[waynet]

Terrible conditions especially the green, hardly any grass. Course should not be open. Another rip off to Championship players. The groups I belong to have taken it off the rotation. Hope other large groups will do the same. Pro was no help although I did not think he would be. Who wants to admit their course is in awful shape? Does anyone know what Ricky Craigs job is?

[Bay Kid]

Such a shame.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by waynet

Terrible conditions especially the green, hardly any grass. Course should not be open. Another rip off to Championship players. The groups I belong to have taken it off the rotation. Hope other large groups will do the same. Pro was no help although I did not think he would be. Who wants to admit their course is in awful shape? Does anyone know what Ricky Craigs job is?

Rickie is apparently in charge.

Cane Garden is scheduled for renovation, as soon as Havana is completed, which is scheduled for November, 2025.

The maintenance team that has the contract for Cane Garden, has done a horrendous job in my opinion. There are (2) very good 9 hole routings there and maintenance has been abysmal.

The next time you play Hibiscus, notice the area to the right of the green on #4 & behind the Tee Box for #5. There's a beautiful landscaped area, that cost a lot of money to build ... it looks like the maintenance crew has never stepped foot in it. Poor management & over-sight of the maintenance crew, in my opinion.

[NobodyCares]

The greens at Cane Garden are deplorable! The greens are dry and lack one vital component GRASS. The course should be shut down immediately.

[tophcfa]

Bummer. Has anyone played Evans Praire lately. Thinking of booking a time there and would appreciate a recent review before committing.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Bummer. Has anyone played Evans Praire lately. Thinking of booking a time there and would appreciate a recent review before committing.

Three weeks ago..................Good shape.

[Triker]

It’s hard to find people who really care about their jobs anymore! It’s give me the pay for doing nothing.
Work ethics are at its lowest.

[mike234]

Originally Posted by waynet

Terrible conditions especially the green, hardly any grass. Course should not be open. Another rip off to Championship players. The groups I belong to have taken it off the rotation. Hope other large groups will do the same. Pro was no help although I did not think he would be. Who wants to admit their course is in awful shape? Does anyone know what Ricky Craigs job is?

my favorite is when you go in and complain, the look on the faces. a look of "really". "i'm surprised?" "well, you are the only one to complain" "we weren't aware". a refund? haha. they really should be honest and say "we schtooked" and you will like it

[Miboater]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Bummer. Has anyone played Evans Praire lately. Thinking of booking a time there and would appreciate a recent review before committing.

I played there Sunday morning and the course was in good shape. The only problem I had was the grass was was long on the greens, fairways and tee boxes. The greens were unbelievable slow. I was told afterwards that the morning fog was screwing up their mowing schedule.

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by Triker

It’s hard to find people who really care about their jobs anymore! It’s give me the pay for doing nothing.
Work ethics are at its lowest.

porbably working from home

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Three weeks ago..................Good shape.

And three weeks of crazy weather. Cold for a long spell(5 days straight with freezing/almost freezing nights) and now highs in the 80's.? how often the super actually goes our and looks at conditions?

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by Miboater

I played there Sunday morning and the course was in good shape. The only problem I had was the grass was was long on the greens, fairways and tee boxes. The greens were unbelievable slow. I was told afterwards that the morning fog was screwing up their mowing schedule.

Fog? How much visibility is needed to cut a green. This is not London.

[sdeikenberry]

I do not recommend playing CANE...take it off your rotation list. Greens are horrible...no grass, painted dirt green. We were first off the tee on Jacaranda and that nine wasn't too bad because we were first off. Made the turn to Alamanda and we followed the entire morning wave on that nine...what a difference. Because many greens are mostly painted dirt, the ground was scuffed up and putting was not anywhere close to true. Ball would it a scuffed part and deviate from it's path. I talked to the pro after the round...very nice guy...good conversation. He said head of maintenance putted greens before they opened and said it was good to go. I suggested the maintenance guy go back and putt those greens in the afternoon after traffic tore up the dirt...see if he still thought is was OK to be open. This course should be closed or they should give a discount for playing it. We should not pay premium green fees for playing on dirt. My 25 guys in my group all feel the same way. It's not the pro's fault BTW. They had disease and bad weather that wiped out the greens...but they could discount them if players wanted to play on dirt.

[WharfRat]

Originally Posted by sdeikenberry

I do not recommend playing CANE...take it off your rotation list. Greens are horrible...no grass, painted dirt green. We were first off the tee on Jacaranda and that nine wasn't too bad because we were first off. Made the turn to Alamanda and we followed the entire morning wave on that nine...what a difference. Because many greens are mostly painted dirt, the ground was scuffed up and putting was not anywhere close to true. Ball would it a scuffed part and deviate from it's path. I talked to the pro after the round...very nice guy...good conversation. He said head of maintenance putted greens before they opened and said it was good to go. I suggested the maintenance guy go back and putt those greens in the afternoon after traffic tore up the dirt...see if he still thought is was OK to be open. This course should be closed or they should give a discount for playing it. We should not pay premium green fees for playing on dirt. My 25 guys in my group all feel the same way. It's not the pro's fault BTW. They had disease and bad weather that wiped out the greens...but they could discount them if players wanted to play on dirt.

I totally get it: feels like a ripoff. This is something we should never experience at our neighborhood golf course

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by sdeikenberry

t's not the pro's fault BTW. They had disease and bad weather that wiped out the greens...but they could discount them if players wanted to play on dirt.

So now we're back to El Nino causing the lousy conditions?

As it was then, it is now ... nonsense.

Cane Garden is in lousy condition, because their maintenance crew is awful or their budget is woefully under-funded. It's been deteriorating for the last 3 years. I used to play it at least once a week (not Jacaranda) ... not anymore.