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David_Tepper

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"A Slice of Paradise"
« on: July 06, 2022, 10:32:50 PM »
Sand green golf (and much more)  in Kansas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfcGhEMSzpw
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Tim Leahy

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Re: "A Slice of Paradise"
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2022, 05:15:46 AM »
Great documentary! With rising water costs and less available at least in the West are sand greens and maybe fairways the future of golf? Is it that much cheaper to water just the fairways? Sand greens would need to be watered on windy days right? Would love to hear from GCA's what they see for the future of golf without water. If I am hijacking this thread I will start another. Also from those that have played sand greens, if that was your only option would you continue to play?
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David_Tepper

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Re: "A Slice of Paradise"
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2022, 08:34:57 AM »
Tim -

I believe the sand greens are sprayed with some sort of oil from time to time.  It keeps the sand from drying out and blowing away.

I doubt these courses have any fairway irrigation, but I could be wrong about that.

More info here:  https://golf.com/travel/inside-sand-green-golf-rough-rudimentary-game/


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John Mayhugh

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Re: "A Slice of Paradise"
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2022, 08:52:44 AM »
Quote from: Tim Leahy on July 07, 2022, 05:15:46 AM
With rising water costs and less available at least in the West are sand greens and maybe fairways the future of golf?
Flattish sand greens remove about 95% of the interest that golf offers, at least IMO. Better than no golf at all, but not the future. I would much rather play on rough and patchy fairways that don't get irrigated and keep grass greens.
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Kalen Braley

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Re: "A Slice of Paradise"
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2022, 01:18:33 PM »
Quote from: John Mayhugh on July 07, 2022, 08:52:44 AM
Quote from: Tim Leahy on July 07, 2022, 05:15:46 AM
With rising water costs and less available at least in the West are sand greens and maybe fairways the future of golf?
Flattish sand greens remove about 95% of the interest that golf offers, at least IMO. Better than no golf at all, but not the future. I would much rather play on rough and patchy fairways that don't get irrigated and keep grass greens.

I'll second this, especially when you consider:

- You don't really need grass on tee shots, just a peg in the ground
- On the par 3's, fairways are technically not required
- Probably half of all shots taken will either be a putt, or a chip to a green...where consistent rolling matters.





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