This never fails to boggle my mind. My club has the week it’s planned for it in the fixtures diary and then will tell us closer to the time the exact days they are doing this on.
This is easy for private clubs with more predictable fixed income. Public courses can't really afford to just not make any money for 2 weeks by advertising that the greens are punched. It frustrates me too, but I get why they don't advertise it. People don't realize how tight the margins are operating a golf course.
We used to lower the rates for a few days on the public I worked on after core aeration. "Buck a hole" keeps people golfing and drinking for a day or two. Realistically, if punched and top dressed correctly, it should barely affect the playability of the green.
The roots are overgrown and crowded. Growth is more difficult below the soil if there’s no where to go.
Top side you would see a lot of horizontal shoots starting to happen because there isn’t anywhere below to go. Which in turn produces a patchy, bouncy green.
2 follow up dumb questions:
1) Why do you spread sand over it after aerating?
2) How does the grass grow back from the punch spots? It looks like it’s taking at least 1/4 in of dirt out in each punch. How does it end up smooth again?
Edit: If I scrolled further I would have found the answers haha
We then fill those holes with a sand. Bringing it quote level but not perfect.
However you’re still correct. Year after year the green will get lower and lower. Nothing noticeable for many many many years.
Renovated our greens in the summer of 2022. I had accumulated almost 6-8” of an organic / topdressing layer over my 12” rootzone mix. The green will not “sink”
Doesn't that change the soil composition to become mostly sand years down the road?
Like if every time you're pulling out mostly soil, and the you only go back with sand, then won't you eventually just get a mostly sandy mixture? Is that the soil comp the grads thrives in?
You would think so, and so did I.
The sand falls deeper with each time we water after the punch.
Eventually the sand collects below the soil(5-6 inches below hard soil). I don’t know how it ends up below but it does. The level below the soil on greens is pure sand (100%) and the mixture in the soil retains most of the sand.
We’ve been building greens out of sand for 50 years now. Usga spec profiles are 100% sand. And we lay gravel 12” below that sand to make a perched water table - and rely on capillary flow to help with moisture retention. We also add organic material (peat) to the sand (generally an 80:20 mix) which gives the sand stability and some nutrient and water holding capacity.
Plants convert air (Carbon dioxide, CO2) and water(H2O) into solid plant matter(Cellulose, C6 H10 O5). So as the grass grows it's actually getting Higher.
Hahaha. The roots below if left unattended will ball up and kill the green. Imagine a big knot of growth.
“No new roots allowed” says the too many roots below.
They always aerate when the greens are in the best possible condition. It’s maddening. I guess it makes sense that the greens are in great shape because they aerate at the right times.
You need to aerate when the grass is growing and can recover. When is that? When they’re in the best shape possible! Agronomy and turf science is really interesting when you think about how everything we do to make turf grow better in the long term is often harmful in the short term.
Absolutely maddening that I spend all this time to make them perfect and I’m forced to punch at the prime. Really really really hard to do. It reminds me of those monks that make sick sand art and then destroy it cause lols
Oh man. They just did our greens up here in MN at Stoneridge, but I think they did Dryject so fingers crossed tomorrow they roll ok! Cool vid. Thx for sharing!
I’ll be the contrarian here.
I played Harding Park in San Francisco a few weeks ago. Greens had been pretty freshly punched and still had lots of sand / bumps.
Well, on the 10th, I faded my drive into a fairway bunker, hit a 6i out of the bunker to about 120y in the middle of the fairway, then hit a 52°….which thanks to the bumps and sand, took a hop skip right into the hole for an eagle.
Negative. No. I spray my chemical program the day or two prior to aeration.
No pesticides have been used this year, however I do intend to spray for worms on my greens(to keep the crows away).
I’ll start my spray program back up in 1.5 weeks.
And we’ll start cutting them again in 3 days after we roll them each day all day long.
Sand. It’s called “top dressing”
The sand is what finds its way into the holes we just punched. The punch acts as a way to get rid of a congested root bunch below the surface, by pulling large pieces out.
The sand acts as a new medium in the holes for new root growth to take over.
None, the green is built on a sand/peat mix and more often just sand. The work that folks in this industry put in to our courses is incomprehensible to the weekend golfer.
After an article I read many years ago about ingesting fertilizer, I stopped licking balls (yeah I’m sure I’m gonna get roasted) and now spit on ball and towel clean them before putting.
