Golfdom, July 2017
In only 89 days the crew at Quail Hollow converted 18 greens grated 20 acres of land laid 43 acres of sod and moved 50000 cubic yards of material The 2017 PGA Championship is the reward The one thing I have learned here at Quail Hollow is theres no such thing as scope Everything is within grasp Wood says Because what started as just a greens conversion ended up turning into a world of work A greens renovation was set to begin upon the conclusion of the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship When Fazio heard the course was going to close for 10 weeks he saw an opportunity to complete a master plan that had been kicking around since the 1990s Course President Johnny Harris asked Fazio if he thought he could get the project finished in 13 weeks and he said he could Then Harris asked Wood what he thought My response Wood says was We will do whatever Fazio had no doubt in his mind that he his team and the Quail Hollow maintenance team had the right stuff You set high high goals and you meet them and you exceed them thats the all American ideal Fazio tells Golfdom Keith knows what his job is and he knows how to get the job done Thats the way its supposed to be its not an accident its not a surprise Its our job Continued on page 20 When you spend one year at Quail Hollow youre going to get three years of experience says Keith Wood Youre going to see an overseed a transition on the bermudagrass growing back in and some kind of construction you ask us to do July 2017 Golfdom 19 Golfdom com
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