. . . so firm and how can the course keep them that way? I played CG yesterday and was delighted to find that the greens were firm and rolled very true. When a 1-2 club wind kicked up later in the afternoon, the shots really became enjoyable, requiring landing the ball short of the green to get to front pins and challenging the golfer to guage the bounce on the greens to be pin-high for middle or back pins. In short, it was linksy and the shots around the greens were great fun.
It was quite a contrast to Riverdale Dunes, which I played on Saturday--Riverdale was saturated and balls were plugging into the greens. Interestingly, an assistant pro had told me before the round what great shape Riverdale was in.
(BTW, I love Riverdale, just not in the middle of summer when they saturate the bent grass fairways and greens).
Is the firmness of CommonGround's greens mostly due to the fact that they're new? And/or is there a commitment to firm and fast at CG? I'd love to hear that it's more the latter, but I understand the challenges of maintaining those conditions at a public course where many players may not appreciate F&F. In any event, hats off to Renaissance and the staff at CG for creating and maintaining such an interesting, playable, walkable and affordable course (15 minutes from my house).