Fairway Aerification Day 1

Right now we are working on finishing up day 1.  Overall it went well, until the end of the day.  This morning it looked like we would easily complete the front nine and get at least two holes done on the back.  I guess we didn't knock on wood hard enough.  Currently, our aerifier, and the one that we borrowed from another course are broken down.  Unfortunately, this is usually part of the game of fairway aerification.  Considering the late breakdowns, we were still able to finish quite a bit.  The front nine, which includes four of the biggest five fairways, is finished, and part of number 10 is finished.  Tomorrow, the back nine will be closed until we are close to finishing it, at that time the tenth tee will open for play.  Contact the pro shop for updates.  Until then, here are some pictures from the day.

Pulling the plugs.

Grinding the dried plugs with flail mowers.

Dragging the ground plugs in.

Blowing off the remaining tufts of thatch and grass.

Mowing the fairway for the finished product.

The end of our day....