Ask Mac

[Mike Clayton]

The conventional wisdom seems to be it's too hot. Tasmania obviously is perfect and Barnbougle have the best fairways in the country - they aren't 'perfect' a la Metro but they are the best to play from.
On the mainland the best fairways (for mine anyway) are at Moonah National and 13th Beach - both fescue oversown into a couch base.
I'd love to see someone try it in Melbourne - but the supers all worry about keeping poa out of the greens. The National fairways have a lot of poa in them but seemingly almost none in the greens.

[sainters]

I can't imagine it would be a problem for any course with predominantly poa greens !!!
What about off the fairway. Carries & rough, where shade is not an issue, would be the ideal areas to incorporate some type of fescue mix ???