All of the fine fescue areas on the golf course are being trimmed back to about 5" tall for the winter. This helps them from getting matted down over the winter and ultimately breeding fungus.
We started topdressing approaches today. You can see how much sand accumulates on the surface once it is applied. After it dries for an hour or two, we "drag" the approach with the broom system you see in these photos. Note how all the sand basically disappears and fills the holes that were created from aeration.
With poor and very cold weather on the way, I decided we'll do a small core aeration to greens (1/4" hollow tines) tomorrow. We'll clean them up and roll them after the process, causing very little disruption. Of course, they are rolling much slower now that the height of cut has been raised to prepare the turf for winter.