Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Golf courses

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Steveo — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 23:30:38 +0000

Great info on the course. I’ll probably get a tee time on the 11th or 12th this week. Keep it in the short grass and all good. Have the crew cleaned up much off the fairways? Caddie still required? Thx Steve

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GolfSuper49 — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 19:53:36 +0000

Damn that's awesome to hear, that they have the caddies ready after the storm. As a 17 year golf course supt from places like Augusta, the Historic Palmetto Golf Club (1892), The Reserve Club at Woodside and now down in Jacksonville, FL., all I ever hear are the complaints of being Cart path only and Yes you are correct, I have to chase golfers off of the fairways most days after we've had a deluge to keep them from ruining the course. Maybe one day when I retire I'll actually go to a course to play but when I get to paradise it's time with the family and fishing, fishing. Semper!!

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Wonderful Wino — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:10:04 +0000

They do this during rainy season as well. Low spots in the fairway don't drain well so driving on the fairway damages the grass. The course doesn't trust players to stay on the cart path, so you drive your cart to the edge of the fairway, take a club with you. If you need another club, the caddie runs it out to you. And caddies have families that gotta eat too.

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PJH — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:27:45 +0000

Wonder why you would need a caddie?

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Steveo — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:45:34 +0000

Wonder why you would need a caddie?

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Wonderful Wino — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:30:21 +0000

Palma Real Golf Course is open. As of last week you must take a caddy. Most of the trees that were blown over are in the rough, except for the "devil tree" on #10. Fairways are playable, the rough is not. #10 lost a tree on the left at the 240 yard mark, El Diablo at 100 yards fell. #11 lost some trees on the left. The big tree behind #11 green fell over the blue tees on #12 into the condo pool. #12 should be easier with the tree on the left off the fairway gone. #17 lost a tree on the right over the hill. #18 tree on the left for your tee shot is gone. The corner of #1 has been thinned out. The Marina course is open; don't know the condition. Have fun!

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Steveo — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:03:52 +0000

I’m also interested in how they survived. We’re coming down on the 9th for two weeks and I usually play the Real Del Mar. Drainage is usually good on that course, probably had some tree damage but we’ll see. Robs probably a scratch golfer and out on the course now. Rob how’s the course looking?

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Curbarn — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:20:40 +0000

Any idea how the golf courses survived the storm?