#5 Green and Approach
In this picture you can see where we've punched holes in the approach and collar. Our goal here is to allow more air and water to get below the surface. Punching holes around the collar is followed with rolling to help collapse the holes to help flatten out the surface. On many of our greens we have what we call collar dams. This is a buildup of turf that creates about a 1/4 inch high dam around the green. These dams restrict water run off from the greens and create a very abrupt edge making putting a challenge at best. The transition from collar to green should not be that high and abrupt. We will continue with efforts to bring these down the best we can.
#8 Green Collar
