In an effort to improve summer playing conditions, Braemar Country Club has decided to discontinue overseeding the fairways on holes 2-8 on the Western Course. We feel these holes have a healthy enough turf stand that withholding overseeding will promote a better playing surface in the summer months.
Although the appearance of those fairways may not be aesthetically pleasing, we do have good turf coverage going into the winter months. The off color appearance of these fairways is due to the warm season grasses going into dormancy.
The benefits of not overseeding will help the warm season grasses out-compete the cool season rye grass. This process over an extended period of time (4-5 years) will result in better summer playing conditions. Based on the fact that the playing season for the great majority of golfers is in the summer months, we feel that this decision is in the best interest of the membership as a whole.
You can help in this process of improving our fairways. Please avoiding driving through wet areas if there are not cart path restrictions and when cart paths only, please observe our request and stay on the cart paths.
Thank you for your cooperation!
