r/Golfcoursemaintenance

Bent grass greens, desert climate of Southern Utah. Last fall we had some death on the edges of some of our greens, and the center of our chipping green. We patched them up with a combination of sod and plugs from our own bent grass nursery. All winter they did well and looked good. But then over the last month or so, Exhibits A, B, and C have thinned out and died again. Exhibit D has survived. Chipping Green looks awful. But the nursery itself looks great.

We treated all the areas the same so we don’t know why Exhibit D was successful and nothing else was. And now we are at a loss. Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to fix this issue? There’s a chance we didn’t care for them in the proper way when we thought we had. Like I said, they did well all winter so we thought we were on top of it. Thanks in advance!

We have these spots all over our Bermuda greens in north Alabama. I’m not the chemical guy I just mow the greens but the ones in charge are too stubborn to find answers so I’m doing it. So what are these spots caused by? It seems dead to me

Wall 2 wall Verticut / aeration / clean up 🤙🏽

OG Toro system from 93. Tons of pressure issues. Came in late to try to get things scheduled for better optimization

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Beautiful morning to mow some tees and approaches

It’s just frustrating how ignorant the golfing population is about what we do and why, but especially about this particular process.

Now obviously this guy is patting his super on the back which is great and always appreciated. But the comments are all basically implying that any super who has bumpy sandy greens a week after punching must be dogshit and not know what they’re doing.

Then there’s this section of the comments talking about how the OP’s super is a good golfer and that makes all the difference. One guy says “yeah having a golfer as super is so much better than some random idiot who just likes growing grass”

Fuck off. Some of the best supers I know never touch a golf club. I’m a golfer, and I find it helpful to play my own course, and of course I don’t love putting on aerifiied greens either. But being a golfer doesn’t make you a good super. In fact you might be more likely to go needle tines than proper tines because you have a match later that week and want them smooth!

Aahhh rant over.

I’m trying to decide between Zorro and Zeon zoysia and want real input from people who know turf (or have grown both).

From what I’ve found so far: • Zorro • Slower growing (less mowing/maintenance) • Darker green color • Very dense and handles traffic well • Ranked extremely high in NTEP trials and used on golf courses • Zeon • Faster growing and establishes quicker • Slightly lighter green but very “luxury” look • Known for being one of the best-looking zoysias • Strong shade tolerance and soft feel

From what I understand, Zorro is more durable and lower maintenance, while Zeon is more about appearance and quicker fill-in — but I’m not sure what actually wins long-term.

For those with real experience: • Which one holds up better over time? • Which looks better after a few years? • Any regrets going with one over the other?

Sorry for the bad photo. This bunch grass has been popping up around a few tees desired grass is low mow fescue. Can anyone ID this grass and potentially offer a chemical solution? Initial thoughts were either orchardgrass or some different type of fescue. Thanks.