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CR JJ GOur C(11 RV, PRLclIu_\.JR L0.11c <br />PUTTING GREENS <br />C urrently, Coal Creek Golf Course has nineteen sand -based putting greens which were <br />originally grassed with Creeping Bentgrass. Today, the putting surfaces have been <br />contaminated with annual bluegrass (Poa annua). Annual bluegrass, is essentially a weed <br />which very aggressively establishes itself at the lower cutting heights found on golf courses. <br />Unfortunately, annual bluegrass is not shade tolerant, heat tolerant or completely winter <br />hardy. This results in a patchwork pattern of grasses and, with the prevalent shade and <br />irrigation issues, results in a high risk of turf loss due to both winter injury and summer heat <br />stress. In general, the greens are adequately sized and have a sufficient number of areas <br />to cut a cup. Based on our visual review, the greens appear agronomically sound. Aside <br />from fixing a few relatively minor issues with the greens, we would not see reconstruction <br />of the putting surfaces as a high priority issue at this time. <br />FAIRWAYS ROUGHS <br />L ike most public golf courses in Colorado, the existing fairways, tees and <br />Creek were originally grassed with Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa praten i <br />fairways have been contaminated with both annual bluegras (Po <br />bentgrass (Agrostis palustris). This, again, results in a ..tch <br />makes consistent playing conditions and turf r�gV: e i f� ed <br />with proper aeration and irrigation, o <br />the proliferation of Kent <br />of the fairways, t <br />contin <br />risk of <br />winter ink and 31 mmer <br />heat stre Short term <br />improvements should <br />include regular aeration <br />and improved irrigation <br />coverage. Long -term <br />improvements may <br />include the regrassing <br />of the fairways with <br />Kentucky Bluegrass to <br />provide a more uniform <br />and more sustainable <br />playing surface. <br />R.1\61 aZh I'Li Sri n) <br />roug at Coal <br />Ov: time the <br />creeping <br />sses and <br />g shade and <br />PalCh1Vnrk 11(1:17 pnnr c(rainu,e rn,npurlion. <br />ron "-ntwhich encourages <br />out reconstruction and regrassing <br />111:RFORT NORM GOLF (o r •r,SL ARCHITECTS P IGE 10 O 'iolrer, 17, 2011 <br />