Sometimes It's Good to Vent

Every 2-3 weeks in the summer we "vent" greens with small needle tines in order to allow them to "breathe".  This is not "aeration" and creates little if any disruption to play.  Generally we mow and/or roll immediately behind the process.  While "venting" is primarily done in the hotter months, we occasionally feel the need to do it in the spring and/or fall.  Conditions dictate the timing and frequency of venting.

The past 7-10 days have been very wet and I felt like greens would benefit from "venting".  The greens are nearly 25 years old and they do not drain as well as they once did.  The golf shop and I have been fielding a slow but steady flow of venting from golfers over the fact that we vented greens. The greens have been putting great and will continue to do so for the remainder of the golf season.  Please allow them to vent when they are not happy.