[spk7951]

Originally Posted by schotzyb

Played Hacienda Hills (Oaks to Palms) today and it is really a shame the condition this course is in. On the Oaks just about all the greens have diseased spots and large areas that have been cut out and patched . The Palms greens are somewhat better but not near the quality of most of the other courses. This course never improved from earlier when it was not overseeded. It will not be on my list as playable until I hear that drastic improvements have been made in the conditions

My Friday group also played HH yesterday (Palms to Lakes) and I have to agree with what you have said. The number of diseased spots on the greens and the size of some of them really was a surprise to the four of us. #1 green on Lakes must have had 30 or so sod patches that made any serious attempt at putts out of the question. Has to be the worst shape I have ever seen any greens. Fairways I thought were in decent shape but those three courses will not be on our list for some time.

[schotzyb]

Played Glenview(Fox Run to Stirup Cup) this afternoon and found these two nines in good payable conditions. There were some greens that were not great such as #3 on Fox Run. This entire green has ben replaced at least once but it continues to be worse than the others. Several diseased spots on it that had been "sanded". Also the stones are getting bigger in the sand traps. Good way to damage a club.

[schotzyb]

Played Palmer today and as usual, it was in great shape trom T boxes to the greens. Greens were extremely fast again and I struggled to find the correct speed. Love fast greens but that doesn't mean I put well on them. Fun day!!

[schotzyb]

Played Mallory Hill theis afternoon and found course in very good condition although greens were very dry and fast. Fairways were also dry.Need a good rain which started while on my way home. Not sure how much there was at Mallory though.

[Indy-Guy]

Fist of all it is raining as I type and we need a good rain.

I just looked at the 2011 Overseed Schedule on golfthevillages.com and see that they will start on the Championship Courses on October 3rd and be done by November 5th on the Championship courses. Executive Courses will start overseeding on October 3rd and finish on November 11th. This if I remember correctly is much earlier than last year. Last year they were late waiting on some rain as it was a very dry Fall and as soon as they overseeded then the frost hit early and we were in trouble for months to follow.

Does anyone remember when they overseeded last year?

I hope that their early overseed makes a large difference in what we had last year.

[spk7951]

Originally Posted by Indy-Guy

Fist of all it is raining as I type and we need a good rain.

I just looked at the 2011 Overseed Schedule on golfthevillages.com and see that they will start on the Championship Courses on October 3rd and be done by November 5th on the Championship courses. Executive Courses will start overseeding on October 3rd and finish on November 11th. This if I remember correctly is much earlier than last year. Last year they were late waiting on some rain as it was a very dry Fall and as soon as they overseeded then the frost hit early and we were in trouble for months to follow.

Does anyone remember when they overseeded last year?

I hope that their early overseed makes a large difference in what we had last year.

I believe the overseed in 2010 was done October thru early November also.

[schotzyb]

Played Glenview yesterday and found course to be in very good condition with the exception of #3 green on the Fox Run nine. Entire center of the green is nothing but sand, no grass. This has been a troublesome green for Glenview as long as I can remember. Entire green was replaced about a year ago. Other than that and a few wet spots it was great.

[schotzyb]

Played Orange Blossom yesterday. Course is still in very good condition but was pretty dry. Sprinklers were running to help . Greens were kinda slow to be so dry but in good condition

[Taj44]

Thanks for the update schotzyb. We played Cane yesterday, Allamanda to Hibiscus. Course was in pretty good shape, both greens and fairways, although the fairways seem to be drying out a little. Downhill putts were pretty fast. A few areas off the fairways where there isn't grass, but overall pretty decent shape.

[schotzyb]

Originally Posted by Taj44

Thanks for the update schotzyb. We played Cane yesterday, Allamanda to Hibiscus. Course was in pretty good shape, both greens and fairways, although the fairways seem to be drying out a little. Downhill putts were pretty fast. A few areas off the fairways where there isn't grass, but overall pretty decent shape.

That's good news about Cane Garden . Really like that course but the conditions have been so bad for the past year that we refused to play it. Time to give it another try.

[LittleDog]

Played Hacienda yesterday, Palms to Lakes, and I had heard here that the conditions were not very good but I found for the most part that the conditions were fine. A few of the greens had spots where they planted grass but for the most part they were OK. The rough needed some cutting as the balls would tend to sink in the grass. We were playing a scramble and when you tried to place your ball in the rough it would settle down. I guess the answer to that is keep it in the short grass

John

[Taj44]

Originally Posted by jrheydt

Played Hacienda yesterday, Palms to Lakes, and I had heard here that the conditions were not very good but I found for the most part that the conditions were fine. A few of the greens had spots where they planted grass but for the most part they were OK. The rough needed some cutting as the balls would tend to sink in the grass. We were playing a scramble and when you tried to place your ball in the rough it would settle down. I guess the answer to that is keep it in the short grass

John

Thanks jrheydt - My spouse played that rotation a week or so ago, and had the same comments. I've been avoiding the course like the plague, based on previous play there this summer. Maybe its time to give it a try. It looks like they will be overseeding the course this year which is nice. On another note, I truly hope Lopez gets enough water for overseeding.

[cabo35]

We've been away since July. Been trying to keep up with the course conditions on TOTV. Thanks for the input. We will be coming home next week. Anyone who can add to the overview of the courses would be appreciated. We play mostly championship courses but are interested in some of the executives as well. Heard Bonifay is almost ready. Any sneak previews?

[schotzyb]

Originally Posted by cabo35

We've been away since July. Been trying to keep up with the course conditions on TOTV. Thanks for the input. We will be coming home next week. Anyone who can add to the overview of the courses would be appreciated. We play mostly championship courses but are interested in some of the executives as well. Heard Bonifay is almost ready. Any sneak previews?

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Cabo,
It is that time of year again. Overseeding time.Most all the courses have been in excellent condition the past few months. Hacienda Hills and Cane Garden are not quiet as good as some but they also are showing signs of improvement. Mallory and Havana both were excellent the last time I played them but that was before the overseeding started. Just check www.golfthevillages.com for the overseeding schedule and avoid those and you should be fine
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[Taj44]

I played Cane earlier this week, and Hibibscus fairways have gone downhill - they seemed kind of patchy from lack of rain I supposed. Greens were okay though. One of the sand traps I got into was full of stones. First Lopez, then Glenview, now Cane. Where are they getting this awful sand?