When i was in high school, i worked on the greens staff at our local 9-hole club that was over 100 years old with perfect bent greens.. We'd get there at 5:30am to cut the greens on Sat - be finished around 7:00am and have the first tee time at 8:00am... There is absolutely nothing better than playing freshly cut bent grass greens on an old golf course.... it spoiled me for life!
My favorite job on the golf course was double cutting the greens every morning. I got there super early, me and another guy would start on holes 1 and 2 and do every other green. So we'd each mow 9 greens. It's ALOT of walking lol. You wouldnt think so but double cutting with a toro which isn't that wide worked out to like 12-14 miles of walking just to cut 9 greens. I LOVED making the greens look super sharp and perfect. Super satisfying. Plus when you cut greens you also got to run the rough mowers all day after you were done with your greens because they didn't want to kill us. We got our hard work done for the day right off the bat and the rest of my shift I just put on music in my headphones and run equipment.
I know nothing about this but being 28 turning 29 this month and watching this.. I've turned the page I'm old now 😂 this is stuff my great grandfather talks about
Looks sharp. We had our first frost last night. My kikuyu is still growing in the back but my buffalo in the front has gone to sleep. Can’t wait for spring.
I used to do the same thing as this guy. Not leaf blow off the green before mowing it just because it was easier to see your lines with the dew still on the ground. until I caught a tiny rock and ripped a single line across half the green. never made that mistake again lol
The club I was at could double roll or even triple roll the greens. they did it once for "hard course day". The greens there run anywhere from 11-13 normally. Hard course day was closer to 15.
Fastest greens I ever played was 13s at the campus course in College Station, they were unreal but I putted amazing on them and won’t the tourney I was playing
I subbed simply because of how fascinating it all is. I've been learning a lot about soils and how they interact with the grass. I'm in Northern MN so I'm still not sure how well I could maintain my own green.
Mate, in the spring time please do whatever you need to do to bring the green up to a 14 or higher on the stimp meter. I was a gust of wind to be able to blow the ball from one side of the green to the other!
While working at Beaver Creek we would get the greens up to 12 and sometimes even close to 14!! Such a blessing to have had that experience. Very talented folks up that way full of passion for the art.
Nice work! I think the speed is perfect! If it gets too fast then makes it harder to hold the green and less fun imo unless you are just trying to make it faster lol
Ben you should use all those rocks you pulled out as retainers on the tees and around the dam. They would look awesome and re-use that material on the site
if you wanted to increase the speed you could try verticutting to thin it out a bit and remove some of the underlying thatch layer and then hit it with a roller
Most weeks on the PGA Tour, the green speeds are in the range of a 12 on the Stimpmeter. For the Masters, US Open, The Players and PGA Championship, the green speeds usually get anywhere from 13 to 14 on the Stimpmeter.
@@karlvestklev They slow the watering down for weeks leading up to the tournament to firm them up. They verticut them to minimize the surface resistance and take away any imperfections. They top dress them with sand to make them even smoother. Finally, they double or triple roll them each morning to really speed them up. Just a single roll on Ben's green here would likely take it to 10.5-11 on the stimp.
I don’t think a roll would help quicken bens up that much tbh. The grass is just far too thick(it does look amazing though) Like you say a verticut is the way to go! If people look at the Greens on the pga tour including Augusta the grass is quite sparse compared to this carpet like surface.
Ive been building and managing pga championship golf course for 25 years. Degrees in turf etc. worked pga and us open majors for years. Augusta mows lower then an 1/8. Hands on knowledge.
yeah man would be interested to get the stimp reading after proper rolling after the cut. Amazing condition you reckon the duck poo is contributing somehow😂
Thanks Ben that was one pure video 😀, but really interesting. Certainly a nice height gauge you have there, great work. Any idea where others can go to get one?
Hey Benjamin, awesome progress on the green. Are you having any problems with the worms? Or does the sand base subdue the castings. Second question... are you pushing more products on the plant than you normally would on a public course because it's your baby. Or is it the schedule you have learnt as greens keeper. I'm struggling with my bent at the moment with slight better temps
I gotta ask do you prefer the John deer greens mower because it’s all you have? We use toro and when we used to switch back and fourth the toro would cut wider and easier to change heights.
How many times do you think I said pure in this video?
36
Pure
Brahh! Pure! ⛳
Not sure but if we start a Pure drinking game I'd be on the floor 😂
Before watching the vid im saying 50+ times.
When i was in high school, i worked on the greens staff at our local 9-hole club that was over 100 years old with perfect bent greens.. We'd get there at 5:30am to cut the greens on Sat - be finished around 7:00am and have the first tee time at 8:00am... There is absolutely nothing better than playing freshly cut bent grass greens on an old golf course.... it spoiled me for life!
It’s great to see someone getting so psyched and proud over the fruits of their labour. Well deserved mate. Good on you.
