Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Championship Course Fairways
Either the type of turf or mowing the fairways too short on the Championship Courses here in TV I see as a negative compared to the better courses I have played here in Florida and elsewhere. The length of the fairway turf on the Championship Courses here in TV is seldom longer than that on the greens. I would guess the shorter turf requires more water, is more likely to be damaged and is more difficult to maintain than a more lush turf.
Is it possible to have more lush and better fairways on our TV Championship Courses? |
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Fairways
But you didn't answer the question, why are our fairways so short. Is it the type of grass, if not, why mow that short. I have never played fairways this short until I moved to florida. Just would like to understand it.
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Bob anc Cheri Upstate NY/Bonita |
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They're short because they no longer overseed with winter rye in the fall and the bermuda fairways go dormant during the winter and don't grow. Think texas golf with hardpan fairways, dry greens and long runouts. It's not a mystery...it's all about $$$ and not enough people play the 18 hole courses to spend the extra cash on overseed.
It requires extra practice to learn how to play in these conditions...so there's an extra challenge. If it's to much then tee it up in the fairway. |
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