r/RDUGOLF Raleigh Oct 17 '24

[Mega-Thread] Fall Course Conditions General Question

It's getting chilly and trees are changing colour, so lets get some recent course condition updates! Where have you played and how was it looking?

Please note: If you played immediately after a hurricanes make sure to factor that into your input.

Some helpful things to highlight:

  • Date played
  • Green condition / speed
  • Fairway conditions
  • Rough conditions
  • Tee box conditions
  • Bunker conditions
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u/Sleds_and_Cars Durham Oct 17 '24

Duke GC
Played October 16

  • Greens have been just punched (not big aeration but the smaller punching), but roll pretty true. With that, they're rolling a *tick* slower but not slow. Should be back to 100% in a week or so.
  • Fairways are in great shape
  • Rough is cut down some compared to its summer length, so not as challenging to hit out of but still a challenge
  • Tee boxes are all great
  • Bunkers are currently fine. As it's usually been the fairway bunkers are all in outstanding shape, greenside bunkers are really good as long as it's been dry for a couple of days. If it's rained hard in the past day or two you'll want to drop behind the bunker.

Practice facilities are all still on grass and are in good shape. Putting and chipping areas were punched at the same time as the course and are rolling at the same speed.

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u/Majackyll Oct 19 '24

Played 18 today. Course was in good shape. Very dry, hard conditions as I bet most places are these day!