The USGA recently published a great article that outlines the importance of greens aeration that serves to explain just why this is still a necessary part of a good greens maintenance program. Each year we try to get more and more out of our putting greens while reducing the inputs that can temporarily disrupt play such as aeration. This article explains why we can't cut back on this necessary program.
http://turf.lib.msu.edu/gsr/article/bevard-putting-3-4-11.pdf
Scott
