[chuckster]

played jacaranda to allamanda (cane) yesterday and found fairways and greens in good shape. Did not find diseased spots on the 2 nines we played. Guess it's in the eye of the beholder.........

Also played Glenview 2 days ago (fox to stirrup) and also found course in good shape.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by chuckster

played jacaranda to allamanda (cane) yesterday and found fairways and greens in good shape. Did not find diseased spots on the 2 nines we played. Guess it's in the eye of the beholder.........

Also played Glenview 2 days ago (fox to stirrup) and also found course in good shape.

Reading the previous 330 posts........you are right, it is in the eye of the beholder. The posts also relate to the time of the year. When it is dry the courses are poorly managed, when it is wet the courses are in beautiful shape and well managed. Go figure.

[spk7951]

Originally Posted by chuckster

played jacaranda to allamanda (cane) yesterday and found fairways and greens in good shape. Did not find diseased spots on the 2 nines we played. Guess it's in the eye of the beholder.........

Also played Glenview 2 days ago (fox to stirrup) and also found course in good shape.

Played Allamanda/Hibiscus on Tuesday and Hibiscus is still not in good shape. Holes 2, 4, 6 & 9 are still cart path only and according to the pro shop they will be for quite some time yet. We were told those 4 holes have suffered the most and that aeration will be done again soon to try to recover the fairways on Hibiscus.

[schotzyb]

Originally Posted by spk7951

Played Allamanda/Hibiscus on Tuesday and Hibiscus is still not in good shape. Holes 2, 4, 6 & 9 are still cart path only and according to the pro shop they will be for quite some time yet. We were told those 4 holes have suffered the most and that aeration will be done again soon to try to recover the fairways on Hibiscus.

We were told the same about holes2,4,6,9 and 9. I stand by my original post on the poor conditions. Sure , the condition is in the eye of the beholder and to me after playing Havana twice this past week Cane Garden is no where near in the great shape that it is. I would think Cane got about the same amount of rain as Havana did during this period

[chuckster]

Was aware of the conditions (not good) on Hibiscus and chose to play Jacaranda and Allamanda where the greens and fairways were in good condition. Have also played Havana all 3 nines in the last week and agree with you having found them in good condition.

[spk7951]

Hoping someone can add some more info here but I read on the RadioReference web site that a 45' wide sink hole opened up on the Hibiscus course last night.

[skip0358]

Reports of a large sink hole by TV Fire Dept last nighton Hibiscus about 45 feet in diameter.

[Taj44]

We played Cane a week ago - Hibiscus to Jacaranda. I agree that Hibiscus fairways are not in great shape. They are a lot better than they were a couple of months ago, but still not in as good shape as many of the other courses in The Villages.

We played Glenview a couple of times this week and its in nice shape. I was disappointed in some of the sand traps though - small stones throughout. I've noticed the same problem with some of the traps at lopez. This is generally due to buying poor quality i.e. cheaper grade sand. I hope this does not become the norm for our golf courses.

[Taj44]

Played Palmer today - Riley to Cherry. I wouldn't recommend Cherry - apparently the fairways had been aerated some time ago, and they haven't healed yet. Many holes that catch your ball. I would avoid the course for while until things have healed.

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by Taj44

Played Palmer today - Riley to Cherry. I wouldn't recommend Cherry - apparently the fairways had been aerated some time ago, and they haven't healed yet. Many holes that catch your ball. I would avoid the course for while until things have healed.

Was like that in early June too - thanks for the heads up, I'll be down in a few weeks.

[schotzyb]

Originally Posted by Taj44

Played Palmer today - Riley to Cherry. I wouldn't recommend Cherry - apparently the fairways had been aerated some time ago, and they haven't healed yet. Many holes that catch your ball. I would avoid the course for while until things have healed.

Hate to hear that. Have noon T time for there tomorrow.

[chuckster]

Cherry Hill fairways aerated this past mon/tues.

[Russ_Boston]

My bad, I thought we were talking about greens.

I don't really care when fairways are done. I don't think that affects the game that much. I would think your foursome would let you roll them in the fairway if they were rough (unless it's a tournament of course).

In any event, here is the greens aeration schedule for those that care:

http://golfthevillages.com/turftalk/...20Schedule.pdf

[nitehawk]

Really don effect me - as i am not usually in the fairway

[Taj44]

Originally Posted by nitehawk

Really don effect me - as i am not usually in the fairway

Lol!...it only affected me a couple of times when my ball got caught into one of the holes. One time I wanted to hit 3 wood but wasn't sure I could get enough of the ball. I believe the rules of golf allow a club to implement a local rule that the ball may be moved in the fairway when fairways are aerated. Don't know if The Villages goes by that local rule.