Manakin aeration complete

The rain tried to slow us down a little Monday morning but our double aeration was completed easily by Tuesday afternoon. In front of the aeration pictured above we pulled small 1/4" cores out of the greens and blew off the debris. A heavy dose of sand followed and then 1/2" solid tines opened up more holes for the sand to fall in to. This mixture of different methods allows for a little less disruption while still removing organic matter and getting a large amount of sand introduced into the profile. The past few springs we saw about 25 tons of sand go in to the greens but this year we wanted to get back to something more aggressive. Close to 70 tons of sand was put on the greens this week to ensure every hole was filled to the top. More holes and more sand should lead to a drier, firmer and more consistent surface this season. The greens have been rolled a few times, including with the asphalt roller. We are looking forward to some rain this afternoon to wash some more sa...