I belong to a club that has Paspallum Dwarf grass throughout. This is the third of four strains of Paspallum to date. It is a terrific Florida fairway grass, and it wonderful for tee boxes as well. It gives tight fairway lies, but the ball sits up on the carpet so high handicappers feel they can sweep their fairway woods. For the esthetically conscious, it stripes out well for a nice visual effect not found with 419 bermuda grass. If the course is designed to bounce the ball on to the greens, it is far too sticky to achieve that.
Jupiter Hills uses it only on its tee boxes.
As a putting surface, the dwarf version, and now apparently the Supreme strain used at Kiawah Ocean has had mixed reviews. It must be cut tight on greens, or else the ball rolls with a "shimmey". (some of you may remember the shimmey from the 60's!
) As a grass from the rough, it tends to grow clumpy, is very tight, so the ball doesn't tend to sink down to the bottom like 419 bermuda does, but can't be grown to very high heights without becoming unplayable. Therefore if high rough is a club's goal, it would not be a good grass choice there. If other grasses are used on the greens, there can be an intrusion of the paspallum, and aggressive edging is needed.
Dave,
Another grass to look into for greens is the Mini Verde. It has been used at Eagle Creek in Orlando, and plays very well! It is what will be used at Sawgrass on the redo this summer.