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Old 05-11-2024, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive View Post
Funny thing about el Nino. It seems to be pretty selective, ravaging some courses while leaving other courses, often only a mile or so away, in excellent condition.
Exactly!!!! Which is why I can't believe the USGA even referenced El Nino in their report---what a joke. And trees????---What trees????? In general, Florida courses have the least number of trees in the golfing world (except Dubai). The only defense on a Florida course is usually just sand and water. The exception might be Copperhead, but that course is in excellent condition.

I'm not an agronomist, but I would think the causes of bad conditions here are

1) lack of supervision of the maintenance crews, couple with perhaps a poor understanding of how to maintain a golf course.
2) Excessive play with little rest for a course, but that coupled with the way exec "golfers" abuse the course
3) If true, a system that rewards coming in under budget.