The greens were aerified 2 weeks ago and are very close to being completely healed. This time of year always takes longer than fall aerification because of the lower soil temperatures. It is not uncommon for the scars to heal up in less than a week in September. On the other hand, last March our aerification was still noticeably a month later.

Smaller holes, proper fertilization, and exceptional weather will move us along much quicker this year. As usual, the membership has been extremely patient and supportive during the process. While all this disruption will affect your golf game for a couple of weeks, the greens will be improved for the next 6 months. About that time, we will do it again and look forward to the shorter heal time.

These pictures were taken after ten days of healing and just before my first round of golf in 3 months. The course played pretty well, but the greens were softer and bumpier than we'd like. Another week and we will be lookin' good.