Love
{ FOR THE
OF GOLF }
ADJUSTING
TO A FASTER
FAIRWAY
TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTING
TO FASTER FAIRWAYS
WRITTEN BY MARK ANDERSON
PHOTOS BY ROB WILKERSON
Golf courses around the world are beginning to
choose fairway turf that can be mowed lower, allowing
for better ball roll and more distance off the tee.
With new drought-tolerant grasses that grow
laterally to help fill in bare spots, these new course
layouts give golfers an opportunity for more speed
while being careful not to roll too far off the fairway
or green.
The Villages Golf Academy
Instructor Suellen Northrop offers
advice golfers can use to help
adapt to a faster fairway.
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AUGUST 2021