{"id":6145,"date":"2020-05-15T11:17:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T09:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atalaya-golf.com\/?p=6145"},"modified":"2020-05-15T11:19:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T09:19:26","slug":"atalaya-cultivates-fairways-and-roughs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atalaya-golf.com\/atalaya-cultivates-fairways-and-roughs\/","title":{"rendered":"Atalaya Cultivates Fairways And Roughs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spring turf cultivation is a continuing process at Atalaya Golf & Country Club. Over the past several weeks the process has been completed on the greens of the Old and New courses, as well as the practice putting area and the Old Course tee boxes. Now, solid tining for very deep decompaction of the soil is underway on the fairways and roughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normally this work is carried out during the summer months; however, with the closure of our courses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision was made to take advantage of the time when our courses are not being used to accomplish this necessary maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fairways and roughs on all golf courses suffer from soil compaction, and at Atalaya we are especially burdened by the problem as a result of the fine-textured, clayed soils that underlay our courses. Atalaya\u2019s issue is further provoked by the heavily concentrated traffic patterns and extensive use of golf buggies experienced by our courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When soil is compacted the level of water percolation and infiltration into the soil is decreased and water loss by runoff is increased. Root systems become restricted because of a lack of aeration, and the health, vigour and density of the turfgrass declines. The combination of all of these factors causes a decrease in the quality of the playing surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once a soil compaction problem is diagnosed, turf cultivation is required to alleviate it. The process involves coring, the use of solid tines, and, occasionally, slicing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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