Santa Maria vs Copper Mill

Thanks, what about the island?

Did someone pump some money into copper or sonethinf?

A friend of mine is in the golf club management business and owns and manages several courses in LA and MS and he just made a presentation to Copper Mill and if he gets them, he'll definitely turn it around.

I’m glad you’re taking this very seriously Mr Boardmember.

However, there’s no need for 4 applications of RU on dirt you’re going to dig up and deposit elsewhere especially if it’s going to a non playing area. It’s still overkill. Spend your money how you want though.

Good luck. I really do hope the course turns out great. It was always one of my favorite courses with the 6-6-6 layout.

Once again, people that have no idea about course agronomy show up to tell everyone they are wrong. It takes mutliple applications of roundup to kill Bermuda grass. Even though they are digging them up or skimming the top 3-4 inches, you need to make sure the whole plant is dead. One application will not kill everything. if the roots or stolons survive, it will send up shoots and sprout. the last thing you want in a new green is the common bermuda or the old type bermuda on the greens emerging from the roots that may have been left and not killed off. Its coomon practice to make an application, verticut a few days later, aerify, and fertilize them with ammonium sulfate to promote growth of the plants not killed with RU. then make another application, and follow the same process for a total of 3-4 applications. Fusilade II herbicide is commonly mixed with roundup also as it has petty good control on bermuda and other off types that may have emerged and or mutated over time.

Yes, greens will be back to original size. It’s amazing how much smaller they have gotten over the years. Taking out trees all around hole twos tee box to try and get that tee box healthy as well.

Tons of small projects going on but no major changes to the layout.

It's been years since I've played there, but always very fun course. Love the 6-6-6 lay out

I’m excited that CM seems committed to getting the course back to where it was originally. The original owner’s son selling the driving range for lots was the major first domino that caused the downturn and a huge mistake. It’s still the best golf property (minus the bluffs) in the region with a layout that makes good use of it.

What about some irrigation on fairways?