Johnny, No SubAir References At The Players, Please

This story from Garry Smits is probably only of interest to the maintenance world...but they have a new air sucker and hot blast blower system at the TPC Sawgrass. Actually, it's been in place a while but only now is fully converted to Precision Air.

TPC Sawgrass superintendent Tom Vlach said the maximum temperature of the warm air is 140 degrees, and he can blow cool air on the greens as low as 50 degrees. Precision Air has already been installed under 12 greens at the Stadium Course and will be put under the final six (Nos. 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13) within the next few weeks.

The delay for those holes was because electrical wiring for power had to be strung out to their remote locations on the golf course. The Precision Air system is using the same infrastructure as the Sub Air and is about 1 feet beneath the putting surface.

None of the greens had to be dug up to install the components.