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[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by alysheba4

whats up with the blackish grey blotches on the greens.....have been to that course and dont remember them in that condition.

there are two different types of grass on the greens. One kind is Poa (dont know if it is spelled that way).

They grow at different speeds, and by late in the afternoon make for a bumpy green.

My Dad played Spyglass (the course next to Pebble & they have the same type of greens). Said Spyglass easily has the worst greens he's ever played on for a "big time" course.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

there are two different types of grass on the greens. One kind is Poa (dont know if it is spelled that way).

They grow at different speeds, and by late in the afternoon make for a bumpy green.

My Dad played Spyglass (the course next to Pebble & they have the same type of greens). Said Spyglass easily has the worst greens he's ever played on for a "big time" course.

That course is so heavily played I don't see how they could have championship caliber greens. Add in winds off the ocean and it all dries out quickly.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

That course is so heavily played I don't see how they could have championship caliber greens. Add in winds off the ocean and it all dries out quickly.

Yes, that is right. People are forgetting that they are both public courses and they get a ton of play. Pebble is now the most expensive public course in the country, but it still gets a ton of play. They said it now costs $500 to play there. That is some serious money. Pebble makes $2,000 per foursome.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Yes, that is right. People are forgetting that they are both public courses and they get a ton of play. Pebble is now the most expensive public course in the country, but it still gets a ton of play. They said it now costs $500 to play there. That is some serious money. Pebble makes $2,000 per foursome.

For that kind of money, I'll save it to play a course in Hawaii!

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

For that kind of money, I'll save it to play a course in Hawaii!

I remember back in approximately 1991 or so when I forked out $100 to play the Stadium Course at PGA West. I thought that $100 was absolutely outrageous. That was so expensive back then. Nowadays that would be really cheap.