No fall greens aeration? The Superintendent must have gone mad!

Ahh, the season is beginning to wind down, trees are losing their leaves and it's the time of year where we pull out the aerators and start making a mess of the greens. For some reason though, this fall seems different? I don't hear any aerators or see any evidence of greens aeration, something must be wrong!?!

No, nothing is wrong, in fact, everything is right. We've been monitoring our profile in the greens over the past few years and have noticed we are in a very good state agronomically and felt we can push through the fall without pulling a core. 

In recent years we've made great strides in reducing our organic matter in our greens to below 2% via light and frequent topdressing. We've also found less intrusive ways of relieving compaction through pencil and deep tining aeration. One other significant change we've made of late is with our fertility programs. We've dramatically reduced our fertility inputs throughout the shoulder seasons, which I feel helps reduce organic matter production. 

With the goal of reducing or eliminating conventional core aeration, we will be continuing with these programs while monitoring our soil profiles throughout the year to ensure we can produce the best possible playing surfaces for you, our guests. So with that being said, come on out and enjoy smooth greens for the remainder of the year!