HONG KONG-AUGUST 15, 2010

Nick Christians
Aug. 15, 2010

Greetings from Hong Kong. I am having a great time and learning a lot.

Here is a picture of Damian Richardson, intern at Hong Kong Golf Club, pointing to the tropical carpetgrass rough. This is a very unusual species. The only other place that I have seen used in golf is Jamaica. It makes a great rough here, because it is not very invasive into the other turf areas. The fairways are an interesting combination of bermuda and zoysia.

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Here is a close up of the tropical carpetgrass. The leaves remind me of miniature corn leaves. It has a dense stoloniferous growth habit and lays flat along the ground surface.


The local Chinese don't like exposure to the sun. Notice the hats that the cadies wear and the long sleeves.



Here is one of those local problems. Giant snails that tend to get on greens and cause problems for greens mowers.