Well, maybe not. Consider the fact that PGA Tour legend Tom Watson shot a sizzling record 58 at his then-home course, Kansas City Country Club, just days after the greens had been aerified. When you see them, remember that without those little holes, the greens would eventually die. Like so many things, the quality of a good putting green is more than skin deep. In fact, the condition of a green has a lot to do with what goes on below the surface.
Good roots demand oxygen.
In good soil, they get the oxygen from tiny pockets of air trapped between soil and sand particles.