Perfect playing conditions for the Open

The professional golf season has come and gone. It came to Canada to make its only stop of the year at Glen Abbey golf course in Oakville, Ontario. http://www.glenabbey.ca/index.htm. Superintendent Scott Bowman played a big role in the playing conditions for the open. This was not your everyday amateur golf tournament; this was the PGA tour coming to Canada. One of the biggest things the players are used to is the perfect playing conditions golf courses usually offer them. 

Scott Bowman had plenty of work ahead of him to get this course prepared to the PGA standards. With the players used to being treated to some of the best conditions in golf this meant plenty of work for his staff. For the week of the tournament their staff went from 40 to 70, almost double. Leading up to the tournament certain jobs had to be done to get the conditions perfect. They started preparing the fairways in October the year before. They would de-thatch them and get them into pristine condition. A lot of the jobs to be done had to deal with removing thatch and making surfaces more player friendly

This was a tough job for Bowman and his staff. By starting the year before they could plan out their year in accordance. They would have visits from the PGA tour to tell them what they could possibly make better and what they could just leave the same. The PGA tour players expect the best golf course when they arrive for a golf tournament. This is a tough task for any superintendent to make the players love the course.

 

Advertisement