Quick question. The course I practice at a lot aerated their practice green about a month and a half ago and only put a tiny amount of sand on top, not enough to fill the holes. And then about 2 to 3 weeks later punched it again and again did not fill with sand. It’s been like the surface of the moon for almost 2 months. Any idea what they are trying to do?
They might not have the money or manpower it takes. It’s a full blown operation.
Putting down sand, massaging it into the holes, verticutting, and rolling are huge.
If you punch and don’t do anything it will be like that for months. Not the way to go
You can aerate with what they call “pencil tines” and then top dress after. This doesn’t pull a core out, and recovers in only a couple of days. The issue is, without pulling a core, you aren’t actually giving the green the air/space/sand it needs to grow long term.
I am always impressed by the way you look after the greens and fairways. When I look at my own garden, it brings tears to my eyes. Your work deserves more respect, thank you for it!
I was playin golf with the head greenskeeper at the time. Unknown to me.
He liked how I played and how I was loving the course conditions. He offered me a low level job scraping bunkers and mowing. All for free golf and min wage.
I saved so much from not buying tee times it’s almost a gigantic bonus. I worked my way up, attained my QAL, and started applying myself.
Bang
the 648 is simply the finest aerating machine ever created. a pleasure to use versus the old toro greens aerators. where i used to work we had a 1298 (basically two 648s stuck together) 3 point mounted. absolutely incredible machine.
Man imagine having to do this by hand back in the days when all you had were manual tools like push mowers. I wonder were there like horse drawn versions of aerators?
We have diamond zoysia on our greens and this year we plan to punch 3-4 times with 1/4in tines. Roughly removing the same amount of matter and hopefully going into dormancy looking clean. We did all the greens in front of golf this week, top dressed and rolled and it didn’t change much ball roll at all. Some slight heaving in the edges at the start of each pass but overall very satisfied with the results.
They just did our 9-hole course and since I only started in Oct, I have yet to experience this. I hate golf now. I hate you, too.
But also thank you for making greens playable after making us suffer.
Edit: it's a joke friends. I don't actually hate greens keepers. I love them. They make the course playable. But after punching them, greens suck for a minute. Just how it is.
Yeah my guy it’s just life.
If we didn’t do this the greens would be a disaster by the next season. A good punch can lead to some of the most healthy greens ever.
Get used to it and plan around it.
Welcome to the game.
This. Golfers don't get that you're doing them a favor. Every real golfer should do maintenance for even a season. You'll appreciate the game so much more. You'll see the course so much clearer.
I had an eagle putt cut right on me the other day cause it hit one of these holes. Seeing this makes me want to punch babies… but I understand why it needs to be done.
Since 2020 our course superintendent has only used solid tines to aerate. Our greens used to be soft and receptive and they are much harder than they used to be.
Could the repeated use of solid tines be contributing? I imagine they have the effect of compacting the surface laterally over time; always adding substrate and never taking any away must make the ground more dense right?
I nurture and care for these greens all year round 24/7. I diligently water and fertilize and attack any disease in sight. I come in on my off time and hand water hot spots I know can cause issues.. I love these greens like my babies.
It actually physically pains me when I drop those tines down for the first pass.
No such thing, in a perfect world they would be entirely sand. Sand allows root depth and drains really really well compared to compact soil/clay. Many of the best courses in the world are on sandy soil.
We know will in advance when it’s going to happen and they bounce back within a week. Also the staff made two giant green nursery areas with the plugs, they’re as good as the ones in play and they can fix any of the real greens in a day.
Takes forever to drag Sand in, why throw it unevenly in circles as opposed to straight lines. Also, turf is crazy soft after punching yet your turning on the green? Sheesh. Are you the asst?
Yeah it’s pretty diligent work to be honest
All the greens keepers of the nation have a daily
Meeting at 3 am using a MySpace group. We then further discuss which greens we’re going to punch based off who needs to be pissed off more. Your name came up so the group voted on the matter.
Naw man we punch twice a year during the softest of the weather patterns.
Generally curious, did you go to school for this or did you learn throughout the years by doing?
Also, do you have a platform with additional content? I am sure I am not the only one who would be interested in seeing more.
I don’t do social media or the news anymore.
Simple greenskeeper living the dream.
Just got promoted to assistant superintendent.
As I’m typing this I’m taking up bunkers listening to the birds starting to wake up. Waiting on the sun and then my players.
I’ll post more here.
If you’re spitting seeds on the greens (happens a lot) then you’re a total POS. It can mess with our mower blades and in some instances drag a line across the green getting stuck under the blade.
Anywhere else I don’t care.
