While there’s nothing better than spring golf to kickstart the season, that fun can be tempered when you run into [cue dramatic music] aerated greens. As if golf isn’t already hard enough ...

But what about when the greens are aerated, punched with hundreds of tiny sand-filled holes? Do you still need to repair the ball marks, or will they naturally heal like the aeration holes?

Listen, before anyone yells at me, aeration is an important necessity for greens. Aeration helps air and water get deeper into the dirt. It also prevents the soil from getting too compact ...

If aerated greens are the root canal of course management, the ProCore is Novocain. Here’s how it works. Tines act like teeth, grinding through the ground to create holes in the turf.

Superintendents also understand that playability is a concern. Following aeration, especially on greens, filling each of the aeration holes with sand will promote quicker recovery and improve ball ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — I hate aerated greens. They are maddening and once they’re covered with loose dirt plugs, sand top-dressing and punch-holes, they’re not worth putting on for a month.

Putting green aeration is never popular. Understandably, golf course superintendents and USGA agronomists field many questions about aeration each year. Here are helpful answers to some of the most ...

The college golfer’s stunningly low round was all the more impressive as it was shot on aerated greens—which is unfortunately what provoked his rules violation. According to Ryan French ...

The job can be a bit tedious, but it's not difficult, and the benefits of aeration—green, healthy grass—make those few hours well spent. There are several ways to aerate your lawn with a ...