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Old 10-23-2020, 03:21 PM
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I played there today, Hibiscus/Jacaranda. No one mentioned that the whole course was covered with fertilizer or that they've added 3-4 inches of sand in the bunkers. The extra, wet sand was not fun. I'll try to avoid it in the future. As for the fertilizer, it would be nice to know whether or not it's caustic. Some of us have issues with chemicals and it would have been nice to have been forewarned. Otherwise, course is shaping up just fine.
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Old 10-29-2020, 09:00 AM
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I played there today, Hibiscus/Jacaranda. No one mentioned that the whole course was covered with fertilizer or that they've added 3-4 inches of sand in the bunkers. The extra, wet sand was not fun. I'll try to avoid it in the future. As for the fertilizer, it would be nice to know whether or not it's caustic. Some of us have issues with chemicals and it would have been nice to have been forewarned. Otherwise, course is shaping up just fine.
There are signs (usually) posted at the tee boxes (like hole 1 and 10) saying the fertilizer is non-toxic. Other than that I don't think we can find out the exact chemical. I like how this is tinted green to make the golf course look better!

I suspect that the schedule for these operation are known to the long time residents, but most are not recording the dates and times. You could call the course beforehand and ask, they probably know the current conditions.

I too was surprised a bit at Lopez by this, so it must have been "top dressing (sand) and fertilizer" week.
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Old 10-29-2020, 09:55 AM
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There are signs (usually) posted at the tee boxes (like hole 1 and 10) saying the fertilizer is non-toxic. Other than that I don't think we can find out the exact chemical. I like how this is tinted green to make the golf course look better!

I suspect that the schedule for these operation are known to the long time residents, but most are not recording the dates and times. You could call the course beforehand and ask, they probably know the current conditions.

I too was surprised a bit at Lopez by this, so it must have been "top dressing (sand) and fertilizer" week.
All Chemicals that applied are listed in the golf shops if you request to see them, when in doubt go into the golf shop and ask to see what was put on that day. They also have the MSDS sheets for all the products.
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Old 10-29-2020, 10:11 AM
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I asked myself, “What is a Cane Garden?” I was picturing a garden for growing rattan for making canes to help us walk, with a section for growing crutches at the far end, and a little patch for growing the rubber tips. I looked it up. It seems to be taken from Cane Garden Bay, in the British Virgin Islands, which I read is named after a plantation of sugar cane surrounding the plantation house of the owner. Not a picturesque garden. A working garden. So as you play, imagine people with machetes working in the cane garden, burning and then cutting the cane, then pressing it to make cane juice, molasses, sugar, and rum. Then sit on the veranda with a rum and coke and smile.
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Wow, grumpy old people must complain about something.
Seems a perfectly reasonable post to me.
You seem to be the one with their knickers in a twist.
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added 3-4 inches of sand in the bunkers. The extra, wet sand was not fun. I'll try to avoid it in the future.
You should always avoid bunkers.
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Old 10-30-2020, 08:17 AM
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Bunkers are great
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Old 10-31-2020, 08:20 AM
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Bunkers are great
Sandy pars are worth a dollar.
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posted on line look it up
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Old 11-01-2020, 07:41 AM
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Putting color to fertilizers is a well known practice to ensure that all parts are supplied the fertilizer evenly. If not players would complain how uneven the grass is and create issues with their game. Green is a good color to use to further stem criticism.
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Sand in sand bunkers? What a crazy idea!
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I played there today, Hibiscus/Jacaranda. No one mentioned that the whole course was covered with fertilizer or that they've added 3-4 inches of sand in the bunkers. The extra, wet sand was not fun. I'll try to avoid it in the future. As for the fertilizer, it would be nice to know whether or not it's caustic. Some of us have issues with chemicals and it would have been nice to have been forewarned. Otherwise, course is shaping up just fine.
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