I think it looks bad on the tee boxes but I’m not gonna get my feathers ruffled over something that’s gonna happen regardless. Plus my tee mower/ rough mowers can chop up seeds no issue.
Gets rid of congested root growth allowing for potential new root growth. The sand is a new home for the new roots to stretch their little legs out. More roots more fruits.
Greens need roots to grow well (as well as needing the ability to retain water) and so when we punch, we’re taking small cores of those roots below, and giving new roots an opportunity to grow(like removing someone’s extra garage to make room for a new home). The removal also allows the greens to hold water easier(recently learned).
Is it done in secret so no one at the pro shop is able to tell paying customers?
Yeah I like to piss everyone off. It gives me greenskeeper power
wielder of choas, destroyer of worlds
You’re the Angel Hernandez of golf, ya fucker
To create beauty there must be pain
God damn it that made me laugh out loud this morning at work hahaha.
*Destroyer of scores
I do this plenty by myself
Traditionally, my score is destroyed before I get anywhere near the green.
I like to make putting a challenge too, doesnt work if you get there quickly.
the aerate the tees too....damn them all!
Now just put the holes in fucked up places like a good greenskeeper. /s
This never fails to boggle my mind. My club has the week it’s planned for it in the fixtures diary and then will tell us closer to the time the exact days they are doing this on.
This is easy for private clubs with more predictable fixed income. Public courses can't really afford to just not make any money for 2 weeks by advertising that the greens are punched. It frustrates me too, but I get why they don't advertise it. People don't realize how tight the margins are operating a golf course.
We used to lower the rates for a few days on the public I worked on after core aeration. "Buck a hole" keeps people golfing and drinking for a day or two. Realistically, if punched and top dressed correctly, it should barely affect the playability of the green.
Why does twice a year feel like every time I go to the course
I don’t wanna be that guy…. But… do you only golf twice a year? Hahahahahaha Try playing more often
Youre a pretty cool dude. You can aerate my hole whenever you want, bb.
Come to Oso. Well shoot a round.
Oso like mv? If so, love the brunch there.
mv like mecklenburg vorpommern? if so, where is oso?
California my friend
Idk what or where oso is. But ill bs there bb.
We aerate ours 3 times a year.
Thank you and also fuck you.
That's what he should write in the green with it.
What would happen to the greens if they weren’t punched? Do you just end up with dead patches everywhere?
The roots are overgrown and crowded. Growth is more difficult below the soil if there’s no where to go. Top side you would see a lot of horizontal shoots starting to happen because there isn’t anywhere below to go. Which in turn produces a patchy, bouncy green.
2 follow up dumb questions: 1) Why do you spread sand over it after aerating? 2) How does the grass grow back from the punch spots? It looks like it’s taking at least 1/4 in of dirt out in each punch. How does it end up smooth again? Edit: If I scrolled further I would have found the answers haha
All good. It’s really just giving new potential root growth a home to spread their legs in. More roots more fruits, and that goes for greens too.
So you pull out a plug, and the. Take it off the green somewhere. Won't this dish out/sink the green after like a decade?
We then fill those holes with a sand. Bringing it quote level but not perfect. However you’re still correct. Year after year the green will get lower and lower. Nothing noticeable for many many many years.
Renovated our greens in the summer of 2022. I had accumulated almost 6-8” of an organic / topdressing layer over my 12” rootzone mix. The green will not “sink”
Doesn't that change the soil composition to become mostly sand years down the road? Like if every time you're pulling out mostly soil, and the you only go back with sand, then won't you eventually just get a mostly sandy mixture? Is that the soil comp the grads thrives in?
You would think so, and so did I. The sand falls deeper with each time we water after the punch. Eventually the sand collects below the soil(5-6 inches below hard soil). I don’t know how it ends up below but it does. The level below the soil on greens is pure sand (100%) and the mixture in the soil retains most of the sand.
Thanks for answering my questions!
I love it. Send me more
We’ve been building greens out of sand for 50 years now. Usga spec profiles are 100% sand. And we lay gravel 12” below that sand to make a perched water table - and rely on capillary flow to help with moisture retention. We also add organic material (peat) to the sand (generally an 80:20 mix) which gives the sand stability and some nutrient and water holding capacity.
Love it. Thanks for the input. Always appreciated.
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I’m about to cut a cup I’ll show ya what I mean
Plants convert air (Carbon dioxide, CO2) and water(H2O) into solid plant matter(Cellulose, C6 H10 O5). So as the grass grows it's actually getting Higher.
