"Like fairways."

Steve Elling follows up on his report about Bay Hill's greens with this item:

Daniel Chopra, a Bay Hill member and resident, was asked to describe the shape of the greens and quipped, "Like fairways."

And..

There’s a formal PGA Tour notice hanging this week in the Innisbrook locker room about Bay Hill, explaining the massive mouth-to-mouth they have given the greens. The second paragraph reads as such: “On a more positive note, the overseeding of the tees, fairways and rough has excellent density and uniformity, and is holding up quite well to the high volume of winter play.”

So the greens are in such sketchy shape that a formal tour advisory was issued to players, but the course is still open to resort and membership play? Yikes.

Comments

[Eric Stratton]

(posted this in the other topic, PS added)

AP maintains the course for a few months before the tourney, and a couple after it. I think the lack of a year around comprehensive maintenance plan/budget opens the door for situations like this.

In contrast, Muirfield, ever heard of a similar situation? Jack never lets a blade of grass get out of place.

ES

PS...if you think there's even a remote chance AP would close the course to play, think again -- if there's one thing AP holds above all else it's the almighty $$. no play = no $$...ain't happenin'.