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Old 11-12-2023, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
Played Palmer Cherry to Laurel yesterday, the first day LV was open after months of renovation. Conditions were great, fairways had decent grass, greens were running about 10-10 1/2, bunkers were great. However, turned to LV at 11:20 and noticed the following:

15+ unrepaired ball marks on each green
Dozens of divots not filled in
Half the bunkers with unraked footprints
The edges of the cups were raggedy.

At most 22 foursomes came before us

So, unfortunately, I'll give it 3 weeks, maybe less, before the conditions deteriorate to the level of the rest of our courses.

So the question is: When will our golfers learn that taking care of the course is everyone's responsibility, that there is no "entitled" superclass that need not rake, fill or repair. And stop sticking your putter in the hole to retrieve the ball or yanking the flagstick out with the ball in the cup. I wish we had cameras on every hole and institute a system of fines or revocation of golfing privileges for the offenders.
the only comment is the “raggedy” cups. that is not always caused by the retrieval of a ball… In FL, the old style Bermuda grass has lots of grain and when the grass is cut, the down grain side of the cup is pulled ever so slightly and you see ragged edges. Use this to your advantage as the ball will break more towards that ragged edge. the new greens like at RG and LV will not show that ragged edge.

I learned this from a YouTube video Bryson D put out on putting… watch at 5 min mark

https://youtu.be/uiR3KVG0SQU?si=Gaf-8LeOX82plAkn