18 greens in one day!

Yesterday, we set a new record by completing aerification  on all of our greens in a single day. Normally we would aerify 6 greens on Sunday evening and finish the rest on Monday. We were rained out on Sunday by a solid 3/4 inch of rain. Luckily, Monday's chance of showers never amounted to anything and we were able to work all day long without a hitch.

A day of aerification involves many steps that must be coordinated to maximize efficiency. The pictures below illustrate many of the steps involved as the day moves along. Eventually, I would like to improve my computer skills and put together an aerification montage, but today isn't the day, so a bunch of pics will have to suffice.

The first thing we need is some decent weather and we definitely had that yesterday. A few storm clouds passed by, but only a handful of drops hit the ground. All in all, a beautiful day at SGCC.

From the blog of Jim Alwine, CGCS, at Stockton Golf and Country Club


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