The fourth green on the Maxwell Course is our most troublesome green. It holds the most water and struggles to play like the other greens on the course. For tournament play this green frequently requires a second mow or roll than the norm to compare to the other 17 with speed.
These old Maxwell greens have a lot of movement in them which allows them to surface drain. They were constructed before the age of USGA specifications for greens construction, which are built with all sand and are designed to internally drain almost any amount of water Mother Nature can throw our way. Our greens consist of native soils which have a much slower percolation rate than a USGA specified green.
Years of topdressing can accumulate on the perimeter of the green and over time create a dam. On this green a dam has built up in the front of the green. In order to correct the dam and tie in the grades correctly we had to remove some of the turf at the front of the green. The second picture is a classic example of wet soils. A black layer has occurred in this location due to saturation and the lack of oxygen in the soil.
Once the grades are corrected and the green can surface drain again the sod will be replaced, heavily topdressed and ready for winter.
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