My favorite job on the golf course was double cutting the greens every morning. I got there super early, me and another guy would start on holes 1 and 2 and do every other green. So we'd each mow 9 greens. It's ALOT of walking lol. You wouldnt think so but double cutting with a toro which isn't that wide worked out to like 12-14 miles of walking just to cut 9 greens. I LOVED making the greens look super sharp and perfect. Super satisfying. Plus when you cut greens you also got to run the rough mowers all day after you were done with your greens because they didn't want to kill us. We got our hard work done for the day right off the bat and the rest of my shift I just put on music in my headphones and run equipment.
I smoked weed on my cuts, fantastic.
@@GusMac6129 w man
I know nothing about this but being 28 turning 29 this month and watching this.. I've turned the page I'm old now 😂 this is stuff my great grandfather talks about
Perfect dude for this job!
We regularly have the our greens cutting at .09-.1in or 2.4-2.5 mil for entire summer. In central New York
Loving the 80's montage. Must be very rewarding to see the results of your hard work
Man, I’ve been following your content for several years, and I’ve gotta say… I’m really proud of you bro
The green and lawn looking amazing for winter. It’s going to look amazing when the warmer weather coming back.
I remember when Ben mowed down to 5mm and said that was as low as he'd go
Looks sharp. We had our first frost last night. My kikuyu is still growing in the back but my buffalo in the front has gone to sleep. Can’t wait for spring.
I used to do the same thing as this guy. Not leaf blow off the green before mowing it just because it was easier to see your lines with the dew still on the ground. until I caught a tiny rock and ripped a single line across half the green. never made that mistake again lol
That did look _really_ nice! Well done
The club I was at could double roll or even triple roll the greens. they did it once for "hard course day". The greens there run anywhere from 11-13 normally. Hard course day was closer to 15.
Whoa bro, that IS insane.
Gosh dude what a green, I am so jealous of the green you have
Life goal...that backyard green🤩
Love these. Looking good!
At the golf course I work at we have Champion Bermuda Greens and mow them regularly at .065 and during tournaments we go as low as .050! It is insane!
It sounds like Marios getting excited about how pure the cut is. 2:36
I was legit going to edit a clip of Mario in there but didn’t get time 😂
@@LawnTips haha that's would be gold, have a turtle shell pop out of the hole and hit the mower 🚜🐢⛳
😂
Fastest greens I ever played was 13s at the campus course in College Station, they were unreal but I putted amazing on them and won’t the tourney I was playing
Absolutely pure brother!
I’m sitting here in 40°C - sometimes I forget the seasons in the opposite hemisphere is swapped lol.
Nice work! We are putting in a backyard green and releasing videos too. Your channel gave us some great insight!
That is some beautiful turf you have!
I subbed simply because of how fascinating it all is.
I've been learning a lot about soils and how they interact with the grass. I'm in Northern MN so I'm still not sure how well I could maintain my own green.
Wow, that is looking beautiful and it's cold!
So much passion in this vid I love it.
Mate, in the spring time please do whatever you need to do to bring the green up to a 14 or higher on the stimp meter. I was a gust of wind to be able to blow the ball from one side of the green to the other!
Looks great. I know at my home course, when the sup verticuts and top dresses, they get pretty fast.
3mm??? Now you’re just showing off!!! We’ll done Ben, loving the series..
Amazing. I wish my whole yard looked like that.
While working at Beaver Creek we would get the greens up to 12 and sometimes even close to 14!! Such a blessing to have had that experience. Very talented folks up that way full of passion for the art.
Is Beaver Creek near Muff Lane?
@@Schanckas Round the corner from Brown Canyon?
Go 2.5mm….I dare ya
Double dare him
Triple doggy dare 😂
What’s the lowest cut on the PGA circuit?
@@mince07we cut our greens at 2.5mm
We cut our greens at 1.8mm
Anyone else get up engage dad dance when then awesome 80 synths kick in? Let’s get it!
A Shot Gun helps with Duck Poo, give it a go and let us know what they taste like, we may be able to suggest better seasoning without Lead.
Gotta risk it for the biscuit, love it.
Can you please be the greens keeper at my local golf club?🤣 Thanks for the great vids and can't wait for the fairways.
Mate - sooo pure!!!!
Lawn Tips Og goat 🐐
That’s incredible
Nice work! I think the speed is perfect! If it gets too fast then makes it harder to hold the green and less fun imo unless you are just trying to make it faster lol
Nice grass, when the Golf course opens 😁
Ben you should use all those rocks you pulled out as retainers on the tees and around the dam. They would look awesome and re-use that material on the site
Looking great. Epic montage music too.
I used to rake bunkers back in the day, re-edge them. Wished they let me mow.
Ha. Great song selection for mow. Looking great
my local course mows theirs to .14
Looking great! Need to get that roller back on it!
