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re: Taking care of the golf course
Posted on 1/23/26 at 1:39 pm to BallChamp00
Posted on 1/23/26 at 1:39 pm to BallChamp00
I never said anything about Pelican. I don’t know anything about it. But I do know about the ones I mentioned.
What would be your number of rounds for the courses I said do 50K+?
What would be your number of rounds for the courses I said do 50K+?
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Posted on 1/24/26 at 7:09 am to BonesMalone
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I never said anything about Pelican. I don’t know anything about it. But I do know about the ones I mentioned.
What would be your number of rounds for the courses I said do 50K+?
A couple may have reached 50K but not many do. Now if you want to count all their twilights and 9 holes, they probably do but that is not accurate numbers.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 10:11 am to BallChamp00
My man, you are splitting hairs. 4 of those courses are actually 55K+. One is borderline 50K. You can’t take care of the little things on a course when they’re run like Walmart.
50K is waaaaaaay too much.
45K is waaaaaaay too much.
A 100 golfers a day is still 30K+.
Sun up to sun down through the gate isn’t getting ball marks fixed, bunkers raked, divots fixed, cart traffic regulated. It just isn’t.
People like to play golf. I understand. People also like to go to steakhouses. But they ain’t trying to get each and every meat lover in the door.
50K is waaaaaaay too much.
45K is waaaaaaay too much.
A 100 golfers a day is still 30K+.
Sun up to sun down through the gate isn’t getting ball marks fixed, bunkers raked, divots fixed, cart traffic regulated. It just isn’t.
People like to play golf. I understand. People also like to go to steakhouses. But they ain’t trying to get each and every meat lover in the door.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 11:26 am to BonesMalone
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My man, you are splitting hairs. 4 of those courses are actually 55K+. One is borderline 50K
Based on what? Where are you getting your numbers?
Posted on 1/24/26 at 11:51 am to BallChamp00
People that deal with the clientele of those courses.
I don’t have spreadsheets and I’m not trying to push an agenda.
It’s info that’s been relayed to me and it’s no secret to the golfers that play these courses. They are packed. Always.
There’s not a lot of options and the courses that put a good product out there are over run.
It affects the product.
I don’t have spreadsheets and I’m not trying to push an agenda.
It’s info that’s been relayed to me and it’s no secret to the golfers that play these courses. They are packed. Always.
There’s not a lot of options and the courses that put a good product out there are over run.
It affects the product.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 12:06 pm to BonesMalone
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You can’t take care of the little things on a course when they’re run like Walmart.
Of course you can. New grasses help. New bunkers help. Having a great Super helps. Courses can maintain the traffic. Most just choose not to and look at the bottom dollar more.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 2:58 pm to BallChamp00
Okay….
New grasses help for what? Carts driving off the path and leaving ruts? Ballmarks on dormant greens that are soft from winter weather and don’t heal?
New bunkers rake themselves?
A great super is on the prowl all day, everyday making sure the golfers do the these little things to ensure the course is nicer for play behind them?
Maintaining traffic is literally carts on the path during non-growing seasons, which happen to be the best weather to play golf.
New grasses help for what? Carts driving off the path and leaving ruts? Ballmarks on dormant greens that are soft from winter weather and don’t heal?
New bunkers rake themselves?
A great super is on the prowl all day, everyday making sure the golfers do the these little things to ensure the course is nicer for play behind them?
Maintaining traffic is literally carts on the path during non-growing seasons, which happen to be the best weather to play golf.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 3:25 pm to BonesMalone
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Maintaining traffic is literally carts on the path during non-growing seasons,
That’s a good way to keep people away from the courses in mass.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 3:44 pm to DarkDrifter
I accept these terms
Posted on 1/24/26 at 6:38 pm to BabyTac
First you can't afford to play a real course. We aren't talking bout putt putt clown.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 7:46 pm to BonesMalone
quote:Yes. New grass like platinum paspalum heals much quicker and it does not go dormant. It leads to less maintanance which puts crew members on projects like roping off trouble areas.
New grasses help for what? Carts driving off the path and leaving ruts? Ballmarks on dormant greens that are soft from winter weather and don’t heal?
quote:Heavier grained sand would decrease footprints even not raked. It also saves money to allow all bunkers have rakes.
New bunkers rake themselves?
quote:Yes ?
A great super is on the prowl all day, everyday making sure the golfers do the these little things to ensure the course is nicer for play behind them?
This post was edited on 1/24/26 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 1/24/26 at 7:56 pm to BallChamp00
Courses should have a 2 minute video describing the simple things players can do that you have to watch before getting a cart key.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:16 pm to MikeD
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Courses should have a 2 minute video describing the simple things players can do that you have to watch before getting a cart key.
