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Claudio is adding some wetting agent with a hose-end applicator to the bunker slopes. This will help aid in firmer playing conditions |
Aerating roughs and fairways. These are not the latest and greatest aerators but they do a pretty decent job. I would like to see more holes. These hole are about 6-8 inches apart |
Plugs from aerator |
Number 8 tee after it was aerated |
Our Mechanic Dale changing out some of the broken tines |
This machine sweeps up the plugs. It has a hydraulic lift to dump them out when the Hopper gets full |
Aerating greens surface |
1/2 inch holes on 3 inch centers |
Crew cleaning plugs off of greens |
More cleaning off plugs |
Removing plugs from greens |
Rolling greens before topdressing. We decided to roll first since the surface was soft. This helped to prevent tire indentations from the topdressing machine |
This is a picture of the thickness of the sand layer we have applied to the greens for fill the holes. The entire green will be covered with sand We used about 55 tons of sand for this topdressing |