As you may have noticed, two greens were not aerated with the others on October 22 and 23rd. These two greens are numbers 12 and 17. The reason that we did not aerate these greens is that we plan to perform drainage installation. Sod removal will be required during the process and aeration holes would have caused the sod to tear or rip during handling.
The reason to install drainage into these greens is to remove excess moisture from the root zone. Another way to say this is that we want to drain the subsurface water. These greens hold too much water due to a variety of factors but will feel that drainage is the top priority to improve them for many years to come. If we can allow the roots to breath, we will see better performance from a turf quality standpoint.
The drainage process will start on Monday, November 5. This first week, 17 green will be closed until completion. On Monday, November 12 we plan to close 12 green until it is completed.
During the time that each green is closed, each hole will remain playable by the way of temporary greens. This will be accomplished by a paint circle in the fairway with a cup and flagstick in the middle. The proper way to play the hole with the temporary green is to record an automatic two putt after your ball is located within the circle. You may however attempt to make the shot on your first attempt after being within the circle.
Upon completion of the drainage projects we plan to have the greens re-opened immediately. However, there will be many factors that dictate this happening so we plan to be in communication about our progress via this blog and the pro-shop.
