[Indy-Guy]

Cane Garden Hibiscus is having problems with wild hogs coming out of the environmental area onto the course at night and digging for grubs. They have done damage to areas under trees near the fairways.

I was told by a couple of ambassadors that they have trapped 7 so far and I saw several large traps. A couple of the trapped hogs weighed around 300 pounds. I was also told that they could not go into the environmental area and hunt or trap them.

When Hibiscus first opened they had this problem but the problem has not occurred for some time. But the hogs are back.

[mulligan]

Time for a luau??

[karostay]

More pulled pork at Sonny's

[jbdlfan]

Played Hacienda Palms/Lakes yesterday and was appalled. It was the worst I've ever played it. I guess since they are working on the Oaks, they are letting the rest go also.

[USCGretired]

Originally Posted by jbdlfan

Played Hacienda Palms/Lakes yesterday and was appalled. It was the worst I've ever played it. I guess since they are working on the Oaks, they are letting the rest go also.

I am curious, what was wrong? I played today and other than the water from all the rain I though it was in great shape.

[jbdlfan]

Originally Posted by USCGretired

I am curious, what was wrong? I played today and other than the water from all the rain I though it was in great shape.

The greens were absolutely horrible. #8 on Palms had holes in the green the size of a putter. Other greens had more dead areas than green. #1 fairway on the Palms had very little grass. Just overall very poor conditions.

[djl8412]

Well, here we are; late summer with a lot of rain making up for below average rainfall the previous 2 years. Naturally it has led to problems of very wet areas in the fairways, etc. Some courses are cart path only with others rough only for golf carts. Yesterday Evans Prairie was rough only despite most of the fairways having no signs of water problems and even partially as hard as concrete. With these factors in mind we have an added dilemma: Tierra Del Sol is still closed until the fall and Hacienda Hills is closed indefinitely. Combined with the onset of part 2 in the annual aeration schedule our choices for championship golf play is even further restricted for full-time residents. However, if you're a glass half full person, in a couple of months, the seasonal residents will be back, all the courses will be open, they will be in great shape, won't have any restrictions and the cost of play will soar. Ain't life grand?!

[Bogie Shooter]

Could be worse,if your home was where there was one fantastic course........that you got a tee time,maybe, every ten days.

[Indy-Guy]

I played Evans Prairie yesterday and the smell of what they had recently spread on the course was very noticeable. I have played courses that have spread sewer sludge and I am pretty sure that that is what they have put on the course.

I asked two ambassadors what they had put down and they both said that they did not know?

The last course that I played that had just put it down was so strong that I had to throw away a pair of golf shoes. Evans Prairie had put down a light spread of it and a dryer spread than the last course I played that had used it.

So if you drive in your golf cart down to Brownwood hold your nose when you go by the golf course. But it will be green.

There is a product named Milorganite which I have used and it works very good to produce good plants and it is also sewage sludge. Link below.

Milorganite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anyone know for sure what they spread at Evans? But my money is on sewer sludge. Sounds like a horse that I want to bet on.

[spk7951]

Originally Posted by Indy-Guy

I played Evans Prairie yesterday and the smell of what they had recently spread on the course was very noticeable. I have played courses that have spread sewer sludge and I am pretty sure that that is what they have put on the course.

I asked two ambassadors what they had put down and they both said that they did not know?

The last course that I played that had just put it down was so strong that I had to throw away a pair of golf shoes. Evans Prairie had put down a light spread of it and a dryer spread than the last course I played that had used it.

So if you drive in your golf cart down to Brownwood hold your nose when you go by the golf course. But it will be green.

There is a product named Milorganite which I have used and it works very good to produce good plants and it is also sewage sludge. Link below.

Milorganite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anyone know for sure what they spread at Evans? But my money is on sewer sludge. Sounds like a horse that I want to bet on.

I played EP last Saturday and it did smell on a couple of holes. I have encountered that odor before when they use a black colored fertilizer which I can not remember the name of. I would suspect after the rain this afternoon that it might be clear but will know better when I play there Wednesday.

[spk7951]

Was supposed to play twilight golf at Bonifay Pensacola tonight but the group all decided against it because of the rain. Good thing as both Fort Walton and Pensacola were closed because of the high volume of rain that fell this afternoon and Destin was all cart path only. It may be a couple of days or so before Bonifay drys out.

[cabo35]

It's been a wet summer in Monmouth County, NJ as well. When you can play and its not "cart path only" the fairways are lush and the greens are beautiful. However, we are not getting the generous "Villages" roll on fairway drives because of the esthetically pleasing but thick, ball stopping, fairway grass. On the plus side, it is nice to be able to get under your fairway iron shots. We also lose lots of balls because if you hit just two feet off the fairway, the short rough is so thick your ball will be eaten by the "lush", long, dense grass. We are paying what would be considered winter premium rates in The Villages. I miss my golf buddies in The Villages and look forward to our return in September. Perhaps that's a hint at what's really important. The pursuit of perfection continues.

Thanks for posting conditions on our home courses. I enjoy reading the reviews and current conditions......even the ones that leave room for improvement by the management. How's the neighborhood Bogie?

[GuyGolf]

Originally Posted by jbdlfan

Oh boy......have you played Bonifay???!?!?!?! I will NEVER play that course again. It was absolutely the worse course I have played since I moved to Florida 5 years ago! They should just close it, it needs a year to repair itself!

I played Bonifay (Destin to Ft Walton) yesterday 8/20, the greens have been aerated early this month and re-sanded last week. The greens are still a little bumpy but not too bad but still pretty hard. The fairways were very decent.

[nitehawk]

I understand that most of the golf courses up north are in great shape and the weather is 80s day and 50s nights. Oh how i miss that summer weather and the lush green growth with all of the oxygen produced by all the green trees. little humidity makes you want to be outside - working or playing

[deltaguy]

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.

Ten of us played Hacienda Hills earlier today. All ten would describe the course conditions as deplorable. No need to complain as all we ever get is lame excuses. All outside courses we've played in the past two months have conditions that put the situation we experienced today to shame. Why do so many residents tolerate such inferior course conditions?