[JMintzer]

Played Belle Glade today (Seminole to Calusa).

I have to say, the greens were in very good shape, as were the fairways and most of the tee boxes (a few were a bit too sandy, but you're hitting off of a tee, no big deal...)

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Played Belle Glade today (Seminole to Calusa).

I have to say, the greens were in very good shape, as were the fairways and most of the tee boxes (a few were a bit too sandy, but you're hitting off of a tee, no big deal...)

I played the same rotation today; everything was in good shape, my only complaint was the greens were a lot slower than Southern Oaks.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

I played the same rotation today; everything was in good shape, my only complaint was the greens were a lot slower than Southern Oaks.

Actually, it's more like the greens at Southern Oaks are faster than most in TV. Last week Ron (manager) put a Stimpmeter on the greens there and it was 11.2---almost unheard of here---I usually find they run more like 8. Wish every course had greens that good---now let's see how long it lasts......

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Actually, it's more like the greens at Southern Oaks are faster than most in TV. Last week Ron (manager) put a Stimpmeter on the greens there and it was 11.2---almost unheard of here---I usually find they run more like 8. Wish every course had greens that good---now let's see how long it lasts......

Played Souther Oaks this morning...

Yes the greens were fast. But they were also quite hard. Approach shots weren't sticking very well. More than a few nice, high approach shots rolled off the back of the green...

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Actually, it's more like the greens at Southern Oaks are faster than most in TV. Last week Ron (manager) put a Stimpmeter on the greens there and it was 11.2---almost unheard of here---I usually find they run more like 8. Wish every course had greens that good---now let's see how long it lasts......

Ron is selling.

No way 11.

Fun to dream

[dewilson58]

Yes, Belle is in pretty good shape.

Enjoyed it last Saturday.


Bonifay is holding up nicely.
Played today................no issues.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Ron is selling.

No way 11.

Fun to dream

I don't think so. I play regularly on greens that run from 7 (usually here in TV) to 13 (PGA National, Copperhead, and Waldorf Astoria Club). I played that day and I totally believe they were 11.

[SHIBUMI]

Nice to hear positive comments about the golf courses. Southern Oaks is the newest course so the greens will be harder and faster. Give it time, but, enjoy it while you can.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

I don't think so. I play regularly on greens that run from 7 (usually here in TV) to 13 (PGA National, Copperhead, and Waldorf Astoria Club). I played that day and I totally believe they were 11.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

I totally believe they were 11.

I totally believe NOT.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko

Nice to hear positive comments about the golf courses. Southern Oaks is the newest course so the greens will be harder and faster. Give it time, but, enjoy it while you can.

I agree, it’s nice to hear positive comments about golf courses. In fact, I listen to comments closely when deciding where to make T times. That being said, factual negative comments can be just as helpful when deciding where not to play. The greens at Riley Grove (Palmer) are much newer than Southern Oaks and have gone to crap, which is disturbing. The greens at Mallory and Hacienda are old and are in great shape, which proves age doesn’t necessarily correlate with conditions.

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I agree, it’s nice to hear positive comments about golf courses. In fact, I listen to comments closely when deciding where to make T times. That being said, factual negative comments can be just as helpful when deciding where not to play. The greens at Riley Grove (Palmer) are much newer than Southern Oaks and have gone to crap, which is disturbing. The greens at Mallory and Hacienda are old and are in great shape, which proves age doesn’t necessarily correlate with conditions.

Still fairly new here and still learning. The turf grass here, both on the courses and in the yards, makes this place far more attractive (to me) than what I was expecting. It is mostly just gorgeous, at least in the summer time, though the crisp right angles of many of the edged lawns is still pretty cool, even now.

I've been told that much of the variation that I've seen in the greens on various courses is due to the differences in the types of grass used. I find that hard to believe, but happy to be further educated.

Each of my few outings on the championship courses had perfectly fine greens. The greens on the executives, at least until recently, were satisfactory, though notably "different" from the championships. My last few outings on a couple of the Pitch and Putts found the greens to be in considerably better condition than with any of my recent executive course experiences.

The Tarpon Boil thing remains quite the mystery to me, but the aspect that intrigues me the most is how much is known about "why" all these differences exist. What are the variables, and how relatively important is each of those variables, and whether that info is readily available (other than the speculations that I often hear/read)? Does anyone "know" if the Tarpon Boil problem is a fungus, for example?

Oh, and I watched the recent video of the Truman nine where balls with one of the pin placements could apparently not be made to stop within eight or ten feet of the hole (without going *into* said hole) without rolling back to a "collection area". There was interesting speculation about 3° of slope around a pin placement being reasonable while 4° would not be. I suppose the numbers would also vary with any given Stimpmeter reading.

Anyway, there's lots of knowledgeable folks on this forum and I get a kick out of learning from them. Seems some may have some "inside" info from "the horse's mouth". Do these horses regularly publish anything about the subject where peons like myself could learn more about why things are the way they are. Or, are they something like "trade secrets"?

I understand that affordable compromises for the executive courses make sense, and I think that they've found a pretty reasonable set of them. I've enjoyed playing them. But, I still remain *very* curious about why some greens "hold" and others do not - or even allow or don't allow the production of "ball marks". Thanks in advance for any enlightenment.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

I totally believe NOT.

Did you play there that day?????

If not, well.........

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Did you play there that day?????

If not, well.........

Four times.

[Fenster]

For some reason, golf posts keep appearing in the general comments section. There is a separate area for this.
Just saying.

[Dusty_Star]

Originally Posted by Fenster

For some reason, golf posts keep appearing in the general comments section. There is a separate area for this.
Just saying.

Dear Just saying,

This discussion is in "Golf in The Villages" within "Recreation in The Villages". Where exactly else, would you prefer it to appear?