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ATL96Steeler
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Metro ATL has some very nice public courses and some of the best private tracks in the country. Bent grass greens had been the standard, for smooth, fast greens. It still is, but notable tracks such as East Lake have gone to this hybrid Bermuda green and several other significant private tracks are doing the same.
Bent...in early spring and fall into winter, still imo the best surface to putt on...10 to 11 on the stimp for the nicer public courses. ATL is about as far south as most greenkeepers will try to maintain Bent for public courses. In mid to late summer, they have to slow them down to about 8 or 9 to keep them alive. Very receptive, most any club will hold within 3 paces of the pitch mark.
Champions Bermuda...I putted these in FL, and just recently played a course here than converted to them. More grain than Bent, but still smooth. Firmer and faster in the hotter months and they can be like glass in the spring and fall. Year round, it might be a better surface.
How about where you are? What's the green standard?
Bent...in early spring and fall into winter, still imo the best surface to putt on...10 to 11 on the stimp for the nicer public courses. ATL is about as far south as most greenkeepers will try to maintain Bent for public courses. In mid to late summer, they have to slow them down to about 8 or 9 to keep them alive. Very receptive, most any club will hold within 3 paces of the pitch mark.
Champions Bermuda...I putted these in FL, and just recently played a course here than converted to them. More grain than Bent, but still smooth. Firmer and faster in the hotter months and they can be like glass in the spring and fall. Year round, it might be a better surface.
How about where you are? What's the green standard?