"I'm embarrassed for players coming out here today"

You never like to hear about an incident like Harding Park's fertilizer burn as the Presidents Cup approaches, but you have to love superintendent Wayne Kappelman's immediate concern: the daily fee players. Ron Kroichick reports:

"I'm embarrassed for players coming out here today - I wish we didn't have temporary greens," Kappelman said. "I'm not happy about this, but I'm pretty confident we'll get through it."

Comments

[Fusilli Jerry]

Uh oh. Tiger doesn't putt well on temporary greens.

[JohnR]

Did they reduce the green fees or just feel embarrassed?

John

[Fo shiz]

With that twelve inch cup, I'm looking at Ernie Els and Adam Scott to go undefeated.

[Kevin]

I've been told that the green fees have been reduced while the temporary greens are in play.

[Farmingdale]

Bethpage raised green fees this year and all year we have been playing courses with 1, 2, or 3 incomplete holes depending on the course (most of the time 2 incomplete holed, Red has had 3 incomplete holes all year).

No driving range for the bulk of the season and rarely if ever an open putting green before the Open.

That's just wrong, they should have waited until next year to raise rates.

[Chet]

I've had worse burn in my shorts from their hotdogs.