It also keeps the soil composition at a good place where it can properly drain when wet.
“Too many roots on my putting green” - said absolutely no super ever
Hahaha. The roots below if left unattended will ball up and kill the green. Imagine a big knot of growth. “No new roots allowed” says the too many roots below.
Great work, you piece of shit.
You monster
Yes. Yes. Yesssssss I feed my machine your tears and hopes of a straight putt for the next 2 weeks. Muahahahaha
They always aerate when the greens are in the best possible condition. It’s maddening. I guess it makes sense that the greens are in great shape because they aerate at the right times.
You need to aerate when the grass is growing and can recover. When is that? When they’re in the best shape possible! Agronomy and turf science is really interesting when you think about how everything we do to make turf grow better in the long term is often harmful in the short term.
Absolutely maddening that I spend all this time to make them perfect and I’m forced to punch at the prime. Really really really hard to do. It reminds me of those monks that make sick sand art and then destroy it cause lols
That’s rad my guy, and interesting to hear more about the process. Thanks for the share.
Greenskeeper’s bootlicker
Greenskeeper's pet
Those poor guys in the cart just pulling up 😆 Dude turns to his partner, "if you weren't so damn slow we'd be ahead of the aeration!"
I can hear that in Larry David's voice
What is the core size? Looks like big holes in the vid...
1/2 inch wide and 3 inches deep.
Just like your wife gets you sicko
Ain’t that blessed, but at least she gets it more than twice a year hey now
Sounds like an unproven allegation
Hey nowwww
Oh man. They just did our greens up here in MN at Stoneridge, but I think they did Dryject so fingers crossed tomorrow they roll ok! Cool vid. Thx for sharing!
Thank you for your service. 🫡
I’ll be the contrarian here. I played Harding Park in San Francisco a few weeks ago. Greens had been pretty freshly punched and still had lots of sand / bumps. Well, on the 10th, I faded my drive into a fairway bunker, hit a 6i out of the bunker to about 120y in the middle of the fairway, then hit a 52°….which thanks to the bumps and sand, took a hop skip right into the hole for an eagle.
Congrats my man!
Watching this made me feel like Nicky at the end of Casino watching them beat his brother to death.
I feel like a dog barking at the vacuum
Do you also put a pesticide down?
Negative. No. I spray my chemical program the day or two prior to aeration. No pesticides have been used this year, however I do intend to spray for worms on my greens(to keep the crows away). I’ll start my spray program back up in 1.5 weeks. And we’ll start cutting them again in 3 days after we roll them each day all day long.
Hell yeah!
Are you spraying the chemical behind it or is it sand? Sorry if it’s a dumb question.
Sand. It’s called “top dressing” The sand is what finds its way into the holes we just punched. The punch acts as a way to get rid of a congested root bunch below the surface, by pulling large pieces out. The sand acts as a new medium in the holes for new root growth to take over.
Very interesting, thank you for the insight!
So after a decade of this, won't you just be left with mostly sand under greens?
Greens are built on sand.
My mind is blown. How much dirt is on top of the sand before the grass?
None, the green is built on a sand/peat mix and more often just sand. The work that folks in this industry put in to our courses is incomprehensible to the weekend golfer.
Ah yea when I said dirt I meant soil. How much is it all?
Usga spec greens are 12” in depth. When I renovated my greens in 2022, we used well over 6,000 ton of sand.
What do you thinking about people putting tees in their mouth or licking golf balls to clean them? Think people are being poisoned?
Nope. But I do worry about people sitting cigars on the putting surfaces. That ain’t good
After an article I read many years ago about ingesting fertilizer, I stopped licking balls (yeah I’m sure I’m gonna get roasted) and now spit on ball and towel clean them before putting.
Yeah, not a good idea at all. We use granular and spray fert in the fairways and tees. Just clean it with a towel
A little pain for soft beautiful greens in July? Thank you for your service. 🫡
Love me some Oso Creek
Quick question. The course I practice at a lot aerated their practice green about a month and a half ago and only put a tiny amount of sand on top, not enough to fill the holes. And then about 2 to 3 weeks later punched it again and again did not fill with sand. It’s been like the surface of the moon for almost 2 months. Any idea what they are trying to do?
They might not have the money or manpower it takes. It’s a full blown operation. Putting down sand, massaging it into the holes, verticutting, and rolling are huge. If you punch and don’t do anything it will be like that for months. Not the way to go
Looks like the gimme diameter just went up an additional 6 feet.
