Well, let me tell you, I heard folks talkin’ ’bout them fancy golf courses the other day. They were carryin’ on about the common golf course grass, you know, the kind they use on them green things where they whack that little white ball around. Sounds silly to me, but hey, different strokes for different folks, I reckon.
They say there’s all kinds of grass they use on them golf courses. One kind they kept mentionin’ is called Bermudagrass. Sounds like somethin’ you’d find in the ocean, but they say it’s good for them hot places. They say it can handle the heat and don’t need much water. And if it gets a little shady, that’s okay, it can take that too. Good for them hot places, I guess.
And this Bermudagrass is real popular, they said. Lots of golf courses use it. Must be somethin’ to it, then. They say it can take a beatin’, too. All them folks walkin’ all over it, swingin’ them clubs. Tough stuff, that Bermuda.
Then there’s this other one, somethin’ called “creepy” somethin’. Creepin’ Bentgrass, I think it was. Sounds kinda spooky, don’t it? But they say it’s real good for them places where they hit the ball into the hole, the puttin’ greens, they call ’em. They said it is good for the cold places. They like it up North.
- Creeping Bentgrass: Good for them puttin’ greens.
- Makes the ball roll real smooth, they say.
- Soft, like a baby’s bottom.
But you see, them golfers, they want that ball to roll just right. Not too fast, not too slow. Gotta be just perfect. And this Creeping Bentgrass, well, it’s supposed to be the best for that. Keeps things nice and smooth, like a freshly ironed sheet.
Now, I heard ’em talkin’ ’bout some other grasses, too. One was called Kentucky Bluegrass. Don’t that beat all? They said folks in the North like it. Don’t know why they call it bluegrass. Looks just as green as all the other grass to me.
They said they use another one, Poa annua or somethin’, on them puttin’ greens. These names, I tell ya! Hard to keep ’em straight. But this one, they said can be good on the golf course too. Seems like anything can be golf grass, huh?
And then there’s Fescue, they said. They talk about it like it’s somethin’ special, but it just looks like regular old grass to me. Growin’ there, green as can be. Nothin’ fancy about it.
And Zoysia, I think that was the name of another one. Sounds like somethin’ you’d find in a zoo. But they said it is good for golf greens too. They got a grass for everything these days, I swear.
They say pickin’ the right grass is important, though. Somethin’ about how it affects the game. How fast the ball rolls, how hard it is to hit it, that kind of thing. Guess it makes a difference to them golfers. They even say it is important to keep the grass nice. They gotta cut it just right, water it just so. Lots of work, it sounds like.
More than 10,000 little plants in one square foot on them puttin’ greens. That’s what they said! Imagine that. Countin’ all them little blades of grass. Who’d have the time?
They say there’s people who know all about this stuff. They call ’em course managers. They are supposed to know all the common golf course grass types. Sounds like a job for someone with a lot of patience, that’s for sure. And those who like golf, they called them “enthusiasts” or something. They want to know about golf grass too, it seems. There is a lot of science about the grass, they said.
This whole golf course grass thing is more complicated than you’d think. You know, it is not just about growin’ some grass. It’s a whole science, they say. They even talk about how to make the golf experience better by choosing the right grass. Who knew? All about that little white ball, I guess. Makes you wonder, don’t it?
Anyway, it’s a lot to take in, all this talk about golf course grass. Seems like a lot of fuss over somethin’ so simple. But like I said, different strokes for different folks. Me? I’ll stick to my garden. At least I know what I’m growin’ there.
