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Means to an end: Circulating air through Greens, Made sense of By A Top Course Director
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By Drew Powell

Tolerance is a word frequently tossed around in our game. Maybe no circumstance wears our out however much the a long time after greens have been circulated air through. As golf players, we know poking those small holes and filling them with sand is a means to an end, however do we truly realize the reason why it's essential?

To more readily comprehend this fundamental practice, we conversed with Phil Cuffare, the Overseer of Agronomy at Oakland Slopes Nation Club in Bloomfield Slopes, Michigan. Cuffare is entrusted with keeping up with title level circumstances at the two courses at Oakland Slopes, including the celebrated South Course, which has facilitated six US Opens (as well as three PGA Titles and the 2004 Ryder Cup).

"The fundamental explanation is natural matter development," Cuffare says regarding the need to circulate air through greens. As per Cuffare, a layer of natural matter — comprising of rotting roots, grass stems and other plant material — will in general development over the long haul where the grass stems meet the dirt. At the point when that layer gets excessively thick, water gets caught at the surface, making greens be excessively delicate. Also, exorbitant natural matter development can forestall root development and lessen oxygen levels in the dirt.

"What it does is it permits water invasion and oxygen, so you get a better plant," Cuffare says of air circulation. "You get a more tight plant. And afterward the water isn't being held up in the inch or a few in the profile, so that main a few inches can get drier and firmer, quicker."