Aeration Day

Today we start aerating greens. The course closes in the afternoon on the Sunday, and then reopens on Tuesday. This gives the crew enough time to carry out the necessary tasks associated with aeration.

At Shadow we use the Toro ProCore 648 aerator.

Aerating Practice Green

 After the greens are cored, we then used the John Deere TC 125 for clean up. This system is very efficient. There is another Pro Gator waiting to dump the cores into. Once that Pro Gator is full, then it drives to wherever we are dumping the cores. It then returns and the cycle continues.

TC 125 in action on hole 2

Once the cores are removed, the greens are blown off with the Buffalo blower, top dressed, and brushed in. If deemed necessary by the Superintendent, we will add any amendments to the soil at this time while the holes are open.