As I have mentioned in a previous post, I sent out several email and made several phone calls in my quest to find out why some of our executive course greens are in such poor condition. I have already explained my conversation with Mr Basso. Well I just recieved another email in response to my email to the VCDD customer service center. My message was picked up by Carrie Duckett the supervisor of that agency and forwarded to Sam Wartinbee Director, District Property Management, his message to me is as follows:
Good afternoon,
I just finished looking at the greens with Ed Keene the superintendant for Valley Crest Golf at Amberwood and Oakleigh, I agree that they are not in the best of shape, however they have improved since I looked at them last month. Ed will be lightly verti-cutting them in the next two weeks and then lower the height of cut which will improve the roll of the ball. Regarding the greens at Baseline they are overseeded with rye grass which is much thicker than Poa Triv which we use at The Villages. The reason The Villages uses Poa Triv instead of rye is it will transition better (the Poa Triv dies out and the Bermuda grows) in the spring.
If you have any further concerns or questions please feel free to call me.
Sam Watinbee
Director, District Property Management
352 753 4022
There you have it. In my humble opinion I thought that Mr Basso's answer was more genuine then Mr. Wartinbee's. The greens at the aforementioned two courses have gotten a lot worse in the last month. To state that they have gotten better is just not so. If Mr. Wartinbee would check my past playing schedule he would see that over the last month I have played those courses many times and the only reason that I started this thread is because they and others have gotten much worse over the last thirty days. I will call or email Mr. Wartenbee tomorrow and let my feelings be known. I will keep you posted, or some of you can call him and keep all of us posted.
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