Why The LIV Tulsa Course Was ‘Struggling’ After Brutal Winter

Cedar Ridge Nation Membership performed host to its first LIV Golf League occasion this previous weekend, and there was loads of chatter on social media in regard to the situation of the golf course.

LIV Golf’s Mike McAllister posted a picture of the chief, and eventual winner, Dustin Johnson teeing off with the tee field wanting very properly used, and Barstool Sports activities’ Dan Rapaport questioned if the “course is struggling a bit conditioning-wise”. The tweet was seen by over 1m folks and revealed some fascinating perceptions into why the course seemed the best way it did.

A video posted by @BunkiePerkins additionally confirmed areas of the course wanting lower than perfect.

Rapaport’s tweet prompted many customers to consult with the Tulsa nation membership as merely a “muni” However McAllister revealed a fascinating piece he had written (opens in new tab) that defined the not-so-ideal situations after what had been a brutal winter’s climate in Oklahoma and loads of rain main into the occasion.

Longer than anticipated heat temperatures final 12 months in Tulsa stopped the Bermudagrass being ready for the colder winter months, which means it wasn’t in form and was “susceptible” when the colder temperatures hit in December. That left loads of areas affected by “winterkill” and compelled all the collars across the greens to be modified simply six weeks in the past.

Plenty of customers additionally pointed to the PGA Tour’s AT&T Byron Nelson venue TPC Craig Ranch, which additionally gave the impression to be fighting related problems with contemporary sod across the greens.

At Cedar Ridge, no native Tulsa provider reportedly had the proper peak and reduction of sod in inventory so the very best various was bought and work was put in to get it enjoying, and looking out, pretty much as good because it might in time for the occasion. Full progress wasn’t in a position to be achieved in time for the event regardless of further topdressing and fertilizing.

“A number of golf programs within the area have suffered some kind of harm. Some lucky to have much less, and a few with considerably greater than Cedar Ridge,” LIV Consulting Agronomist Matt Cielen defined. “We’ve tried to cope with the conditions one of the simplest ways we are able to based mostly on our timeline of the event being performed in Could.”

Whereas each Cedar Ridge CC and TPC Craig Ranch may not have been in optimum situations after harsh winter weathers, each gave good winners in Dustin Johnson and Jason Day and maybe taught us all to offer our course superintendents slightly extra respect as mom nature could a tough beast to cope with.