Rivers Edge Golf Club in Shallotte, N.C., managed by Signature Golf Group, the Myrtle Beach, SC, based management company, announced that it will be closing for two months starting in June to convert its putting surfaces to Seashore Paspalum turfgrass.
Dave Downing, CGCS, President of Signature Golf Group will oversee the transition of the putting surfaces from Bentgrass to the more drought-tolerant improved turf variety that requires less water and less fertilizer and may be irrigated with alternative water sources.
“Rivers Edge has decided to change the putting surfaces to create more positive consistent conditions on the putting surfaces,” said Downing. And as a test, Rivers Edge converted the facility’s putting green last summer and it was “very successful,” Downing said.
Rives Edge Golf Club will plan to re-open in August, 2009 and will be posting progress reports and photos throughout the conversion process online at www.river18.com
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