mallrat

I think it will self correct at some point. While the large groups are nice (and profitable) they are not what the property was built on. Somewhere down the road the fill in times of those groups will dry up. Meaning they will stop filling them and people aren’t going to be willing to work around the large groups and there tee times. Especially with more regional destinations opening up. Bandon, at some point, will learn the hard way. The question then becomes how do they get back those that they have turned away?

is it algae? Or could it have been moss? I know Quiksilver, what most courses here use to treat moss, can wreak havoc on greens, including killing them if you go a little too heavy.

Wonder if he sprayed the wrong thing? Too much growth regulator? Maybe something with 2-4-D. I’m pretty sure it says compatible but our bent grass is not a fan of it. Especially when new. Another course I know of sprayed the wrong wetting agent, sprayed their winter one, ooops.

Our greens, in Oregon, vary from 70 Poa to 30 bent to 90% Poa to 10 bent. Even here we wouldn’t think of pulling cores in the summer. We generally needle or deep tine once a summer but that’s it. We’d come in at midnight. Work until 4:30-5 start topdressing around 6 and be done by noon.

I didn’t mean the “heat tolerance” directed at you, just funny to me. So the greens were ok the week before being closed? Are the spots bare or does it look like the turf is dying? Needling tining, when done right, you wouldn’t notice 2 days later. Maybe they used a small tube and didn’t pull a core. Do you normally close for a week or was something else going on? Is it standard practice down there to close for a week in summer and aerify? Curious if he tried something and didn’t pull it off. I got a new super a couple years ago and he claimed our course was really thatchy (it wasn’t). Came in and Gradened (very aggressive verticutter, power rake) a bunch of stuff 2 directions and some areas weren’t healed 2 years later

First off, imo, what the hell is heat tolerant? You still have to manage it. It’s hard to give you an answer without knowing the Supers program. What’s he mowing at height wise? Spray program? Proper wetting agents? Could it be winter kill that never recovered? Could there be problems with the irrigation system? And yes, all the things you mentioned have an effect. At least 1 day a week we do not touch our greens besides watering them. We are a Poa course but we have moved from growing grass to managing grass. You might get a little growth but at this point in the summer I don’t see a ton growing back. If it’s that bad, for me, I would needle tine and then seed the heck out of it. Followed by slit seeding (never had to do it on a green before though).

You can also go 3 to 13 but you will run into play

Inside info on Pronghorn, well at least stories. The swans in the pond of 18 on Fazio are rescues who have their wings clipped. They are on their 5th set, good meals for the coyotes. Cost $10k a pair. We used to have to go out there every morning to make sure they were still alive. One morning in the winter, no swans. So EVERYONE has to go out and look for them. Finally found them in the canal off that road in. Watching the 2 supers in their underwear in the canal trying to chase the swans while the swans are trying to alternate attacking them then run away was hilarious. Another story about the stupidity of kids. Had a kid flip his car on that road on the way to work. We hear it so a couple guys go out to check on him. He comes into the shop and starts making phone calls. Ask him who he’s calling, “Les Schwab, I need it towed and repaired.” Dude, Les Schwab isn’t gonna help buddy. Same guy like a week later stops in the middle of work. We are on hole 12 on Fazio and he just takes off running. One of us chases after him, “where are you going?” “I left my weed on my desk and my parents said if that found me smoking again they would kick me out of the house.” Ran from 12 Fazio back to the shop. That’s past 12 on Nicklaus. Like a good mile and a half.

Aren’t they on their 3rd bankruptcy as well? I’m not a fan of the layout but I think the course has some serious flaws too. Those bunkers, oof, hope you plan on switching out your wedges after the round. I heard they bet everything on the pro shop / clubhouse remodel but couldn’t imagine someone doing something so stupid.