Hollow coring and top dressing are essential practices for maintaining healthy and playable greens at Cleobury Golf Club.

Here's what they entail:

Hollow coring, also known as aeration or hollow-tining, involves extracting small plugs or cores from the soil and turf.

Alleviate compaction
Improve drainage
Promote healthy root growth
Top dressing involves spreading a layer of sand or a mixture of sand.

Dilute the layer of thatch below the surface of the turf
Improve drainage
Increase the quality of the soil
Allow for better grass growth and improved smoothness and trueness of the surface
Benefits for Cleobury Golf Club Greens

By combining hollow coring and top dressing, Cleobury Golf Club can expect several benefits,

Improved root zone quality
Restored surface levels and firmness
Enhanced drainage
Overall, better turf quality
It's worth noting that top dressing is most effective when done alongside aeration, scarification, or verticutting, which helps integrate the material into the soil profile. The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) recommends applying top dressing during warmer months when the grass is growing, ensuring the material is absorbed and doesn't smother the turf.