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Old 05-17-2011, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by schotzyb View Post
Played Lopez today and even though it is still in good shape it is starting to show the effects of the excess play it is getting due to the poor conditions of several of the other courses. The fairways especially are starting to show the wear from the extra golf cart traffic . They are still much better than most but are showing wear. Greens are still very nice.
To be fair, aren't the fairways in transition? I do not remember the grass types, but isn't the winter over seed dieing off to be replaced by the summer grass?

I could be wrong, just wondering if this may explain why the fairways are getting a bit worse?