Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Greens Aeration
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Other than the greens that seem to be rotted (actually looks like over watering ) the fairways are way too short. It's almost like hitting off plain curt. The grass will. Never recover if they continually scalp the fairways every day. I'm not an expert by no means but I do have eyes. Half the fairways are no more than dirt and they still mow them. This I just my opinion for what it's worth.
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It is not being used by any of the Executive courses. Can you identify which course is currently or has been using?
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Condition of the greens on Executive Courses
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Condition of the Greens on Executive Courses
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None of those problems are caused by the players. I agree that many players don't rake traps, but I also know from experience that there are not enough rakes in many traps. Having one or two rakes in some of the very large traps makes it time consuming to go a long way just to get a rake and it just slows down play. During a recent round, we found that the sand in some traps had just been replaced with new sand of a different type and color than sand that had not been newly replaced in the other traps, making it difficult to play out of the traps due to lack of consistency. That is not a player problem, but strictly a maintenance problem. |
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Just played Volusia (near the Sarasota Driving Range). Entire course in very good condition - greens, close to excellent. Of course I may be biased - played pretty well today too...
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Something I think the superintendents should investigate, is the feasibility of closing a couple of greens at a time to try and get them healthy...and set up 'temporary greens.'
Most of us who have played where there is a winter, have played courses in early spring...where this was done. A small discount could be offered, allowing time to remediate some problem greens without closing the entire course, while still bringing in revenue...and could turn out to be a win-win. Of course, an 'automatic two putt rule'...needs to apply. As long as not too many greens were so designated on a specific 9...I personally would still play them. BTW - You can still post scores to GHIN...with temporary greens. http://www.usga.org/content/usga/hom...my-score-.html |
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Emerging Alternative to Overseeding
Overseeding a golf course requires time, labor and money, and inconveniences golfers during the grow-in times. Is there a better alternative? There might be one emerging. Some golf courses have experimented over the years with coloring, or painting, their dormant turfgrass, rather than overseeding it. It sounds kind of silly, but as the quality of the "turf colorants" has improved, and best-practices for doing it have been shared among greenskeepers, coloring (at least of the dormant greens) is catching on with more golf courses. Overseeding is still more common for now. A case study of the use of turf colorants published by the USGA Green Section concluded: "The majority of golfers could not tell the difference between fairways treated with turf colorants and the conventional overseeding practices. Low-handicap players at the course especially preferred the colorant-treated playing surfaces. Turf colorants provide excellent visual definition during the winter and eliminate the poor playing conditions during the overseed transition periods. Of course, there were some golfers who were not happy with the change and preferred the overseeded fairways, but for the most part the reaction has been extremely positive." |
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For me, as long as there is a vestige of grass in the fairways and I'm not hitting off of bare dirt...the condition of the green is the most important.
Even if the greens are not all that fast (which I personally prefer), as long as they're fairly consistent without large bare/sodded sections...I'm reasonably satisfied. These days, I've actually been hoping to get in the rough instead of the fairway though...because it's usually a better lie. On the positive side though, even topped shots or smothered hooks (the primary bane of my game ) can run forever, and if the ball is lucky enough to stay in play...can make you feel like a hero after your tee shot. |
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