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Old 07-10-2014, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Happinow View Post
We went "North" yesterday to play Briarwood and it was a whole different course. The whole course was in great condition! The greens weren't all sand and the fare ways were lush and green. Why is that? Why are the courses toward the Southern end of town in such poor condition? Played Bacall today and the greens were horrible. Maybe golfing the courses North may be the answer?
The maintenance contractor for the four courses up there decided to not use the usual large tines when they aerated during the transition from overseed to base bermuda. Instead they used the 1/4" tines which resulted in the greens recovering more quickly. They will use the smaller tines for the second aeration on all the courses later this summer.
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