100 Day War, 1st Battle...Mission Accomplished

The first aerification week was a success. Even though the rain came almost daily, it patiently waited until the end of each day before dumping inches on us. I can't even imagine how many holes were punched into the course this past week. I'm guessing it would make the national debt look easily manageable though. The only areas that didn't get punched yet are the roughs, and they will be getting their holes on the Mondays we are closed.

The chipping green project is almost done. The fumigation tarps were pulled and the green was roto-tilled again to air out the soil for 24 hours, compacted the next day by driving a tractor over the surface and then floated out to see how the surface is prepped. 

Once the surface has been final prepped I inspected the putting surface to see where any adjustments need to be made and communicated them to Trevor for adjustment. I use and app on my phone that allows me to write and draw on pictures so there's no misunderstanding. 

Here is one of the team starting to make the adjustments. He is adding more sand so there are smooth transitions from collar to putting surface. 

Once the adjustments are made the new material will be blended into the soil profile with a roto-tiller. This will make sure there are no severe layers between the new and old sand. Once all the sand is added and tilled in, the putting surface will be floated out for inspection. This process will continue until the surface is perfect. Because we are not adjusting the surrounding collars, special care must be giving to make sure the new blends to the old seemlessly. 

The new Sunday Grass sprigs will be delivered tomorrow morning and will be immediately planted. Just a reminder for those who are here, water will be turned on for 8 min a head every hour from 9 until 6. That will be 32 minutes of water every hour. The reason for so much water is that the new sprigs have hardly any roots and it is vital that dehydration / desication is prevented.