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Originally Posted by beartrack
I was just listening to The Villages radio station. The talk show host and the golf pro from Arnold Palmer Golf course were discussing the condition of the course's greens. The pro was saying that they were in pristine condition and that they were lightning fast because they have been double cut. I have a question that I hope that some of you more experienced golfers can answer for me.
Yesterday I played one of my favorite exec. course's, Amberwood. All I can say about that course is that it is a wonderful and challenging course except for the greens. They are in horrible condition. So bad in fact that even a short putt would be no more then a lucky stroke. I find that many of our exec. have similar problems albeit not as bad.
My question is: If they can keep the Champion course greens in such good condition, then why not the same conditions at the exec. course's?
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I would think that I am not as knowledgeable as a Club Pro but one thing for sure, my definition of pristine is not even close to his definition. Fast, yes, because the grass is so thin on the greens it is like putting on plain dirt. Whenever you see "black" thru the grass then the grass is too thin. These greens are anything but pristine. I play the various Championship courses 3 times weekly and these greens are worse than Hacienda Hills , Mallory Hill or Cane Garden.