Aeration of the greens is finally complete. The process started on Sunday evening and finished Wednesday afternoon. It was a HUGE effort by the entire staff to get all of the greens punched, cleaned, washed, sanded and broomed. Below is a chronological look at what our aeration process at The Peninsula Club entails.
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| The greens looked amazing at the start of aeration. |
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| The first step in the aeration process was vertically mowing the greens. This removes undesirable lateral growth in the canopy. |
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View of the green after the vertical mow. Slicing into the canopy allows for more sand incorporation into the channels.
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| After the greens have been vertical mowed they are rolled and mowed. |
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| Dumpe'! Dumpe'! Dumpe'! Aeration begins and the staff immediately catches and removes the cores. This makes for a very clean green after the holes have been punched. |
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| Arnold cleaning the holes and making sure the holes are ready to receive sand! |
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| This is exactly what the goal is. Large, clean and open holes. The bigger and cleaner they are the more sand that can be incorporate into the holes. |
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| The dry sand was push broomed into the open holes. This entire process decreases the amount of heavy equipment driven on unstable, open holes that can potentially cause shifting and rutting of the green surface. |
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| The final look after the sand has been brushed in. The holes officially have begun the healing process. |
Now the process of healing and repairing the putting green slate begins. The holes will rapidly begin to heal and the greens should be like new in 12-14 days.
This process would not have been successful without the excellent help of the entire GCM Staff.
Thanks Nick, Drew, Cesar, Jonathan, Paolo, Arnold, Margarito, Bradley, Alberto, Raul, Chayanne, Roberto, Brian, Wilfred, Jose, Milo, Wes, John! You guys rocked it out! 364 days and counting...
