Maintenance & renovation practices of one of the oldest 18 hole country clubs west of the Mississippi Host of 1904 Gold Medal Matches in the Olympics
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Grooming/verticutting greens
We did a light verticutting/grooming of our greens today. This practice forces the grass to stand up and will cut some of the longer blades leading to a better cut. With our higher height of cut over the stress of the summer, the grass has a tendency to lay over and become lazy. The more grass surface area, the more friction created which slows ball roll. Verticutting/grooming, topdressing, and brushing help improve the smoothness and ball roll as we move from summer conditions into some beautiful fall weather.
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