Anyone else struggle with greens holding shots. I placed some really good iron tee shots and wedges yesterday that just scooted backside green..

I assume this is due to the lack of grass on the greens? Will they be playing much better by summer time?

Uh, there was no grass 3 weeks ago. I doubt that has changed.

Ok?

When it all grows in, it will be nice. Currently its like sand topped concrete. No shots are gonna hold. I hit 8 or 9 greens that I never found the divot on.

New greens are firm even with allot if grass. They will soften up when they aerify at least twice.

So are they still on good shape for now? Rolling true? Smooth?

They are rolling fast, maybe too fast.

Might as well call me Tiger, I love fast, true greens.

Wish I had the sunglasses emoji to accent this satirical post.

In all seriousness, I'm the same. I like them fast. That's not to say I'm good. I'm not. At all. But give me fast greens every time. I may three putt just as much on fast greens, but I just hate slow greens with a passion.

Yes all the way around and you probably don't put enough spin on the ball.

Fast over slow any day... but they better hold good shots in.

Fast all day and everyday! Campus course greens are fast and I love it.

How fast is too fast?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LDhbyZPl9M

Wow that Oakmont video is crazy

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Fast over slow any day... but they better hold good shots in.

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They do.

I played the campus course three times now. Last fall/winter the greens did hold better and were still fast.

Currently, as of a few weeks ago, there isn't much grass if any. Very sandy but smooth for mostly sand. Ball rolls fast and true but can't hold iron shots. Once they get the grass back hopefully they will hold better. I can typically put some bite on my iron shots and didn't get any hold last time I played there.

Once the greens get back I really do look forward to playing this course again.

My biggest issue with this course is price for non-student or faculty players. $50 during the week and $60 on weekends for a former student is ridiculous. They should give discounts to former students especially during this summer when students leave or at least give certain times or weeks for applicable discounts. Thats my only issue with the new course.

BTW I am on the courses email list and they send ridiculous discounts out for current students especially the week of St. Patricks day. It made me wish I was a current student for the rates they threw out there that week.

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$50 during the week and $60 on weekends for a former student is ridiculous.

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I haven't played, but I mean, from everything I've heard, isn't it nice enough to justify the price?

I rather have quality than quantity, the ridicules discounts the other week was for student appreciation week. The course is worth every penny! I enjoy it

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$50 during the week and $60 on weekends for a former student is ridiculous.

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Weekday prices might be a little high, but $60 on the weekend seems like pretty standard pricing for a good course in good shape to me.

Where do you usually play and how much does it cost?

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As a current student, I've found that the best bang for my buck has been at Briarcrest. I felt that $300 for an entire semester was too good to pass up.

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Indeed... sounds like a heck of a deal. I don't see anything on the website about student memberships for the Campus Course. Surely they have something, right?

It will take a couple of growing seasons for the greens to be receptive of approach shots. This is the case with all new greens. Not enough rootzone and organic material in the profile yet for a ball to "grab hold of". Give it time to mature and the greens will be spectacular.

I was there on Tuesday last week and the greens have come through the winter very well. Plenty of turf and they are smooth and fast. They may appear to be sparse because of the recent topdressing, but these warm temperatures will give them a huge boost.

With regard to pricing, if you want to play $20 dollar golf, then go to muni or Briarcrest. This course is priced right in my opinion, and may even be underpriced when compared to similar facilities with similar conditioning. If you want the course in good shape, then you need to pay a reasonable price to keep it that way.

I played it once it was nice but watching very good shots roll off the back is frustrating. I'll wait until the greens have fully come in to drop 60 dollars again.

Y'all people never heard of bump & run? Man up.

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I had the same problem at Colo Vista last summer with their new greens. I was hitting numerous greens pin high only to see it bounce off the back etc. I was a little frustrated because I usually play pretty soft bentgrass greens that suck in everything, but then I realized that it's boring playing the same golf all the time. I played the back nine a club short if I could.

Thanks for the insight jblume.

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Y'all people never heard of bump & run? Man up.

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rolled on to the front of the green, 45 feet later the ball stopped rolling

You hit it to hard.

I'll actually be in CS this weekend, plan on playing the campus course Saturday afternoon. This green info is good to know. Will maybe club down when there isn't short side trouble.

Actually since I'm a single [player...not handicap!] and am just gonna hop on around noon anyways, if any one needs a 3rd or 4th for that afternoon (April 5th) let me know.

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You hit it to hard.

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that was with my driver from 480 /typical texags poster

hitting it harder (higher club head velocity at impact) with proper form would increase rate of backspin and make it stick more. joke fail.

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It's definitely frustrating to say the least. I've played it 3 times now (will be heading out tomorrow), and I'm starting to get some low scores (for me). The greens are pretty hit and miss on amount of grass. I think 2 of them barely have any grass whatsoever, but surprisingly it doesn't affect putting too much other than making it extremely fast. I noticed last time I went they had the greens rated at an 11. The only green I've seen a ball stick on is 17. Everything else try to hit the front of the green and hope for the best.

Equally frustrating is the fairways. They are still pretty hard for the most part and the seams are still showing. A lot of balls will stick in the seam, sometimes making you hit into the seam.

Everything is new so you can't complain too much because these are things you can't help with a new course. Another year, maybe less and it will be one of the best courses in town.

It's still leaps and bounds better than Bryan Municipal.

And by the way, there are some holes where you just get it going and it ends up a good bit past the hole. Greens are extremely fast. If you go play and want to hit on the range before, is suggest you take at least 30, min to putt. The putting green barely has any grass on it as well.

What "seams" in the fairways are you referring to? I'm just not understanding what you mean....my fault, not yours.

I've played it several times this winter and don't plan on playing again until the greens get more grass growing on them. Like others said, the greens are very fast but they do roll true.

I think this course is going to exceed my already high expectations in a year or two, assuming the maintenance is there. It's a great design given it's a renovation and it's one of the most fun courses I've ever played.