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Old 03-28-2019, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Tomterrif View Post
In my experience it is not ball marks causing the problem, it is large grassless spots in the greens, incompetent and poorly timed aeration, mindless operation of equipment damaging the greens, and lack of grass care. On one course I saw three greens damaged by leaking fluid... you have to wonder if the operator was half asleep... pure amateurism. I agree they are on the way to busting the bubble. In general the greens north of 466 seem to be in better shape than those to the south... have no idea why
So how and what would you do differently? Have you ever thought that the soil conditions are night and day from North of 466 to South of 466? Or the longer the course has to mature the better shape it will be in? The Villages was/is being North to South correct?