This is getting silly now (conditions)

[williamalex1]

Before golf greens were watered the greenkeepers had a saying that 'a guid old drought will sort it out'

In effect a drought would kill off all the course [rough] grasses and leave only the fine leaved varieties.
Nature has been around for quite a while and usually knows how to sort itself out.

Your correct Doon, some farmers set certain fields on fire to kill unwanted bugs and eventually create new growth. I just don't fancy playing golf on them in the meantime.

I heard a rumour that some courses are adding a type of detergent to the water in sprinkler system to enable the soil retain the water longer.

 

[CMAC]

well the forecast aint good for the next 10 days, unsettled and cooler with the west getting windier and wetter conditions.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I heard a rumour that some courses are adding a type of detergent to the water in sprinkler system to enable the soil retain the water longer.

That has been happening for the last 30 years.

Going back to the 1975/6 drought years it was very noticeable that the clubs who were forced to stop watering their greens had far better greens in the Autumn than the panic merchants who kept pouring the water on.
Nothing wrong with a bit of brown on a golf green. Over watering is the short cut to disaster. 'Lush' greens in the middle of a dry spell shows incompetent greenkeeping.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I remember the summer of 76 as I'd just started playing and so assumed greens just turned brown in summer and got on with it.

 

[williamalex1]

That has been happening for the last 30 years.

Going back to the 1975/6 drought years it was very noticeable that the clubs who were forced to stop watering their greens had far better greens in the Autumn than the panic merchants who kept pouring the water on.
Nothing wrong with a bit of brown on a golf green. Over watering is the short cut to disaster. 'Lush' greens in the middle of a dry spell shows incompetent greenkeeping.

Lately i've found it very sticky when putting from the fringe onto greens , and my balls feel quite sticky too. Is this due to incompetence by me or the green staff, or the detergent in the water.:rofl:

 

[el marko]

Its Nothing like last year - Was able to hit my PW 200 yards, literally pointless in playing golf as nothing was stay on the green

 

[davidy233]

literally pointless in playing golf as nothing was stay on the green

Just run it on - it's the way golf's been played in the UK for centuries

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Lately i've found it very sticky when putting from the fringe onto greens , and my balls feel quite sticky too. Is this due to incompetence by me or the green staff, or the detergent in the water.:rofl:

I think your imagination has run away with the fairies

Or.... Perhaps you should shower more!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Its Nothing like last year - Was able to hit my PW 200 yards, literally pointless in playing golf as nothing was stay on the green

Perhaps you should take a few lessons on playing different types of shots.
Sounds like your game is one dimensional.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nothing wrong with the conditions. It makes golf interesting and asks more questions. Plenty of holes at my course where driver is no longer the go to club off the tee and lots of thought given to where to land approaches but also where to miss. Several holes now have dry bare patches by the sides of greens and so a bad miss is to leave it there with a tricky chip (usually over a bunker) of such a tough lie. Better being long or short or missing one side or the other where there may be more grass. Club selection more challenging but once you find the greens, they are as good as they've been in ages.

 

[JCW]

Its Nothing like last year - Was able to hit my PW 200 yards, literally pointless in playing golf as nothing was stay on the green

Use a better ball and strike it and it will ...........................EYG

 

[garyinderry]

instead of playing a hard draw try and cut the ball in. sits down much softer.

 

[One Planer]

Use a better ball and strike it and it will ...........................EYG

Or adjust your clubbing and allow for the run.

 

[el marko]

Just run it on - it's the way golf's been played in the UK for centuries

Use a better ball and strike it and it will ...........................EYG

Or adjust your clubbing and allow for the run.

This was last year. And does hitting a pitching wedge into 200 yard par 3s not count as running it on?

It hasnt got to that stage yet this year and i dont think it will tbh.

 

[One Planer]

This was last year. And does hitting a pitching wedge into 200 yard par 3s not count as running it on?

It hasnt got to that stage yet this year and i dont think it will tbh.

Depends how badly you thinned it