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COURSE CARE

Hot Tips for This Summer

By John Foy and Todd Lowe

| Jul 28, 2011

Tighter spacing during core aeration is helping superintendents decrease total down time and disruption to golf.

Issue:
How to manage aggressive thatch and organic matter accumulation on ultradwarf bermudagrass putting greens while reducing golfer complaints about downtime.

Solution:
Double punch the putting greens.  Golf courses that normally core aerate greens three to four times each summer are double punching twice yearly.