{"id":7608,"date":"2021-06-07T10:34:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T08:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atalaya-golf.com\/?p=7608"},"modified":"2021-06-07T10:37:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T08:37:49","slug":"more-from-andres-sanchez-about-hollow-tining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atalaya-golf.com\/more-from-andres-sanchez-about-hollow-tining\/","title":{"rendered":"More From Andr\u00e9s S\u00e1nchez About Hollow Tining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Atalaya\u2019s championship Old Course is currently closed for hollow tining and other maintenance. The course will reopen on Monday, the 21st of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a hollow tine?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, a \u201chollow tine\u201d is a round tube that penetrates the ground and collects a core. The tube then again penetrates the ground and pushes the core out through a hole. This process removes poor quality soil and thatch and, at the same time, allows water and air to seep into the root zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is hollow tining important?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Andr\u00e9s S\u00e1nchez Garcia, General Director of Atalaya Golf & Country Club, \u201ca deep hollow tining and top dressing with silica sand of the Old Course tees is very necessary\u2026.\u201d The hollow tining decompacts and smoothens the surface of the tees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00e1nchez comments that this work is necessary \u201cat least once a year\u201d and that it is particularly important on par three holes \u201cwhere there is an intensive and deep wear of the tees\u201d. S\u00e1nchez continues: \u201cThe top dressing of the divots and the whole area improves the recovery of grass and also smooths the area for a more correct stance position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n