Still wouldn’t help. People are too fricking lazy.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:20 pm to BallChamp00
I’ll see your snake oil, and raise you some facts:
-All warm season grasses go dormant. They may not all go straw brown in color, but they stop growing in cool/cold weather. I’m sure paspalum heals quick in its growing season, but when it’s not growing, for like 7-8 months and the carts are trampling it, it’ll fade away just like Bermuda or zoysia.
-rRoping off worn areas is all you can do from October to May, cause the grass isn’t growing and there is no maintenance being done.
-So you’ll put sand in bunkers that doesn’t leave marks when a golfer swishes his feet and digs in to hit a bunker shot? That must be some special sand.
-So the Super patrols the course to scold the clientele…..and what do the marshals do?
-All warm season grasses go dormant. They may not all go straw brown in color, but they stop growing in cool/cold weather. I’m sure paspalum heals quick in its growing season, but when it’s not growing, for like 7-8 months and the carts are trampling it, it’ll fade away just like Bermuda or zoysia.
-rRoping off worn areas is all you can do from October to May, cause the grass isn’t growing and there is no maintenance being done.
-So you’ll put sand in bunkers that doesn’t leave marks when a golfer swishes his feet and digs in to hit a bunker shot? That must be some special sand.
-So the Super patrols the course to scold the clientele…..and what do the marshals do?
Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:25 pm to BonesMalone
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-All warm season grasses go dormant. They may not all go straw brown in color, but they stop growing in cool/cold weather. I’m sure paspalum heals quick in its growing season, but when it’s not growing, for like 7-8 months and the carts are trampling it, it’ll fade away just like Bermuda or zoysia.
You’re right. I have zero experience in that. Crazy it’s still growing right now. This grass will not fade away. More courses will get it.
The rest of your post is plain and simple bait crap. But I’ll bite in the top one.
You don’t want answers to anything. You want to try to prove yourself right in any way.
This post was edited on 1/24/26 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:36 pm to BallChamp00
Nothing has grown since October to keep up with the traffic that beats it down. Not greens, not tees, not fairways, not rough.
Greens get thinner and bumpier and ball mark prone, cause they…aren’t….growing.
Louisiana actually has nice fall to spring playing weather. Most of the golf you’ll see on courses happens at this time. But the grass isn’t growing and taking care of the course is much more noticeable.
Don’t make it a fight chief. That just shows immaturity.
Greens get thinner and bumpier and ball mark prone, cause they…aren’t….growing.
Louisiana actually has nice fall to spring playing weather. Most of the golf you’ll see on courses happens at this time. But the grass isn’t growing and taking care of the course is much more noticeable.
Don’t make it a fight chief. That just shows immaturity.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:42 pm to BonesMalone
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Nothing has grown since October to keep up with the traffic that beats it down. Not greens, not tees, not fairways, not rough.
The. Platinum. Paspalum. Is.
Goodness gracious my man.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 9:18 pm to BonesMalone
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Nothing has grown since October
As long as ground temps stay above 64 degrees 3 days continuous Platinum Paspalum will still continue to grow. Not sure if you noticed or not but it was slightly warm all through October and November .. December was warmer than normal as well..
Posted on 1/24/26 at 9:22 pm to BallChamp00
So….overseeded ryegrass tees aren’t growing much n this weather (a cool season grass) and a you’re saying paspalum is growing full strength?
Look, I’ve played Lost Key (full paspalum) in winter many times. It was green, but not growing. There is no super form of paspalum that not only grows full strength in winter and holds up to crazy traffic.
If there is…..where is this course?
Look, I’ve played Lost Key (full paspalum) in winter many times. It was green, but not growing. There is no super form of paspalum that not only grows full strength in winter and holds up to crazy traffic.
If there is…..where is this course?
Posted on 1/25/26 at 7:01 am to BonesMalone
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So….overseeded ryegrass tees aren’t growing much n this weather (a cool season grass) and a you’re saying paspalum is growing full strength? Look, I’ve played Lost Key (full paspalum) in winter many times. It was green, but not growing. There is no super form of paspalum that not only grows full strength in winter and holds up to crazy traffic. If there is…..where is this course?
This is why your tirade is dumb. That’s not the same paspalum. That is sea dwarf. That is like saying Champion, MiniVerti, Tifeagle, Tifdwarf are the same because they are Bermuda’s.
When I have the head of a very large chemical company saying this grass is indestructible and may be the best grass he has ever seen, I’ll listen to him.
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