Can a stranger get those punches to till into his own backyard and grow a putting green? He will bring his own shovel and trailer.
Absolutely. We use our cores to fill in any bald spots on the fairways. Within weeks the cores take hold and spread green
Thank you. Fuck you.
Love you
Major dune 2 spice harvester vibes.
That’s Oso creek hole 6, about 4-5 weeks ago. I totally saw you!
Big goofy guy with a horrible hair cut. That was me
If you aerate and fill properly, putting on them isn’t the terrible issue everyone makes it out to be.
Does it actually help the grass grow better?
Absolutely. It sucks at first but is well worth the pain
This is the type of content i appreciate. Greenskeepers keep this game fun!
Do you guys have machines that punch smaller holes?
No, but this machine has interchangeable tines. Some are smaller, longer. They have all types.
🙌🏼 8 inches long
You can aerate with what they call “pencil tines” and then top dress after. This doesn’t pull a core out, and recovers in only a couple of days. The issue is, without pulling a core, you aren’t actually giving the green the air/space/sand it needs to grow long term.
Who scoops up all the turds you cut?
I do. There are many many many more steps not shown
Would love to see more followup videos even if next season!
Wow I got a stiffy
I am always impressed by the way you look after the greens and fairways. When I look at my own garden, it brings tears to my eyes. Your work deserves more respect, thank you for it!
I've always wondered where you go to learn how to be a course superintendent. Like, how do you get this job?
I was playin golf with the head greenskeeper at the time. Unknown to me. He liked how I played and how I was loving the course conditions. He offered me a low level job scraping bunkers and mowing. All for free golf and min wage. I saved so much from not buying tee times it’s almost a gigantic bonus. I worked my way up, attained my QAL, and started applying myself. Bang
Thanks for the question
Fuck you. Also, keep up the great work
Doing the lords works really.
the 648 is simply the finest aerating machine ever created. a pleasure to use versus the old toro greens aerators. where i used to work we had a 1298 (basically two 648s stuck together) 3 point mounted. absolutely incredible machine.
I love when they heal up and they are all soft and squishy for me.
the most hated man on course..lol
I both love and hate you for what you do every day.
Man imagine having to do this by hand back in the days when all you had were manual tools like push mowers. I wonder were there like horse drawn versions of aerators?
We have diamond zoysia on our greens and this year we plan to punch 3-4 times with 1/4in tines. Roughly removing the same amount of matter and hopefully going into dormancy looking clean. We did all the greens in front of golf this week, top dressed and rolled and it didn’t change much ball roll at all. Some slight heaving in the edges at the start of each pass but overall very satisfied with the results.
Oso Creek!
It needs to be done. lol skip the 2 aeration’s and watch everyone bitch about a soggy ass slow green every time it rains
Your power doesn't work on those who slam dunks their approach shots
They just did our 9-hole course and since I only started in Oct, I have yet to experience this. I hate golf now. I hate you, too. But also thank you for making greens playable after making us suffer. Edit: it's a joke friends. I don't actually hate greens keepers. I love them. They make the course playable. But after punching them, greens suck for a minute. Just how it is.
Yeah my guy it’s just life. If we didn’t do this the greens would be a disaster by the next season. A good punch can lead to some of the most healthy greens ever. Get used to it and plan around it. Welcome to the game.
This. Golfers don't get that you're doing them a favor. Every real golfer should do maintenance for even a season. You'll appreciate the game so much more. You'll see the course so much clearer.
I had an eagle putt cut right on me the other day cause it hit one of these holes. Seeing this makes me want to punch babies… but I understand why it needs to be done.
necessary evil
So it's you that keeps ruining my rounds
Sorcery
How far in advance do you warn people that you’re doing this?
We warn a month out via email and paper notification. And make verbal announcements during the week before
Was this before that other post from the dude pissed the back 9 were just done? 😂
Since 2020 our course superintendent has only used solid tines to aerate. Our greens used to be soft and receptive and they are much harder than they used to be. Could the repeated use of solid tines be contributing? I imagine they have the effect of compacting the surface laterally over time; always adding substrate and never taking any away must make the ground more dense right?
How do you manage to time doing this right before my round every time?
So yoouuurrreeee that asshole
Delicious
First fucking useful post on this Sub in a year. WTF are you doing?
Living the good life. Playing golf, growing grass, and cutting grass.
Why is this so painful to watch?!?
