Wednesday, September 6, 2017

BUNKERS

http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/course-care/forethegolfer/2017/maintaining-bunkers-for-playability--not-perfection.html
PINE HOLLOW C.C. AERATION SCHEDULE

GREENS:
  • **March 3/28/17 – 3/8” Hollow Tine Aeration w/ Heavy Topdressing (5%)
  • *Monthly (May to July) – ¼” Solid Venting Tine (no removal)
  • ***August 8/15/17 or 8/22/17– ¼ ” Hollow Tine Aeration w/ Dry-Ject Sand Injection and Light Sand Topdressing (4%)
  • ***October 10/30/17 – ½” Hollow Tine Aeration w/ Heavy Topdressing and/or 2mm Sand Inject Graden (13%)
  •   ***December – 5/8” Solid Deep Tine Aeration w/ Heavy Topdressing
*    Minimal disruption to putting surface (healing time a few days)
**  Medium disruption to putting surface (healing time 7-10 days)
***Most disruption to putting surface (healing time 10-14 days)
Emphasis put on removing 20% of surface area per year
TEES:
  •   March 3/21/17 - 5/8” Hollow Tine Tee Aeration with Sand Topdressing
  •  August 8/16/17- 5/8” Hollow Tine Tee Aeration with Sand Topdressing
  • November - 5/8” Hollow Tine Tee Aeration with Sand Topdressing
FAIRWAYS:
  • March 3/30/17 – ¾” Solid Deep-Tine Aeration (no cleaning necessary)
  • August -  ¾” Solid Deep-Tine Aeration (no cleaning necessary) w/ Verticut
  • October – Graden Dethatching of Fwys/Approaches
  • November - ¾” Solid Deep-Tine Aeration
ROUGHS:

 Beginning November aerate all roughs for healthy turf green to tee