Aerification...of course it finally rained!

Of course Murphy's Law applies to OCGC aerification.  Last weekend it rained 2.75 inches.  Today, we were to start Newport Bay.  With the fairways saturated, we decided to try tomorrow, switching to 3/4 inch SOLID tines.  We saw less of a need to pull cores, because we are trying to create a monostand of bermudagrass.  The grass is not very thatchy yet.  The cleanup with more rains today would really become a mess.  We were able to aerify all of the greens with 3/8 inch holes.  We aerified the collars and approaches with 1/2 inch holes.  Of course, there are always speed bumps.  Our topdresser stopped working early on and appears to be in for an overhaul.  Luckily our friends at Ocean Pines CC were not using theirs until the 30th.  We are using their "spin" topdresser shown above, which slings the sand through two discs.  We try to apply just enough sand to thin the thatch and for the turf to recover from the summer.  On the weaker greens, we are adding a little more sand and interseeding with the newer ALPHA variety.  The hope is the new bentgrass will fill in where the poa annua struggled this summer.  My learning experience is ongoing.