Tee-2-Green revealed two hot summer stops on the PGA tour rely on Penn A-1 and Penn A-4. The varieties display excellent heat tolerance making them well-suited for hot, humid conditions.
Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., uses a 50/50 blend of Penn A-1 and Penn A-4 bentgrasses on its greens. The course was home to the 2007 PGA Championship held on August 9-12, which recorded temperatures in excess of 100 degrees.
“So many championship golfers enjoy playing on Penn bent varieties,” said Bill Rose, president of Tee-2-Green, Corp. “As the Tour stop at Southern Hills illustrated, the variety does remarkably well in hot, humid conditions. Throughout the excess heat, the greens continued to look and play amazing.”
Penn A-4 is also used to overseed the greens at The Players Club Boston in Norton, Mass., which hosts a PGA Fed Ex Cup playoff event held on August 31-September 3.
Penn varieties including A-1 and A-4 are well-known and highly respected throughout the golf course industry for their appearance and playability. Both varieties feature tight, upright growth, and produce a densely tillered, virtually grainless putting green surface that thrives at close cutting heights.