What is overseeding and will that affect our trip?
“Overseeding”—Re-seeding Overseeding is the laying of grass seed on top of existing grasses to promote new growth or to replace the existing grass with a new strain for a season. Golf courses that have a Bermuda grass base, which goes dormant in winter, will over seed as the temperatures begin to decrease and the Bermuda grass begins to turn brown or go dormant. Usually around the end of September and early to mid October, a Bermuda grass course will put down ryegrass seed on top of the Bermuda grass. The ryegrass grows in and looks lush as it thrives in the colder weather conditions. In spring, the ryegrass will die and the Bermuda grass will take over as the temperatures increase. The playing surface for the summer will be back to the Bermuda base. What this means to a golfer: Here in Arizona, most golf courses will take approximately one month to “overseed” their course(s). The courses will be closed for 2 weeks during this process. The time frame is generally in the mid to late S
