Finally able to get out there for the first time next week. I'm a 12 handicap, besides "bring plenty of balls" do y'all have any other words of wisdom? TIA

Stay hydrated

The course is really wet. I think we have been off the cart paths 1 day since late October.

Wet Course. Wet Balls. Wet Shafts.

Hate playing in the mud.

Play the correct tees for pace of play and enjoyment and yes it will be wet. Played it twice last summer and both times we were cart path only. Other than that it's a great and challenging course.

Get the chicken sandwich

With the weather the last 6 months it's going to be a loooong time before Trad is back in top condition.

Avoid the creek in front of most holes and hit it straight

Anyway you can postpone this until it might dry up some?

jja79 said:

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Anyway you can postpone this until it might dry up some?

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This is not a rhetorical question unfortunately. I live on the course and have only played probably 5 rounds since September. Its wet. Soft. Talking plugged balls in the fairway off the tee box soft.

It's always wet, they water the hell out of it. Add the recent weather, and it's even more wet. However many balls you thought you needed extra, bring a few more for losing them in the fairway.

I've never seen a place get and stay wet as easily.

Come to Pebble Creek.

I've never noticed it as much as I have since Labor Day.

Certainly not losing balls in the fairway.

However, I've been told by those MUCH more knowledgeable than I that they need to start a 4-5 yr program of "sanding" the fairways because the sod is set right on the top of black clay.

agsfan said:

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It's always wet, they water the hell out of it. Add the recent weather, and it's even more wet. However many balls you thought you needed extra, bring a few more for losing them in the fairway.

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Feels like its in a low lying / drainage area. They will likely need to put in infrastructure to fix it.

It has always been overly wet.

jws456 said:

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Finally able to get out there for the first time next week. I'm a 12 handicap, besides "bring plenty of balls" do y'all have any other words of wisdom? TIA

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Since the wetness has been well discussed (and it is all true), here are a couple of tips:

Bad tee shots are penalized heavily, and mis-hit approaches are generally in the hazard. There is a huge premium on hitting the fairway -- if you don't the approach is always difficult, and a miss is a penalty more often than not. Don't be afraid to lay up.

Unless you are ~290 off the tee (from the blacks) you have zero chance of making any of the par 5s in 2, especially since the course is so wet you can expect zero roll on your tee shot. So keep it in play, and don't hit driver unless you are really consistent with it.

If you are a short hitter (~230), 9 and 18 are layup holes. Take your medicine and play for bogie.

I find the greens intentionally misleading. Most courses break towards the creek -- Traditions doesn't necessarily. If you don't read the putt from 360 degrees, it will fool you.

Greens have a few stray weeds on them, but they are rolling great. They are doing the best they can giving the bizarre weather.

Still cart path I guess?

jja79 said:

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Still cart path I guess?

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And after we get another deluge Wednesday, probably will be for the rest of March

I did notice today that Turkey Creek isnt "running" so thats the first time I've noticed that since ~ October?

I know a lot of current and recently former Aggie golfers and they all say traditions is in the worst shape they've ever seen it right now.

To the point where the team won't even qualify out there anymore

Nicklaus put in very poor drainage for black cotton land. They've had 64 inches of rain since October 1. The staff told me. Seems it always rained just there. Friend couldn't push his walking cart last week. They know the problem and it will get fixed but Nicklaus has to approve all changes.

Do they go to Miramont or campus course?

It's becoming hard to justify paying out of town member dues after the last several months for sure.

Why is it in such poor shape?

jja79 said:

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It's becoming hard to justify paying out of town member dues after the last several months for sure.

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i'm considering dropping

How much is an out of town membership?

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Nicklaus put in very poor drainage for black cotton land. They've had 64 inches of rain since October 1. The staff told me. Seems it always rained just there. Friend couldn't push his walking cart last week. They know the problem and it will get fixed but Nicklaus has to approve all changes.

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The problem is free water and super that loves it.

Exactly then came the rains. I don't know one member who has not asked to cut the water back.

Im an out of town member. I probably only get 20 rounds/year. Past 6 months not even 2 or 3 probably.

Im not going to consider dropping because I live there part of the year. Plus I like the staff and the practice facility.

That being said, what I've been told by peeps that SHOULD know what's up:

Nicklaus group laid sod right on top of this black clay. No sand barrier.

We DO get more than our share of rain as well. Look around. Even ground that's 15-18 feet higher than Turkey Creek has a fair population of water oaks.

SPI-FlatsCatter 84 said:

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Im an out of town member. I probably only get 20 rounds/year. Past 6 months not even 2 or 3 probably.

Im not going to consider dropping because I live there part of the year. Plus I like the staff and the practice facility.

That being said, what I've been told by peeps that SHOULD know what's up:

Nicklaus group laid sod right on top of this black clay. No sand barrier.

We DO get more than our share of rain as well. Look around. Even ground that's 15-18 feet higher than Turkey Creek has a fair population of water oaks.

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What does an out of town membership cost? Many thanks!

If you can play 2 or 3 times per month it's worth it to me but that hasn't been possible for some time. And by play I mean drive up to your ball and play. The last time we tried to play maybe 3 months ago it was hard to find some tee shots down the middle because they sunk.

The people there are great and that's the biggest draw.

How you rate the facilities depends on what else you have access to.

They qualify at Traditions Club. Yes, before they went to Hawaii, before they went to Cabo and before they went to Myrtle Beach all in the last 4 weeks.
Just one of the many ridiculous claims on this thread.
Yes, it's wet...duhhhh! Bryan has received 6 months of rain in the last 3 months. That was reported on KBTX last night so it has to be true. And for those of you wanting to play tomorrow...it's 100 % chance of rain! Of course! Because the Super loves WATER!
CLOWNS, CLOWNS,CLOWNS!

Check your PM

Hey bud,

The politics board is that way.