Bermuda Blues
By Eddie Lee, PGA; Photography by Warren Keating
If you're planning a golf vacation this winter, be prepared to face a course element common to most tracks in Hawaii, Arizona and Florida: Bermuda grass.
Bermuda
A type of coarse grass used in hot climates.
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From Bermuda grass, which tends to snatch at your club on a normal chip shot, the best shot is a blast, just as you'd play a ball in a bunker.
Bermuda: Species of coarse grass used in hot climates. Does not putt as true as bent grass and has a higher root system.
Birdie: A score on a hole one less stroke less than par.
Bermuda Grass - A coarsely textured species of grass used for both fairways and greens, especially in hot climates.
Bermuda Grass: Type of grass found on most courses located in warmer or tropical climates. Characterized by thick blades and "grainy" surface.
Bermuda
Type of grass seen mostly on Southern courses in North America Of the type Cynodon dactylon Originally native to southern Europe It was introduced to warmer areas of the world to be used on courses where bent grass will not grow ...
bermuda grass-- Kind of grass seen primarily on courses in the Southern United States. It is often used in warmer climates where bent grass has difficulty growing.
Bermuda Rough
Golfers living in Southern climates and those Snowbirds planning a vacation there are sure to encounter tough greenside lies in the Bermuda Grass rough.
Bermuda grass killed by Roundup, a very fast surface -- if packed and rolled, it would make a crunchy sound underfoot.
Penn State Turfgrass seeds on the NASA Shuttle.
Bermudagrass has a very different texture than rye, bluegrass or bent. It grows with a great deal of grain and the blades of grass are "prickly" and more dense. Players with steep swings sometimes get the blade of the club stuck in the ground.
Bermuda often gets overlooked as a winter golf vacation destination, but with temperatures consistently in the 60s and low 70s, winter is the ideal time to visi [...]
An island green: Bermuda is brimming with great golf ...
BERMUDA GRASS - now think about this one for just a minute. This is a type of grass found mostly in southern climates, as it is tougher and more resilient to harsh sunlight. Kind of like you would find in…..that's right Bermuda! You are a genius! ...
Bermuda grass
A thick-bladed, rough grass found on courses located in warm climates.
Bermuda Grass - A type of grass seen mostly on southern courses in North America.
Best Ball - the better score of each of the players on a team is used
Birdie - One stroke under par for a hole.
Bermuda Typically found on Southern courses in North America and originally native to southern Europe, it was introduced to warmer areas of the world to be used on courses where bent grass will not grow.
Grain The direction which the blades of grass grow, which is of primary importance on the greens (particularly Bermuda grass greens) as this can affect how much and in which direction a putt breaks.
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Example: The grain on a putting green mainly affects putts as they slow down, and on many greens with fine-bladed grasses it has no noticeable effect at all.
Tropical climate grasses, such as Bermuda, grow westward toward the setting sun. The characteristically thick, coarse Bermuda grows in an upward swirl and its grain is strong and influential on the speed and direction of your putts.
GRAIN
Growth direction of grass blades. Only Bermuda grass has grains
GREEN
The area where you putt with closely mowed grass surrounding the hole ...
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