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dewilson58 05-01-2023 12:31 PM

Lopez
 
Course is in great shape.

Greens are some of the best in TV.

Sand traps are bad.............have not been groomed for days.
(i kno, i kno.........stay out of them)

Was a great day for a trip around Lopez this morning.

ureout 05-01-2023 05:27 PM

were playing Ashley tomorrow .. I hope you raked them out for me

kkingston57 05-01-2023 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2213456)
Course is in great shape.

Greens are some of the best in TV.

Sand traps are bad.............have not been groomed for days.
(i kno, i kno.........stay out of them)

Was a great day for a trip around Lopez this morning.

Groomed? is that like corduroy on a ski slope? If so, good analogy. Would help traps if golf courses had wider rakes. Played in Fla. for 50 years and this is 1st place that I have seen these narrow rakes.

tophcfa 05-01-2023 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2213456)
Course is in great shape.

Greens are some of the best in TV.

Sand traps are bad.............have not been groomed for days.
(i kno, i kno.........stay out of them)

Was a great day for a trip around Lopez this morning.

All greens have been replaced at Lopez, quality right up there with the greens at TDS, SO, and Riley Grove. Laurel Valley being done this summer. We play rake and place in the bunkers (unless you have a fried egg) as all hope has been given up that golfers will rake after use.

Good thing you got out this morning, the wind really picked up later today. Some very challenging conditions at HH this evening.

dewilson58 05-02-2023 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ureout (Post 2213506)
were playing Ashley tomorrow .. I hope you raked them out for me

Heading up there with my bobcat to break up the "sand".

dewilson58 05-02-2023 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by kkingston57 (Post 2213511)
Groomed? is that like corduroy on a ski slope? If so, good analogy. Would help traps if golf courses had wider rakes. Played in Fla. for 50 years and this is 1st place that I have seen these narrow rakes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX5WrzPO70Y

wamley 05-02-2023 12:06 PM

Agee on the rakes.

Papa_lecki 05-02-2023 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkingston57 (Post 2213511)
Groomed? is that like corduroy on a ski slope? If so, good analogy. Would help traps if golf courses had wider rakes. Played in Fla. for 50 years and this is 1st place that I have seen these narrow rakes.

Agree on the rakes, 18” rakes would do wonders

waynet 05-02-2023 03:24 PM

Played it yesterday, great conditions the best in the Villages. Nice morning ride greta golf good company .

kkingston57 05-02-2023 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki (Post 2213726)
Agree on the rakes, 18” rakes would do wonders

I could rake up my mess in the bunker and merely drag a WIDE rake over my footprints. In TV have to back up and rake 2-3 swaths in order to fix the mess.

Accidental1 05-03-2023 06:25 AM

Wide rakes won’t make a difference….most people never pick them up or use them correctly anyway

Littletommy 05-03-2023 08:10 AM

Golf course conditions have been an issue mostly for executive courses. There is a survey available to rate all of the courses. I am sure the Lopez operators would like to see your positive evaluations. You can access the survey with the following link.

Villages Golf Maintenance Survey

kkingston57 05-03-2023 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Accidental1 (Post 2213836)
Wide rakes won’t make a difference….most people never pick them up or use them correctly anyway

Unfortunate but true for a high % of players


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