Gutted

[CallawayKid]

Well, looks like a fantastic weekend for golf coming up down here in the South....it would be at my place if the greens hadn't been hollow-tinned! Looks like Southend beach on every green now and just before an inter-club match too.

Really unhappy as the course and green were in perfect condition last week but I guess the green keepers have got to do their job and they have never let us down yet...just gutted it's before a long weekend.

Hope all of your places are in fine fettle,

CK

 

[USER1999]

Our greens are still recovering from tining. Bumpy as a bumpy thing. They need rain, but won't get it this weekend. Putting is currently a lottery. I guess it needed doing though.

 

[In_The_Rough]

Seems a bit of a daft time to do them though. Why not wait until Tuesday when the bank holiday is out of the way and do them first thing in the morning on Tuesday. To do them right before potentially the busiest weekend of the year so far seems a bit stupid to me

 

[Wayman]

Surprised they have hollow tined the green before a bank holiday!

Home clubs greens are canny at moment

2nd club has always got good greens

 

[Birchy]

Ours are in great condition at the moment, smooth and fast. The only trouble ive got is getting the ball anywhere near the buggers

 

[mikee247]

Yep ours have been done as well which seems mad to me when there is no rain forecast of any significance.... Medal tomorrow and Ive no confidence in the greens when they are this bumpy! Shame because our greens are normally the best in the area all year round.

 

[mcbroon]

Well, looks like a fantastic weekend for golf coming up down here in the South....it would be at my place if the greens hadn't been hollow-tinned! Looks like Southend beach on every green now and just before an inter-club match too.

Really unhappy as the course and green were in perfect condition last week but I guess the green keepers have got to do their job and they have never let us down yet...just gutted it's before a long weekend.

Hope all of your places are in fine fettle,

CK

I was out last night and our greens are in a horrific state. I don't know the name for what they've done but the greens have lines cut in them, maybe 1cm or so apart and a few mm deep, from front to back.

I know it has been a hard winter and I know they have to do the work, so I'm not complaining. It's just that I was working on my chipping round the greens and I think I've found the answer to my problems, so I would love to play in the comp tomorrow and put it to the test.

Problem is that putting is now an absolute lottery. I hit two putts last night that should have gone in but bounced off the lines and went wide. On the other hand, I did hit one awful putt that was deflected in off a ridge. I'm just wary of trying to get a cut on bad greens, and I'm even more wary of teeing it up when that's my mindset. It's a recipe for 0.1 back.

 

[Imurg]

Ours are much the same.
Sometimes the ball isn't breaking as it should as the score lines are making the ball hold it's line.
Putting lottery but it has to be done.....

 

[One Planer]

I just heard from a collegue who is also a member at my course and played it last night that the greens look to have been done too

Shame really if true as they were rolling really well last week.

 

[wonga]

Ours are in great condition at the moment, smooth and fast. The only trouble I have is I keep on hitting it past the hole!

 

[cookelad]

The late "spring" has played havoc with greenkeepers plans, the work on ours that's normally done in March was only done a fortnight ago, the greens were turning around last weekend so hopefully this weekend we should be getting back to true rolls on the greens!

 

[Hobbit]

Our greenkeeper has said the season is running 6 weeks late...

 

[duncan mackie]

I was out last night and our greens are in a horrific state. I don't know the name for what they've done but the greens have lines cut in them, maybe 1cm or so apart and a few mm deep, from front to back.

that's verti slitting to break up the thatch, normally accompanied by a light top dressing - should take a maximum of 2 days to fully recover as a playing surface if it's done properly.........

all those complaining should probably remember the first great green keeper who decided to close the course every Sunday to top dress and rest his greens!

 

[mcbroon]

that's verti slitting to break up the thatch, normally accompanied by a light top dressing - should take a maximum of 2 days to fully recover as a playing surface if it's done properly.........

all those complaining should probably remember the first great green keeper who decided to close the course every Sunday to top dress and rest his greens!

In that case they may well be back in decent nick for tomorrow. That's me with one less excuse now...

 

[MendieGK]

In that case they may well be back in decent nick for tomorrow. That's me with one less excuse now...

i bought a bigger tour bag this year, just to 'house' all of my excuses!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Not played at my place for two weeks so no idea how they will putt. They were getting better and quicker last time out

 

[CallawayKid]

6 weeks behind? Wow, didn't realise it had slipped that much. Still, hope we beat the visitors on our 'local' greens!!

CK

 

[louise_a]

Ours were done about a month ago, the greens are in great nick at the moment.