Decided to give Big Rec another chance today. Happy to say things are improving. Splotchy patches on the low lying greens are gone. Grass is starting to fill in around the enlarged parts of the greens... Continue »

Decided to give Big Rec another chance today. Happy to say things are improving. Splotchy patches on the low lying greens are gone. Grass is starting to fill in around the enlarged parts of the greens (but still mostly sand. 4 and 17 are the worst.) Greens are rolling better but still far from what I've come to expect from Big Rec. I made some putts that looked perfect going toward the hole and the would just grind to a halt or lose their line right around the cup. Played in the afternoon and the greens were showing a lot of play. In the past the greens would still roll very well even late into the afternoon. On the positive side, it's nice to have soft sand in the bunkers now. (now that the sand is fluffy, please rake your footprints, people!)

Tee boxes are basically dirt and brown grass but considering the drought I don't expect much (unless you want to pay $$$$ at Trump!) I still wish they would cut down the thickets of kikuya where the water collects. You can't avoid having bare spots in the drought but you have to know where the water will collect to keep those areas from becoming weed jungles!

I will continue to play Big Rec on occasion and see how things evolve after this big renovation. i certainly hope the "improvements" will start to pay dividends for the players soon!