PLAY-AHH-BILITY
Think of all the golf courses you have played….OK….you would
describe each one and HARD, EASY, UNFAIR, BAD CONDITION, GOOD/BAD GREEN’S. But did you or your playing partners ever use
the word playability? Didn’t think
so. Neither have I. We know it is there we just don’t identify
it. And we should use the playability
description of a course in our assessment of each course we play. We know it is there we just don’t consider it.
Joey Franco, Superintendent at Brookstone has done one of
the simplest things which are making Brookstone a more playable course without
altering the green’s, layout and fairways.
It started with the renovation of the bunkers (almost all on the course)
they are not punitive as in the past due to now being consistent and undamaged
by excess water/rain. Because we play
our course so much, we many times don’t notice the changes that how shrub and
tree growth come into play. The left
side of #2 has been cleaned up and tree’s that sometimes come into play have
been trimmed back, #3 at the creek has been drastically pruned back to allow
the second shot to not be decided by overgrowth but by the position of the shot. #13 trimmed and removed trees on the left of
the fairway have opened up the options from the blue and gold tees. These are just 3 of 8 of the most recent
changes made to improve PLAYABILITY.
The added bonus of the undergrowth being removed and trimmed back will
allow errant balls to be found more easily and speed up play……PLAYABILITY.
Sometimes Less Is More
As you begin to notice these changes please take note how
your game is affected. If you see
something that you believe will improve PLAYABILITY contact your Green’s
Committee member. Carol Welch, Bob
Visentin, Jeff Tally, Newton Ticer, Rick Corless, John Barnett, Glen Collins,
Norb Missler, Jim Glasgow.
Jim Glasgow - Greens Committee Chairman