The greens were aerified earlier this week during a long Sunday evening and a very long Monday.  Everything went very well and the staff worked their tails off to finish the task in one closed day.  Now we have to patiently wait for the greens to heal and do all we can to assist in that process.

You, as the golfer, have your responsibilities as well.  As usual we are asking you to fix all of your ball marks and a couple extra so the greens can get back to fast and firm.  We always have a problem with ball mark repair after we aerify.  Some people think it is unnecessary because the greens are "torn up anyway."  Other people tell me it is hard to find a ball mark with all that sand on the greens.  In my opinion, this is the most important time to fix your ball marks because the greens are so delicate after the aerification process.  We are watering nightly to encourage bentgrass seed germination and to keep the greens from drying out and suffering drought stress.  This results in soft greens and very large ball marks.


You cannot honestly tell me that this ball mark is hard to find.  Yesterday, I walked out on the 18th green and could count over a dozen ball marks without walking anywhere.  The sand splashes away from the impact area and the dark green circle is very easy to locate.  The small holes, 3/8 inch, will heal pretty quick and we'll be back to good playing conditions.  Please do your part by touching up your ball marks and we'll have some really good greens thanks to this team effort.