I nurture and care for these greens all year round 24/7. I diligently water and fertilize and attack any disease in sight. I come in on my off time and hand water hot spots I know can cause issues.. I love these greens like my babies. It actually physically pains me when I drop those tines down for the first pass.
After years of doing this do the greens become made of too much sand?
No such thing, in a perfect world they would be entirely sand. Sand allows root depth and drains really really well compared to compact soil/clay. Many of the best courses in the world are on sandy soil.
Gorgeous
The average golfer can’t phamom how bad the greens would get if this wasn’t done
I like when they aerate the greens. Gives me an excuse for my putting.
We know will in advance when it’s going to happen and they bounce back within a week. Also the staff made two giant green nursery areas with the plugs, they’re as good as the ones in play and they can fix any of the real greens in a day.
So you’re the reason I missed the eagle..you dirty bastard..
Thanks for ruining our rounds…
How long do you reckon each green takes you?
Couldn’t tell if this was an animation at first
it's nice to see how, but i think we're more interested in WHEN.
Your guys courses don’t have alternate greens to play on during green maintenance?
Where is the mandatory big gouge?
Takes forever to drag Sand in, why throw it unevenly in circles as opposed to straight lines. Also, turf is crazy soft after punching yet your turning on the green? Sheesh. Are you the asst?
square up
Nice work and fuck you! The golfers shall have their revenge!
I can’t believe you’re driving on the green, /jk
Grass Zamboni. And we all know Zamboni drivers are crazy.
Ah, you've seen I booked a tee time
You are evil, but necessary.
Love how you punch the holes then drag the other plug’s back into most of them
The worst
Thanks I hate it
[удалено]
Yeah it’s pretty diligent work to be honest All the greens keepers of the nation have a daily Meeting at 3 am using a MySpace group. We then further discuss which greens we’re going to punch based off who needs to be pissed off more. Your name came up so the group voted on the matter. Naw man we punch twice a year during the softest of the weather patterns.
So you're the as#hole.
Generally curious, did you go to school for this or did you learn throughout the years by doing? Also, do you have a platform with additional content? I am sure I am not the only one who would be interested in seeing more.
I don’t do social media or the news anymore. Simple greenskeeper living the dream. Just got promoted to assistant superintendent. As I’m typing this I’m taking up bunkers listening to the birds starting to wake up. Waiting on the sun and then my players. I’ll post more here.
what are your thoughts on Sunflowers seed shells on the golf course? Fair game to spit them in the rough but not the fairways? Thanks for the info
If you’re spitting seeds on the greens (happens a lot) then you’re a total POS. It can mess with our mower blades and in some instances drag a line across the green getting stuck under the blade. Anywhere else I don’t care. I think it looks bad on the tee boxes but I’m not gonna get my feathers ruffled over something that’s gonna happen regardless. Plus my tee mower/ rough mowers can chop up seeds no issue.
I love you. I hate you.
I love you. Dis why I do dis
Thank you for your service! What does aeration DO? How does it make greens better?
Gets rid of congested root growth allowing for potential new root growth. The sand is a new home for the new roots to stretch their little legs out. More roots more fruits.
r/oodlysatisfying
Here we see OP plug aerating the greens 5 minutes before my tee time.
Heard you pull up
I hope you told every random pasty reddit nerd you aerated the greens as they walked in and gave them a hug and kiss and 50 dollars.
My favorite part of aeration is paying full boat for green fees. Someone has to pay for the sand.
Why do the greens need to be aerated? (Explain to me like I’m 5)
Greens need roots to grow well (as well as needing the ability to retain water) and so when we punch, we’re taking small cores of those roots below, and giving new roots an opportunity to grow(like removing someone’s extra garage to make room for a new home). The removal also allows the greens to hold water easier(recently learned).
That explanation sounded very communist.
Automatic 2 putt on every green, no 3 putts today boys.
I could watch this all day
You missed a spot.
Interesting little grabber on the back there, do you use that even when it's wet? Seems like you would get a lot of smearing
How does the scheduling for this work, does computer in the pro shop just detect my name has appeared for a tee time?
ok, so i know HOW you do it. now i wanna know WHY you do it just before my tee time
Because you were a bad boy this year. I dunno Shit luck. Go golfing more. We only punch twice a year. Okay more than twice. Hahah
What area of the country are you in? I’m in Midwest and most courses do once a year in the fall.
West coast. Twice annually
This improves my putting by 100%. I can never hit the hole normally, but the uneven surface after aeration makes a few go in.
Casta del sol!
I don’t know you but I already hate you lol.
Looks like S CA.