Juliette Falls (16-18)

Juliette Falls (16-18) - Note to Players - Course Conditions

Florida Junior Tour Participants,

As we look forward to this weekend’s Florida Junior Tour event at Juliette Falls, please recognize that Florida has just experienced one of its worst winters on record. The area around Juliette Falls was hit particularly hard. Even recently, night time temperatures have remained in the 40’s and 50’s and daytime highs have just begun to reach into the lower 80’s. The extended cold temperatures during the height of the winter pushed the Bermuda grass into full dormancy and the late spring has delayed recovery.

As a result, some of the greens at Juliette Falls are in less than perfect condition. The Bermuda grass is just beginning to emerge from dormancy. Juliette Falls did not overseed last fall and the hard winter shows through. One green in particular, #8, has been hit particularly hard and the course has had to implement the use of a temporary green. However, after extensive tree and brush clearing allowing for more air and sun as well as aerification the original green will be in play this weekend.

Our staff has been following the conditions at Juliette Falls and many other courses around the state throughout the winter. Each year, we hold our breath hoping that courses that host our competitions will make it through the winter and through the transition from winter overseed in good condition. In this case, the difficult winter, the delayed spring and the lack of overseed combined to produce the conditions that we face.

Please know that the staff at Juliette Falls continues to do everything possible to improve the green surfaces. The tournament staff will also adjust course set-up to minimize the impact of the conditions. We will conduct a first-rate event and we are confident that we will identify two very fine players as our Champions.

We appreciate your understanding of this challenging situation and thank you for your support of our organization.

Sincerely,


Jim Demick, Executive Director
Darin Green, FJT Tournament Director