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Originally Posted by mikeod
I, too, noted a pretty significant infestation of poa on several greens the last few rounds. That will definitely make the greens less smooth until they can kill it off. Those seed heads will continue to reseed the greens until they get rid of it. Hopefully, the warmer weather we are experiencing will awaken the bermuda early (it needs soil temps to reach 50-55 or so). We used to withhold water in SoCal to dry out the poa, then hit the bermuda with high N and water to perk it up quickly. We had a couple of weeks with mediocre greens during the drying out, but they improved rapidly once the bermuda took off.
I wonder if the overseed is starting to peter out, leaving the sparse areas described by AJ.
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Don't many of the Cal courses have Poa Anna all year round as their green surface?
Like all the ones played at the Pebble beach event:
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Greens: Poa annua
Tees & Fairways: rye grass
The Links at Spanish Bay
Greens: Poa annua
Tees & fairways: rye grass
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Greens: Poa annua
Tees & Fairways: blend of bent & fescue
Del Monte Golf Course, Monterey
Greens: Poa annua
Tees & Fairways: rye grass
If that is the case then why would it kill off the greens here? I know it's bumpier but didn't think it would kill the Bermuda.
Just curious.