Why Golf is more than a game!

https://twitter.com/USGA/status/855847950295027712?s=03

STRATEGIES TO MAKE 2017 BETTER THAN 2016

http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/course-care/regional-updates/northeast-region/2017/five-strategies-that-will-make-2017-better-than-2016.html

PRACTICE FACILITY

http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/articles/2017/04/practice-facility--yips--for-success.html

They Need Time To Get It Done

http://www.usga.org/course-care/forethegolfer/they-need-time-to-get-it-done.html

War on Trees

http://www.golfdom.com/stumping-for-conservative-tree-use/

Why We Aerate

http://www.superintendentmagazine.com/maintenance/the-hole-talk/

PINE HOLLOW COUNTRY CLUB AERATION 2017

PINE HOLLOW COUNTRY CLUB AERATION 2017

GREENS:

• **March 3/27/17 – ½” Hollow Tine Aeration w/ Heavy Topdressing (5%)
• *May – ¼" Vent Tine w/ sand topdressing
• *Monthly (May to July) – ¼” Solid Venting Tine (no removal)
• ***August 8/15/17 or 8/22/17– ½” Hollow Tine Aeration w/ Topdressing (9%)
• ***October 10/30/17 – ½” Hollow Tine Aeration w/ Heavy Topdressing (14%) 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 - 5/8” Hollow Tine Tee Aeration with Sand Topdressing
• November - 5/8” Hollow Tine Tee Aeration with Sand Topdressing

FAIRWAYS:

• March 3/30/17 – 5/8” Hollow Tine Aeration with Sand Topdressing
• August -  ¾” Solid Deep-Tine Aeration (no cleaning necessary) w/ Verticut
• October – Graden Dethatching of Fwys/Approaches w/ Sand Topdressing
• November - ¾” Solid Deep-Tine Aeration w/ Heavy Sand Topdressing

ROUGHS:

• Beginning November aerate all roughs for healthy turf green to tee