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Old 02-23-2023, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by djlnc View Post
It's pretty much like playing off packed dirt. Why do they shave the grass and not let it grow a little?
Conditions are not good for growing grass on the golf courses just like your grass in your front yard. It's cut short to allow for what little sun/heat there is to get to the portion of the grass to warm the root system. That's why the champ courses add pigment to the fairways so the soil/grass will absorb more of the sun's heat.