Transition Zone = Brown Zone

[MikeLowry5]

From Late October till the beginning of April you can count on it being a sea of brown. The fairways here mostly all Zoysia or Bermuda which go dormant by mid to late October and it is cold enough that most places turn their sprinklers off by early November and the cool season fescue or blue grass rough/yards start to dry out. Not much green around here until April 1st.

So depressing...

My guess is if you live in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, West Virginia, etc (transition zones) you see the same thing.

[Bullitt5339]

Yeah, the Bermuda at my home course was nice and brown this morning when I played. Leaves everywhere. It's a little depressing, but it's not going to stop me from playing.

[MikeLowry5]

No, if warm I will play as well however it does seem that we have less time that our grass is green in these areas as you constantly have one type of grass going dormant. By early July most of our fescue and bluegrass roughs have started to go dormant because of the oppressive heat. Additionally, all of the greens here are bentgrass and it is extremely tough to keep them up during the summer months.