[Gat0r]

Why doesn't someone from course management reply on this thread and tell us what is going on with the greens? I have heard from other golfers that there are 5 different things wrong(fungus,critters,etc)

[kittygilchrist]

Maybe the courses are overwatered? I live on a course and nobody is stopping the sprinklers from coming on in the night on the same day there was a gully washer storm.
Combine that with overmowing. Nobody looks to see if the grass has actually grown since it was mowed last. Like clockwork. They mow bare soil in front of my house, making sure to mash the soil around every inch of what turf is left with the mower tires.

Just griping, don't really know...
http://gsr.lib.msu.edu/1990s/1992/920901.pdf

[DonH57]

I was on El Diablo yesterday and it looks like the sixth hole green is recovering slowly but surely.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by DonH57

I was on El Diablo yesterday and it looks like the sixth hole green is recovering slowly but surely.

That's another thing. Grass is a living, growing changing organism. It will come back. Unless it is completely killed, it always comes back.

[mickey100]

Regarding over-mowing, I was told by someone who is familiar with the situation, that the golf course maintenance contracts are written up in such a manner that the fairways get mowed "X" amount of times per week. The contractors do that, whether or not the fairways need it, because its in the contract and they want to get paid. When you contract out the work, the courses aren't going to get the personalized care that our courses up north got from from dedicated greens keepers.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by mickey100

Regarding over-mowing, I was told by someone who is familiar with the situation, that the golf course maintenance contracts are written up in such a manner that the fairways get mowed "X" amount of times per week. The contractors do that, whether or not the fairways need it, because its in the contract and they want to get paid. When you contract out the work, the courses aren't going to get the personalized care that our courses up north got from from dedicated greens keepers.

Cutting grass costs a lot more up north and so does most golf.

http://mrrstats.com/wgccblog/

[fred53]

Good luck by all.

[Happinow]

We went "North" yesterday to play Briarwood and it was a whole different course. The whole course was in great condition! The greens weren't all sand and the fare ways were lush and green. Why is that? Why are the courses toward the Southern end of town in such poor condition? Played Bacall today and the greens were horrible. Maybe golfing the courses North may be the answer?

[newguyintv]

Originally Posted by BigGuy

Lived here five years never seen exec greens this bad.
Play about three times a week both regulation and executives. I know they have aerated many greens but these are just in terrible shape. Heron looks likes some kind of fungus. You can count on one hand if any decent greens on most executives.
Anyone know what's going on?

When you build them on the cheap and maintain them poorly what do you expect. They are like they are because a vast majority of Villages "golfers" don't know the difference between good and bad.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by newguyintv

When you build them on the cheap and maintain them poorly what do you expect. They are like they are because a vast majority of Villages "golfers" don't know the difference between good and bad.

[waynet]

newguyintv said it all. Build them cheap and maintain them cheap.

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by Happinow

We went "North" yesterday to play Briarwood and it was a whole different course. The whole course was in great condition! The greens weren't all sand and the fare ways were lush and green. Why is that? Why are the courses toward the Southern end of town in such poor condition? Played Bacall today and the greens were horrible. Maybe golfing the courses North may be the answer?

The maintenance contractor for the four courses up there decided to not use the usual large tines when they aerated during the transition from overseed to base bermuda. Instead they used the 1/4" tines which resulted in the greens recovering more quickly. They will use the smaller tines for the second aeration on all the courses later this summer.

[karostay]

Originally Posted by newguyintv

When you build them on the cheap and maintain them poorly what do you expect. They are like they are because a vast majority of Villages "golfers" don't know the difference between good and bad.

[karostay]

Originally Posted by mikeod

The maintenance contractor for the four courses up there decided to not use the usual large tines when they aerated during the transition from overseed to base bermuda. Instead they used the 1/4" tines which resulted in the greens recovering more quickly. They will use the smaller tines for the second aeration on all the courses later this summer.

If you don't top dress it's a complete waist of time

[fred53]

Originally Posted by karostay

If you don't top dress it's a complete waist of time

that have been aerated have been top dressed.

What's lacking is patience....on the part of the golfers(or non-golfers who play grass hockey ;-)