Blooming lovely....❤
Woah!!!! NICE!!!! Ben Sims. 👌👌👌
You must have warm winters. That grass is thriving!
if you wanted to increase the speed you could try verticutting to thin it out a bit and remove some of the underlying thatch layer and then hit it with a roller
I live near Lismore and the max was near 17 today and I was hating life as I work outside. Dunno about 6 😮
Oh my god, i made my own stimpmeter out of a piece of wood and painted it green and it looks just like yours 😁
That's incredible. I've just had my lawn come through from seed now utting at about 20mm.. and that looks pretty good..then your video comes out 😂
I need that Living Turf hat mate!
Most weeks on the PGA Tour, the green speeds are in the range of a 12 on the Stimpmeter.
For the Masters, US Open, The Players and PGA Championship, the green speeds usually get anywhere from 13 to 14 on the Stimpmeter.
How the hell can Ben’s green be “so slow” in comparison? 🤔 Is it just cause of temperature/moist or is it about grass types?
Yeah it has to do with the moisture. Plus rolling it would speed up the green significantly
Sanding it will also speed it up
@@karlvestklev They slow the watering down for weeks leading up to the tournament to firm them up. They verticut them to minimize the surface resistance and take away any imperfections. They top dress them with sand to make them even smoother. Finally, they double or triple roll them each morning to really speed them up. Just a single roll on Ben's green here would likely take it to 10.5-11 on the stimp.
I don’t think a roll would help quicken bens up that much tbh.
The grass is just far too thick(it does look amazing though)
Like you say a verticut is the way to go!
If people look at the Greens on the pga tour including Augusta the grass is quite sparse compared to this carpet like surface.
Ive been building and managing pga championship golf course for 25 years. Degrees in turf etc. worked pga and us open majors for years. Augusta mows lower then an 1/8. Hands on knowledge.
Good to know! What height are they at? I just went off some articles on google
would you ever overseed a renovation lawn with a combined mixture of p.rye and bentgrass? I wonder if they would be color compatible?
yeah man would be interested to get the stimp reading after proper rolling after the cut. Amazing condition you reckon the duck poo is contributing somehow😂
Dude my home course green roll at 12-13 in the winter. crazy....dare you to take it down to that level. haha
When do you get the cylinder ground can you do a maintenance schedule video
Hi, it's the USGA! We had a recent event in Rochester, NY.
Can you swing by quick?
Thanks Ben that was one pure video 😀, but really interesting. Certainly a nice height gauge you have there, great work. Any idea where others can go to get one?
Great job. Lookin pure! What bed knife are you using?
Come and do the greens at our golf club 😂😂😂 great content
We cut 3ml every day west coast of Scotland Augusta defined dont mow at the same height🤣
we mow the greens at .100 inches which is even less than this
Pure putting green mate!
Trying to remember what seed you used? A-1?
Go for 12 stimp 🎉
Any plans to verticut to drive root growth and increase speeds?
A quick roll and a few dry warm days, easy 10.
A few frosts? How did you go on Wednesday morning June 21.
if you decide to come by Massachusetts someday, i’ll show you 2.6 where i work next summer
and for speed i highly recommend needle tine at 2.5 spacing and 2mm sand top dressing
Soo pure
As opposed to sure poo
Ben was that a Dublin accent when you said "disgusting " about the duck doo?😆
you should put coyote decoys to stop the geese from landing there
Hey, what was the tackifier you used when you seeded? the one the canadian recommended?
You gotta roll it to really bring the speed up.
I’d you can, rent a roller and roll out the green! Would make them super fast!!
Very nice
“I don’t care about green maintenance.”
*watches video
“I need that green mower”
How good is green keeping, hey?!
Good fertilizer
Ben, what bentgrass is this? I am super impressed by it.
Hey Benjamin, awesome progress on the green. Are you having any problems with the worms? Or does the sand base subdue the castings.
Second question... are you pushing more products on the plant than you normally would on a public course because it's your baby. Or is it the schedule you have learnt as greens keeper.
I'm struggling with my bent at the moment with slight better temps
very pure
How much impact is the duck poop having on the N level?
I gotta ask do you prefer the John deer greens mower because it’s all you have? We use toro and when we used to switch back and fourth the toro would cut wider and easier to change heights.
Hey Ben . Greens looking awesome . Hows the kik coping with the frost .
Would you being back the green roller again or is that something for after winter?
I hope the frost hasn't hurt it.
Imagine having a front lawn that looked like that! Envy of the neighborhood.
For the math impaired:
4mm = 5/32"
3mm = 15/128"
Question, did you cut it at 4mm FIRST, or did you go right to 3mm after a night of growth?
Mower level 1000; putt level - you’re just one of us 😂
My yards at 3/4in lol. Working on it...need another mower that will go lower.
Nice green, is your green creeping bent grass?
Thanks! Yep, sure is 👍🏽
i would pay 10k to feel this !
I imagine your putting game is on point haha