Hawks Bay
 

We played Hawkes Bay a little over 4 months ago and at that time, the condition of the course was horrendous !

Four months later , we played it again this morning and I have to say that the maintenance crew has been doing a good job in improving the condition of the course .

<Most> of the tee boxes were in very good condition.

<Most> of the greens were also in very good condition. Some had some straw colored areas on them but that did not in any way effect putting. They rolled at a medium speed and the pin placements were very fair (as opposed to the horrendous pin placement on some courses)

So the bottom line, much improved. I would give it B rating as opposed to the C , or less than C from 4 months ago.

Rain does wonders…..

That not what was said last winter when El Niño caused more rain than usual.

It looks good.

Four months from now it may be horrendous again. The pressure will soon mount!

Sadly, you are right !

So let’s enjoy these conversations while they last !

Cold weather + rain = bad
Hot weather + rain = good

I did not realize it was hot, mere miles outside of TV last winter.