Brickshire Golf Club Maintenance -Greens Aerification Schedule for 2025

 

At Brickshire Golf Club, our goal is to provide the best possible playing conditions throughout the year. One essential practice that supports this goal is greens aerification. While the term might bring to mind images of hole-filled greens and temporary disruptions, aerification is a critical process that ensures the long-term health, playability, and consistency of our putting surfaces.

2025 Greens Aerification Dates:

• Spring Aerification: April 14-15 (Course Closed Both Days)

• Fall Aerification: September 15-16 (Course Closed Both Days)

Why Aerification Is Essential:

Aerification helps relieve soil compaction caused by foot traffic and mowing equipment, promote deeper root growth, improves water infiltration, enhances oxygen exchange, and reduces thatch buildup. All these factors contribute to firmer, healthier, and more consistent greens throughout the season.

Without regular aerification, even healthy-looking greens can deteriorate beneath the surface, leading to weaker turf, poor drainage, and increased susceptibility to stress, disease, and extreme weather conditions. In fact, the presence of healthy turf within old aerification holes often provides critical evidence of its benefits when diagnosing turf issues.  

Why We Chose These Dates:

• Spring (April 14-15): By mid-April, the greens will have resumed active growth, allowing for quicker recovery than if aerification were done earlier when turf is still dormant.

• Fall (September 15-16): Early to mid-September provides ideal growing conditions for recovery, with warm soil temperatures, adequate sunlight, and reduced summer stress.

Expected Recovery Time:

With proper weather conditions and post-aerification care, we anticipate recovery to be 10-14 days for both the spring and fall aerifications. During this period, green speeds may be slightly slower, but conditions will steadily improve as the turf heals.

We understand that aerification can be an inconvenience, but it is a necessary investment in the health of our greens and the overall quality of your golf experience. Thank you for your understanding and support as we continue to maintain and improve the course.