Las Vegas Golf Overseeding Schedule Moves Along in 2010

Las Vegas, Nevada (September 2, 2010)--Each end of summer/beggining of fall, most Las Vegas golf courses shut down for annual overseeding and maintenance. Currently, many Las Vegas golf courses are in this process, while others soon will be closed. This guide will give you all of the dates for this overseeding schedule. And also remember that following the opening from overseed, most courses will be cart-path only for a couple weeks following the process. Many courses also offer reduced rates during this process.--Staff report.

A definition of 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. Most commonly done by courses that use bermudagrass, which goes dormant in winter. In the fall, a bermudagrass course will put down ryegrass (or some other type) seed on top of the bermudagrass, timed so that as the bermudagrass goes dormant the ryegrass grows in." Some hopefully good news is that some Las Vegas golf courses are experimenting ways to curtail this practice and improve play for golfers.

Angel Park Golf Club: Mountain, August 30-September 10. Palm, September 13-29. Cloud 9, September 7-12.

Bali Hai Golf Club: August 31-September 16.

Bear's Best Las Vegas: August 27-September 10.

Boulder City: Only aerification September 20-21

Boulder Creek Golf Club (27 holes): Only one nine at a time is closed so 18 holes always open.

Cascata: Will re-open September 16.

The Chase at Coyote Springs--There is no overseeding scheduled other than minor aerifying.

Desert Pines Golf Club: September 12-23.

Eagle Crest Golf Club: September 20-27

Highland Falls Golf Club: September 27-October 11

Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort: No overseeding ever on three courrses but green maintenance during certain periods in September.

Las Vegas National Golf Club: September 6-17.

Palm Valley Golf Club: September 7-20

Primm Valley Golf Club: Lakes, August 23-September 23. Desert, August 23-September 16.

Revere Golf Club: Concord, September 20-30. Lexington, August 27-September 16.

Rhodes Ranch Golf Club: Re-opens September 16.

Royal Links Golf Club: Re-opens September 7.

TPC Las Vegas: August 30-September 16.

Wolf Creek Golf Club: September 6-19.