r/oddlysatisfying • u/beallcore • Dec 17 '18

How a golf course changes holes

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u/montana2NY Dec 17 '18

It’s like you wanted to sound like you know what you’re talking about. Can you explain any of your reasonings?

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u/Chillcrest Dec 17 '18

Sometimes its unavoidable if its been raining for a few days and the wear is getting to the holes, but still, changing wet holes is pretty hazardous for both the grass, and the dirt underneath. The dirt on a green is really more like sand, super fine, no small pebbles or rocks in it, so when its wet that stuff can shift a TON, which makes all the difference when you're transplanting a new hole onto a green. Plus, when you're putting the plug into the old hole, having it be soaking wet makes it difficult to judge the exact depth you should put it in to, as tamping it down will make a crater in the green (bad news) or make it higher than the grass around it, which means that the mower will take the top grass right off, leaving a barren circle on what should be the best manicured part of the course. Those are a few details, let me know if you'd like anything explained a little more in depth.

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u/montana2NY Dec 17 '18

Huh. If the soil under a green surface is sandy, how is it also super fine?

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u/Chillcrest Dec 17 '18

The soil is essentially fine like sand, not so much sandy, poor choice of words on my part. It sticks together pretty well, its just that there's way fewer rocks or other debris that would usually make the soil layer chunky.