A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.
Yes, we will finish aerification today barring any equipment failure. I know you may have read in the weekly report from the GM that it was going to take only three days and another time we finished yesterday but both of those comments are errors. Aerfication takes us at least nine days to completely finish and that is the reason we start the roughs the week before. When we have to additionally aerify the greens the process can take longer.
So why does the aerification take so long? This is a very good question with a answer that many may not like ... but, due to manpower reductions the past couple of summers to staffing levels at a total of 15 (compared to three summers ago levels at 21 team members) and the fact that unlike almost ALL of the other golf course in the Valley we do not, and have not ever use overtime. More staffing would decease the time needed by up to five days but in these times we have to work with what we have to work with.
So if you ever want to know exactly what is going on on the golf course from the horse's mouth (no funny comments there), unedited, non-political, with possible spelling errors, come read this blog ... it is the only thing written by me directly -- flaws and all.
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