Fairways Aeration

This week we had all of the fairways aerated by an outside contractor. The holes were 3-4
inches deep and 5/8” in diameter.

Harmon Turf Services brought foud machines out and had all of the fairways cored in about nine hours. Our staff then came in behind them and broke up the plugs by dragging a mat across them. After that we blew off the fairways, and then ran the mower across them to chew up any debris left behind. It was a very messy project but cleaned up well after working on it for a couple of days.


The benefits of this project were two-fold. Number one we were able to remove thatch build up that will keep the fairways from being so spongy and grainy. Number two it will help with
drainage by removing a lot of clay material and creating channels for the water to get into the
soil profile. Aeration in conjunction with a heavier verti-cutting schedule next year will help to
improve ball roll in the fairways and hopefully let us enjoy more days with the carts off the path.