The
ideal mix of grasses for any golf course in Southern Spain is Creeping Bent Grass
on Greens and surround, with Bermuda grass on the Fairways and Rough areas; all
these grasses require a good layer of sand base before installation. Although
Creeping Bent Grass requires much more maintenance, we have at Las Brisas
installed Creeping Bent Grass on our tees for it’s all year round appearance.
HOLES
10-18.
On the
recently re-designed back nine, this correct mix of grasses have been
installed, this will enhance the playability of the golf course and lead to
less closure days due to bad weather in the winter months.
HOLES
1-9.
On the
renovated front nine, all the correct installation work was carried out with
the exception of the fairway and rough areas, these works were not included in
the budget for the front nine. The renovation of the front nine was completed
in the winter and therefore cool session grasses were selected for overseeding.
Our old Bermuda fairways and rough areas did not recover from the refurbishment
and this is why we now need to convert these holes with a new sand- based Bermuda.
We have at present completed the Bermuda conversion on holes 1,7 and 9 and the
entire fairway to hole 3. (Not the rough area to hole 3.)
COMPLETION
OF CONVERSION OF FAIRWAY & ROUGH HOLES 1-9.
We are
planning the conversion of a further three holes to Bermuda fairways and rough
during May, June and July 2016. And the completion of the remaining holes
during 2017.
Please
find below some information on the different Grasses.
Bermuda
Celebration.
Celebration
is a deep blue-green Bermuda grass that has finished best in numerous
university research studies for wear tolerance and recovery, drought resistance
and tolerance and Bermuda grass shade tolerance. Found in professional and
college sports venues, golf courses and home lawns, Celebration performs well
across a variety of applications. Celebration is currently being used
throughout the southern United States and around the world.
Bent
Grass
Creeping
bent grass is the most popular and most planted of the Bents. It is used
extensively in lawns, golf courses, and athletic fields for the creeping, dense
growth, beautiful coloration and short mowing tolerance. It is used primarily
on golf putting greens because of the denseness and mowing qualities.
Fescue
& Rye Grass Mix
Unlike
the majority of cool season grasses, Fescue grasses are shade tolerant and
perform well in the lower areas of the transition zone where the season is too
hot for the other cool grasses and in the area of the transition zone that is
too cold in the winter for the warm season grasses.
Rye
Grass
Ryegrasses
are adapted into lawns mainly for their fast growing ability as a cool season
grass and is sometimes referred to as winter rye grass. Perennial ryegrass is a
permanent lawn choice in cooler climate areas, and annual ryegrass is
seeded yearly and lives for one season as a winter rye grass.
We
hope this information is helpful and should any member need further information
please contact the Green Committee.