[Juliebythesea]

Sweetgum is so incredibly beautiful right now. Course is in excellent shape and lots of birds Try it!

[barbnick]

Originally Posted by DonH57

I believe part of an ongoing problem with the executive courses having so many problems is the golfers that neglect to repair ball marks, fill divots, drive carts in wet areas, and fail to rake bunkers reflect they feel the villages golf maintenance doesn't care about course conditions and they also don't have as many ambassadors as they once did and the ones they have can only say so much. Am I wrong?

And soon there will be no Ambassadors.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Last time I called to complain about the condition of the executive courses they told me that the problem is that the executive courses get a lot of play. They are doing the best that they can under the circumstances.

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

So the courses down south get lots of play and they are in great shape.

Bingo, there’s your answer. The problem is proper maintenance, not the amount of play. When you transfer the best maintenance staff to where all the new homes are being built, guess where the better conditions will be?

[Old Traveller]

It's official, Turtle Mound, Redfish Run and Roosevelt are the next Executive golf courses to be fully renovated. The greens are old and diseased.

They used TifGrand on Pelican, Hilltop and Chula Vista. That grass grows like crazy. I was told they will verticut them more often. It may be a superior grass in the winter months. We will find out. So far TifGrand is a thumbs down by my golfing buddies. Belmont, Churchill, Pimlico, Amberwood and Briarwood all have TifEagle and they are perfect. Bacall, Bogart and Bonita Pass should be open pretty soon. The new renovated greens all have greens that are renovated according to USGA specifications. New drainage, two feet of gravel and then 10 inches of sand and soil. All the sand traps have not only new sand, but new drainage. Lots of new Zoysia around the greens.