Classic Club Insider

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2020

Classic Club golf course in Palm Desert

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A s Classic Club re-opened November 13 following its annual month-long autumn closure for over- seeding, playing conditions couldn't be better to welcome golfers back to the Arnold Palmer-designed layout. And that brings a wide smile to the face of Tony Spannaus, the course's Director of Agronomy. "Our conditions are terrific right now," Spannaus said. "We had a re- ally good overseed this year, and al- most everything came in great. Our greens are the best I've seen them this early after overseeding. We were able to dry them down and lower the heights very quickly this year." Returning golfers will also remem- ber that Classic Club underwent the first major bunker renovation in its history two summers ago, and Span- naus explained that the conditions for playing shots out of and around the sand remain vastly improved. "The new turf around these areas is healthy and clean," Spannaus said. "The new bunkers play perfectly be- cause they received a state-of-the-art renovation with the newest and best technology we have ever seen. The ability of the capillary concrete and drainage system is amazing – even with a heavy rainfall of an inch or more of precipitation, washouts are rarely seen in this new bunker de- sign, making them playable under al- most any circumstance. The aesthetics of the bunkers are also vastly improved." Spannaus said no major projects are in the works, so he and his agron- omy staff will continue to focus on keeping the course in tip-top shape every day. Off the fairways, he re- cently added a pollinator garden on the west side of the clubhouse, and he is working on getting Classic Club re-certified as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. reAdY tO rOll Enjoy top-notch conditions after annual overseeding C L I C K H E R E TO TA K E A N E X C LU S I V E CO U R S E TO U R O F C L A S S I C C LU B the COurse BOOK A tee tiMe

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