Maybe the courses are overwatered? I live on a course and nobody is stopping the sprinklers from coming on in the night on the same day there was a gully washer storm.
Combine that with overmowing. Nobody looks to see if the grass has actually grown since it was mowed last. Like clockwork. They mow bare soil in front of my house, making sure to mash the soil around every inch of what turf is left with the mower tires.
Just griping, don't really know...
http://gsr.lib.msu.edu/1990s/1992/920901.pdf