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Chris Buie

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Lush Conditions at Gleneagles
« on: August 27, 2009, 01:48:36 PM »
I just caught a few minutes of the current tournament at Gleneagles.  It had that wall-to-wall lush green American look about it.  The pros were handily backing up their approach shots as well.  Not exactly the firm and fast ethos that I associate with Scotland.
I was just curious what this panel thought about this.
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Padraig Dooley

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Re: Lush Conditions at Gleneagles
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2009, 01:52:53 PM »
Chris

It was the wettest july on record in Ireland, hasn't stopped raining in august, would imagine that some of it managed to get to Scotland. Can't beat Mother Nature.

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Chris Buie

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Re: Lush Conditions at Gleneagles
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2009, 03:07:31 PM »
The conditions at Turnberry a month ago were very firm and fast.  Alas, a little too firm for Watson's 8-iron into the 72nd green.   :(
Another solid month of rain would of course soften the course up and make it quite green.  Still, what I saw of Gleneagles today struck me as being a little out of character.
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David_Tepper

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Re: Lush Conditions at Gleneagles
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2009, 06:07:19 PM »
Chris -

Being well inland, Gleneagles is not a seaside course built on linksland. It is a little unrealistic to expect the courses at Gleneagles to drain as well and play as firm & fast as courses built on sand-based soil.

DT
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