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The TurfBreeze Benefit
Developed to provide airflow on the surface of golf course greens,
TurfBreeze is the most respected name
in surface aeration.
Promoting a healthier turf environment through improved air circulation and the alleviation of heat stress are the primary reasons most golf course superintendents use fans on their greens. Solar heat can have a devastating effect on turfgrass. When a green’s subsoil temperature reaches high levels, turfgrass roots begin to shrink, diminishing the quality
of the putting surface. Fan use can lower the surface temperature of a green up to 10° Fahrenheit, which in turn, lowers the soil temperature approximately 4° to 6° F. Fan
use increases turfgrass transpiration, cooling the plant internally and
keeping it healthier overall.
As an added benefit, TurfBreeze fans can be used to evaporate excess
moisture from heavy morning dew.
Although thinning trees works best, fans have shown to improve the
quality of shaded greens.
TurfBreeze will assist you in planning fan size, quantity, and placement to
best suit the needs
of your course.
Cedar Ridge
Golf Club
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Mike Wooten, Superintendent at Cedar Ridge Golf Course in Broken Arrow, OK learned about TurfBreeze from a fellow superintendent in his area. Wooten was already the owner of 14 fans, but none
were TurfBreeze. He now owns one TurfBreeze fan.
Wooten has seen a comparison between his fans. "The TurfBreeze fan seems to push more air. It seems like the TurfBreeze fan reaches out farther. It really seems like it puts out more (air)."
Wooten explains, "A TurfBreeze representative came out and we talked about the fans themselves and then we talked about the electrical wire sizing. He also set the locations. Six of our previously purchased fans were made by a local person and TurfBreeze was also able to retro-fit these old fans with oscillators."
"We are looking at new placements closer to the greens because fans have become much more accepted by the members. I believe you could place the fan right in the middle of the green and have it oscillate 360 degrees and they would accept it now," jokes Wooten.
Wooten discusses how he uses fans in his turf maintenance routine. "We set them up usually the third week of June following the club’s member guest tournament and take the fans in for the winter, right after Labor Day. If we can ever get them out earlier we will. We run them all day – 24 hours per day. Ninety-nine percent of the time, once they get turned on, they don’t get turned off until we bring them in."
Wooten adds, "The fan works great – no problems. It just seems like the TurfBreeze does more. All the guys that have called me about fans, I’ve told them, they ought to be dealing with TurfBreeze!"
The golf course at Cedar Ridge Country Club was designed by Joe Finger in 1967 and is described as one of the country’s finest. Cedar Ridge has hosted many outstanding national and regional tournaments.
