Charles Schwab Challenge
Colonial Country Club
Grass Master: Rich McIntosh, CGSAA
- GCSAA Member for 14 Years
- 3rd Year at Colonial Country Club
- Previous Courses: Torrey Pines (Superintendent), Muirfield Village (Senior Assistant)
- Hometown: Medina, Ohio
- Education: Ohio State University
Behind the Scenes at Colonial
Assistant Superintendent: Eli Parker
Equipment Manager: Jan Dixon
Horticulturist: Mark Jones
Director of Golf: Brian Schorsten
Tournament Set-up
- Par: 35-35 - 70
- Yardage: 7,289 yards
- Stimpmeter: 12-13
Course Statistics
- Average Green Size: 5,000 sq. ft.
- Total Property Acres: 154 Acres
- Fairways: 28 Acres
- Rough: 65 Acres
- Sand Bunkers: 64
- Water Hazards: 4
- Holes Water in Play: 6
- Soil Conditions: Clay
- Water Source: Trinity River
- Drainage: Good
Turfgrass
- Greens: 007XL bentgrass (.100”)
- Collars: TifTuf bermudagrass (.375”)
- Approaches & Tees: TifTuf bermudagrass (.425”)
- Fairways: TifTuf 419 bermudagrass (.425”)
- Rough: TifTuf bermudagrass (2.5”)
Additional Notes
- The 2023 renovation touched every aspect of the course, including new greens, irrigation, drainage systems, and a shift to Bermudagrass on most playing surfaces.
- A cool, wet spring with less sunshine may affect playing conditions with slower growth and potentially softer turf.
- This is the 4th event (2nd in a row) played on bentgrass greens this season.
- Fairway landing areas average 25-30 yards wide.
- Expect fast greens with a reading of 12-13.
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