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Its tougher to play in Florida for those reasons, and also a lot more water on the courses here than up North.
I'm not sure if PGA National's (where my Dad plays) courses have Bermuda greens, or something else.
Courses can be made tough regardless of what region it's in. The key is being used to it. Fla courses tend to have lots of water and the wirey bermuda rough, but in AZ, you miss the fairway, and you're in the desert. And of course, "Texas wedge" was coined for a reason.
PGA national is Bermuda. But I'm going to guess that it's like dwarf Bermuda where it rolls a bit truer (less grain) than what you'll find a public courses down there.
My Dad is 86. This year he's fired a 70 and a 72 in Senior PGA Pro (mostly retired club pro's but some ex-playing pro's too) laden events in Florida beating his age by 16 & 14 shots. Once you reach 80, you are essentially playing the Lady's tees, but still, the course is 6,000+ yards, and he's playing PGA-built courses in the PGA complex near West Palm Beach Florida.
Anyone heard of beating your age by more strokes than this twice in the same year?
I sent it into Sports Illustrated, but neverheard back. Golf is a dying sport, so maybe its no longer newsworthy.
".....This starts with the fact that our participation numbers are up in key categories—beginners, avid golfers and those who experience the game at off-course options. A record-tying 2.6 million golfers played for the first time in 2018 – matching the all-time high set in 2017, which was the fourth consecutive year that number increased."
Of course, a 2-3% increase after a 20% decrease (not real numbers) doesn't mean a whole lot. The fact remains that people got way too optimistic back in the mid-late 90's. So there are no shortage of empty communities and golf courses as a result.
The other aspect is that "golfer" is loosely defined in terms of participation. I have friends that say they play golf, but they've only been to Top Golf and driving ranges. And there are others that play 1-2 times a year at charity scrambles - so this is really more like a social function that happens to be on a golf course.
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