Top Dressing and Verticutting

We got a lot of work done on the greens today. We started by verticutting them, a cultural practice which helps reduce thatch by using vertical blades that cut below the surface of the soil. It also cuts lateral growing leaves which helps promote the plant to grow up, which results in finer leaves and therefore quicker green speeds. We followed that by mowing them and then finished off with a light top dressing. We will repeat this process on a regular basis throughout the season.