Aerifiying High traffic Areas

This past Monday we spent time aerifying high-traffic areas. These areas receive a lot of cart traffic and not only have turf health implications but also play ability issues.  We made it around all 18 and cleaned it up ready for play on Tuesday.  In the picture below, you can see the aerifier operating on #7 fairway and rough.  We started this program last year if you recall.  I think we have seen a lot of benefits from doing this program monthly through the growing season.  The course received 0.3" of rain Monday afternoon.  The rain slowed down the clean up process; however at this point any rain is a great thing!