CS Trading LLC establishes a national account agreement with the TPC Network. Since the first Tournament Players Club, TPC Sawgrass, opened in 1980; the PGA TOUR’s TPC Network of private and destination golf clubs have maintained a reputation for developing and operating outstanding PGA TOUR golf properties across the country.

Five years ago SISIS North America was delighted to supply an Auto-Rotorake to the University of Florida. The Auto-Rotorake fitted with the verticutting reel was the only de-thatcher used for a research project into UltraDwarf grasses. The Auto-Rotorake has proved very reliable over the length of the project and was found to be the most effective treatment for the removal and control of the build-up of excess organic matter.

An abstract from John Rowland’s thesis is given below and we are grateful to him for allowing us to publish it.

IMPACT AND CONTROL OF ORGANIC MATTER IN USGA ULTRADWARF BERMUDAGRASS GREENS

Ultradwarf bermudagrasses are commonly used for golf course putting greens in Florida due to their ability to tolerate high temperatures and low mowing heights for fast green speeds. Their dense growth habits can cause excessive organic matter build-up above and below the soil line, negatively affecting surface and soil characteristics. This experiment was conducted to evaluate seasonal impacts of commonly used cultural management practices on United States Golf Association ultradwarf bermudagrass putting green properties to determine optimum timing and effectiveness of treatments. Three ultradwarf varieties (‘FloraDwarf’, ‘TifEagle’, and ‘Champion’) were subjected to six cultural management treatments: Hollow tine aerification (one, two, or three times yearly), deep verticutting (three times yearly), solid tine aerification (five times yearly), and an untreated control. Verticutting and hollow tine aerification 3x reduced shoot counts in the Spring/Summer study. Verticutting had higher volumetric water content than hollow tine aerification 3x in the Spring/Summer and Summer/Fall studies. Since verticutting had the firmest surface, least mower scalping and localized dry spot, and eventually
had higher quality, water-holding capacity, and fewer clippings it was the most beneficial treatment.”

While synthetic turf is low maintenance, it isn't NO maintenance. Caring for your turf properly ensures that you are doing everything possible to keep the athletes safe. Make sure that you are regularly sweeping, cleaning, disposing of debris, redistributing in-fill, and reducing compaction to prolong the life of your synthetic turf. You also want to make sure you are protecting your field with an antimicrobial spray. If the field isn't draining sufficiently, then surface water, moss and algae will make the turf dangerous and slippery.

C.S. Trading recommends contracting with an expert such as Synthetic Turf Shield to keep your synthetic turf field in top condition - to extend its life as well as to prevent accidents.