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Played Mallory Hill(Caroline and Virginia) today and found the course to be in very good condition. The greens were the best I have seen in a month or so . Fairways were a little spotty but should fill in nicely when the weather improves
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Played Havana Sunday. Kilimanjaro to Kenya, I put it in the same category as Cane, 7 of 10, very playable....

The weather on the other hand I put at 5 of 10 for 'almost March' in FL. Does anyone have a number we can call to make sure someone is aware of the issue ?
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Hacienda today, Palms to Lakes. IMO the greens were better than Cane/Havana.

I still did not putt well, starting to think it might not be the greens
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Default Tierra greens better than others

Played Tierra yesterday. With the exception of number 10, they are the best greens I have played in TV recently. Have only played 4 times in past couple of weeks (Tierra, Hacienda, Havana, Cane). All courses very playable.
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Default Played for the first time since last fall.

I played nine holes at Truman. Like hitting off a sidewalk. Very hard winter here. Not at all like last year.

Got lots of roll...........
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Played Mallory Hill(Amelia and Caroline) today.The greens were not very good especially on Amelia. Lots of bares spots and ball bounced all over the place on putts. Caroline was a little better but still would only rate about a 5.
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I played nine holes at Truman. Like hitting off a sidewalk. Very hard winter here. Not at all like last year.

Got lots of roll...........
Agreed graciegirl, we played Truman (for 1st time) the other day and found same conditions plus a frigid wind chill.
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Default Tierra Del Sol still good

Old thread but as good a place as any to post this. I just looked back at posts from last spring and want to clear up one thing, I do not work for Tierra Del Sol

I played Tierra yesterday (Sunday) and found the greens to be very good. Had a good pace for greens in TV. They overseed starting Saturday, so if you have not been there for a bit you may wish to try it out before it changes. IMO, it was better than Cane (HIB/JAC) or Glenview (FR/SC)

PS. They also still have the yardage markers every 25 yards. I hope they keep them.

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Old thread but as good a place as any to post this. I just looked back at posts from last spring and want to clear up one thing, I do not work for Tierra Del Sol
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Old thread but as good a place as any to post this. I just looked back at posts from last spring and want to clear up one thing, I do not work for Tierra Del Sol

I played Tierra yesterday (Sunday) and found the greens to be very good. Had a good pace for greens in TV. They overseed starting Saturday, so if you have not been there for a bit you may wish to try it out before it changes. IMO, it was better than Cane (HIB/JAC) or Glenview (FR/SC)

PS. They also still have the yardage markers every 25 yards. I hope they keep them.
You've hit on one of my minor frustrations. Over the summer, the bermuda greens get really good. They get them rolling smooth and fast just in time to overseed and they get slow and a little bumpy for a while. Then, when they get good again with the overseed, it's time to kill off the overseed and let the bermuda take over, so they get a little sparse and bumpy again. I've always felt the seasonal residents don't get to see the courses at their best because that occurs in the summer.

Don't misunderstand. The courses are very enjoyable year round, just better at some times than others.
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