Why we aerify

Aerification.  It might as well be a 4 letter word to golfers.  It is even worse to maintenance workers.  But for the greens it is bliss.  The main purpose of aerification is to remove organic material that builds up over time and replace it with fresh sand.  This helps out the greens tremendously, especially in the summer.  When we go through hot wet periods in the summer, the organics in the top inch of the soil act as a sponge and don't allow the water to penetrate to the roots or evaporate to cool the grass.  It just sits there in that top layer and heats up the soil and kills the grass.  When we dilute this organic material with fresh sand we are allowing that water to move on through the soil profile.When the top layer drys out, it allows us to control the amount of water the greens have.  If we can control our water, we stand a lot better chance of keeping the greens healthy throughout the summer. 
Aerifying the greens is a necessary tool in long term greens health.  We know it is a pain for a couple of weeks while the greens are growing back in, but they will be better off in the long run.  Thanks for your understanding in this and we hope to see you back out here soon.