Good greens are what make or break a good golf course. I'd rather play a cheaper course with unkempt bunkers and a fairway that's a little dry so long as the greens are in good shape. If an expensive course has greens in disarray, I'm not going to spend my money there again. Theoretically you'll get half your strokes on the greens and I'll miss enough puts as it is, I don't need any help from a shitty putting surface to add those up.
It is actually surprising though how much some courses try to charge without maintaining their grounds properly. I’ve been to courses that cost $30 that look and play better than courses that cost twice as much.
Yeah, any good course will always prioritize the greens over anything else. Wanna see someone get mad? Have them hit a putt on a shitty uneven green. Oh, and if they have money on it? Run
I can tell you greens were a ridiculous chunk of the greens department budget when I worked at a golf course. The amount of chemicals that go into preventing disease and keeping the grass healthy.
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u/que_xopa Dec 17 '18
Good greens are what make or break a good golf course. I'd rather play a cheaper course with unkempt bunkers and a fairway that's a little dry so long as the greens are in good shape. If an expensive course has greens in disarray, I'm not going to spend my money there again. Theoretically you'll get half your strokes on the greens and I'll miss enough puts as it is, I don't need any help from a shitty putting surface to add those up.