[Taj44]

Ncr, you are too nice. I would have said a few bad words about Cane. Played Palmer today - wonderful shape.

[schotzyb]

Played Havana again today. Still think more watering of the fairways is needed.

[ncr2482]

Originally Posted by Taj44

Ncr, you are too nice. I would have said a few bad words about Cane. Played Palmer today - wonderful shape.

Thanks, I was attempting to be nice about it. I didn't want to hear others posting I was complaining...but they should pay us to play it. With the exception of Palmer all of the championship courses south of 466 are in sad shape. My husband refuses to play "on hard pan alley".(Cane, Mallory and Havana). I normally play Glenview, Lopez , OBH and Tierra Del Sol. I am not responsible for my Friday group tee times...so I go with the flow. THE COURSES NEED RAIN.

[ajbrown]

I played OB yesterday. I will save the pace of play comments for another thread .

The course is still fine. The course must have water as it if very wet. IMO too wet in places, some of the greens are showing dead spots which to me look like mold... but I am NO greens keeper....

GV tomorrow, hope it is still in decent shape.

[katezbox]

Played Glenview last weekend - many of the greens were sad! Lopez yesterday was in great shape. Playing there again today.

Haven't played Havana lately, but look at it every day and it looks good.

[ncr2482]

I played Havana this morning. The fairways on Kenya were in good shape(better than I thought), Hemingway so so.

[MrMark]

Originally Posted by cabo35

We played Hacienda Hills yesterday. Fairways ok but winter brown showed little green. Very dry in spite of rainfall. Lots of roll. The greens were green and ok. Played Palmer a few days ago. Fairways were green and good......not spectacular. Greens fast and in good condition. Any reports on Glenview, Lopez or Cane Garden?

Is there any interest in suggesting a Golf Course Conditions Forum to the TOTV administration? Like restaurants, course conditions fluctuate and I would find it useful to frequently pull up a forum that gives current playing conditions as noted by golfers who post regularly. Hopefully, there would be enough interest to keep the forum fresh and up to date.

Your thoughts.

As a general rule, championship Courses in TV are in about the same condition as numerous Public Courses in the North. It is shameless to call them "Championship Courses"! Cane is currently disgraceful. Played TDS today and would have to call it pretty ugly. HH was disgraceful all Winter, and on and on and on! Lopez and Glenview seem to be the only courses where grass regularly grows! Haven't played Palmer in ages as no one seems to know why it should be worth $10 more than the other courses.

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by katezbox

Played Glenview last weekend - many of the greens were sad! Lopez yesterday was in great shape. Playing there again today.

Haven't played Havana lately, but look at it every day and it looks good.

I agree on Glenview. I would keep Glenview (at least Fox Run) off of the request list at the moment. Stirpu Cup was playable. When I went in to pay I saw Mark (one of the managers). He asked where I was playing (Fox Run to Stirrup), you could tell by his face things were not so good.

The greens on Fox Run are really in tough shape... they are working on them and they may recover, but not so good at the moment.

[katezbox]

Yesterday Ashley to Torri was in great shape. Today we played Torri to Erinn... On the second or third green there was a lot of debris that turned out to be the remains of what we think were newly hatched tiny frogs. Also lots of them still alive. Made putting impossible and gave me a huge case of the creeps.

Saw them again on a couple of fairways. Made me wish I had into a bunker....ughhhhh

[hedoman]

Originally Posted by katezbox

Yesterday Ashley to Torri was in great shape. Today we played Torri to Erinn... On the second or third green there was a lot of debris that turned out to be the remains of what we think were newly hatched tiny frogs. Also lots of them still alive. Made putting impossible and gave me a huge case of the creeps.

Saw them again on a couple of fairways. Made me wish I had into a bunker....ughhhhh

Don't frogs come from tadpoles? What kind of creature are we talking about here? Lovebugs, no seeums and frogs OH MY!

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by hedoman

Don't frogs come from tadpoles? What kind of creature are we talking about here? Lovebugs, no seeums and frogs OH MY!

I saw these frogs or toads or whatever they are on hole three on Fox Run yesterday. I did not have a camera. They are about the size of a dime, maybe a bit smaller. When I looked at the white tees where my wife was playing from, the tee looked like it had been aerated and the plugs left in the ground, there was a little brown spot every 4 inches covering the whole tee. As she approached all of the "plugs" started hopping

I have never seen anything like it.

[katezbox]

Originally Posted by ajbrown

I saw these frogs or toads or whatever they are on hole three on Fox Run yesterday. I did not have a camera. They are about the size of a dime, maybe a bit smaller. When I looked at the white tees where my wife was playing from, the tee looked like it had been aerated and the plugs left in the ground, there was a little brown spot every 4 inches covering the whole tee. As she approached all of the "plugs" started hopping

I have never seen anything like it.

Mrs AJB must be a very good golfer!

At first we thought they were a type of cricket - until we looked more closely. It was the stuff of horror movies!

k

[jgbama]

Originally Posted by katezbox

Mrs AJB must be a very good golfer!

At first we thought they were a type of cricket - until we looked more closely. It was the stuff of horror movies!

k

Maybe someone with a cell phone could take a photo to share. Haven't seen anything like what has been described on our courses here.

[katezbox]

Originally Posted by jgbama

Maybe someone with a cell phone could take a photo to share. Haven't seen anything like what has been described on our courses here.

http://www.wec.ufl.edu/extension/wil...s_dorsalis.php

I think these guys are the culprits

[ncr2482]

Today's report from the field. My group played Mallory this morning (Amelia - Caroline). Perhaps my expectations are too high...the course is in need of grass on the fairways and a lot of rain.