task. I am truly excited in seeing the rough aerified in this new manor, the benefits will be reaped next season from this highly invasive process.
Aerifying The Rough
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