The greens weren’t greens at all, they were just fairways that had been cut shor

[Thomas Dai]

One of many interesting sentences from an interesting piece …… “The greens weren’t greens at all, they were just fairways that had been cut shorter.”
Plenty of other interesting comments herein - https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/club/greenkeeping/ken-brown-greenkeeping-memories/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nationalclubgolfer
Well worth a read.
Atb

[Charlie Goerges]

One of many interesting sentences from an interesting piece …… “The greens weren’t greens at all, they were just fairways that had been cut shorter.”
Plenty of other interesting comments herein - https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/club/greenkeeping/ken-brown-greenkeeping-memories/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nationalclubgolfer
Well worth a read.
Atb

I had to skim the article a bit, but he talked about cutting costs, which will probably be a good thing, but his example below:

We can’t go on with glamorous golf because it’s unaffordable. So, from a design point of view, you have to make a challenge out of a hole without plastering bunkers everywhere.

...leaves me with questions. Is he saying not having bunkers everywhere because they must be maintained at a high level? Not sure I would agree with that. I'd be fine with a lot of bunkers maintained to a lower standard, if that's what was intended. No need to eliminate bunkers...before or after the fact. They are hazards after all.

I'm curious what is the bigger issue (cost-wise and/or labor-wise) for maintenance: pristine turf conditions everywhere or having a lot of bunkers?