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Originally Posted by fred53
in the 60's they didn't have the stimpmeter and if you watch old Masters from that era they ran about 8/9...
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In the 60's they did not have the advanced strains of grasses that the USGA and others have developed. The Villages has Bermuda which is grainy and needs overseading. Many southern courses have converted to different types of Champion which does not need overseeding and is significantly less grainy. When we converted from Beremuda to Champion at Riverwood GC in Port Charlotte, FL we were able to keep greenspeeds easily at 9+ with considerable course traffic.
It comes down to what the Club owners and members want for putting surfaces. It seems faster greens are not a priority with GMS or the majority of resident members here. Since we have 12 Championship courses could we not have a few that promote faster speeds to appease the possibly 30% of residents that prefer that?