| Location: |
Hendersonville, North Carolina |
| Description: |
Seven Falls is the first Arnold Palmer Premier championship course to break ground. Palmer Premier is an exclusive golf and luxury lifestyle brand where every detailed is inspired, influenced and elevated to the standards of Arnold Palmer. The 19-hole championship course includes a 60-acre practice area and a state-of-the-art Arnold Palmer Golf Academy as well as a nine-green teaching course. |
| Architect: |
Arnold Palmer |
| Superintendent: |
Joe Baidy |
| Contractor: |
Course construction by Landscapes Unlimited |
| Scope: |
Complete sodding of selected practice greens. Sod was also used for green, tee and bunker surrounds to prevent erosion and to protect detailed shaping and contouring. |
| Project Duration: |
ongoing |
| Grand Opening: |
Practice area and teaching course were opened in Spring 2008. Construction of 19-hole championship course will be completed in 2009. |
| Turfgrass: |
L-93 Bentgrass (soil free), Fine Fescue, Low Mow Bluegrass |
| Grassing Method: |
Combination small/big roll |
| Project Synopsis: |
When it came time to choose the sod for Seven Falls, Joe Baidy looked across the border to Manderley Turfgrass to get what he wanted.
Two of the practice greens were sod with Manderley’s top performing L-93 Bentgrass. Soil free version was selected to expedite the grow-in process. Fine Fescue was used in the native grass areas and fairways were sod with Low Mow Bluegrass. |
| Client Testimonial: |
“Manderley had the varieties of turfgrass that most closely matched the specs that we required. Their products had favorable economics and were available in the quantities that we needed. Also, I like to use the Low-Mow Bluegrass on the fairways. It’s cut to 3/8 of an inch and I like the way the ball sits on it. It also requires less maintenance, less pesticides and is more and tolerant of adverse weather conditions from drought to extreme wetness.” —
Joe Baidy, Grow-in Superintendent |
| Feature article : |
To read the World's 1st Palmer Premier Course is Latest Project for Grow-in Legend Joe Baidy, click here (pdf) |
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