#5 Green Resurface

We stripped the old surface off of #5 green and removed the poa annua infested sod.
















We keep the sod cutter level the same to insure that we are installing the same depth as the original green. We also use a 2 x 4 screwed to a broom handle to keep the sod seams as tight as possible.

The A-4 bent grass nursery takes a year to grow in and we will be able to continue resurfacing a different green every year.
















The A-4 bent grass nursery is stripped and installed at #5 green.
















This is what #5 green looks like after the resurface. We will sand all of the seams as much as possible to get the green playable. As soon as the sod cutters are cutting warm season turf, we will install two strips of zoysia around the green to create a buffer to catch any loose poa seeds. Once we start mowing #5 green, we will have a dedicated mower to again help keep poa from spreading to this green.

Vert-drain Stats

Greens square footage, 3.2 acres or 139,392 square feet.

Six staff members shoveling 80 tons of sand.
27,000 pounds of sand per staff member.

7.75 hours to complete aerification and sand application.

Eight staff members brooming sand into holes.
Eight staff members broomed an average 17,424 square feet.
280 man hours to complete.

We roll the greens three times to level out depressions from tractor tires and the suction of the verti-drain tines.

We are mowing with the triplex right now to remove any excess sand that may still be present and we will be walk mowing the greens next week.

Verti-drain Process

The verti-drain process is very labor intensive and requires a lot of time. We start by having five members of the staff hand loading sand into a hopper that spreads a thin layer of sand over the greens surface. Then, a another tractor comes behind the sand spreading tractor to put 8-10 inch holes into the greens surface.















This is what the greens look like the next morning with deep holes and wet sand from the morning dew.















We use the buffalo turbine blower to dry the sand so we can broom it into the holes. We did everything possible to get the sand dry to get the job done as soon as we could.















Every person on the staff worked very hard to get the verti-drain finished. If we left the sand sitting on the surface any longer we could have had a lot of problems.















This is the end result of the verti-drain. This process has never been completed so quickly or been this detailed.

Herbicide Results

Spraying herbicide in the fairways removes unwanted cool season turf such as poa annua and the pre-emergent controls new stands from establishing.















The herbicide is sprayed on all warm season turf to create clean borders around the green and green surrounds.















This is the result around #15 green when using the board to control where the chemical is being applied.

Herbicide Detail Around Greens

When we spray the herbicide and pre-emergent, we use a board to make a more precise border around the greens. This application keeps the loose bentgrass and poa in check.