Hello again BBC.
Further to my comment above about taking an interest in the course preparation I am flabbergasted that the BBC just continues to talk about transport problems, Tiger Woods' wife's fake nude photos, and the weather etc.
Get a reporter out with a camera before dawn with Superintendent Gerry Byrne and his team and show the golfing world what problems and conditions they are dealing with on an hourly basis to present the course in this fantastic condition.
I personally would like to know what machinery they utilise, how many cuts per metre the cylinder greens mower achieves and at what height the grass is cut at?
Little details like for example, is the cut lowered over the three days, thus speeding up the ball and what that relates to on the Stimp meter?
I must say Gerry, the course is a credit to you and your BIGGA team.
I realise this comment comes 2 years or so since you wrote the post but it does seem as though little has changed over at the Beeb.
I, too, agree that information on the various grass heights and how these affects the travel of the ball would be useful information. Not only to prefessional golfers but to weekend "duffers and hackers" like me.
Posted by: Dom Valentine | Aug 25, 2008 at 11:11 PM