Firm greens at Royal Melbourne

Congratulations to PACE Turf member Richard Forsyth and the team at Royal Melbourne Golf Club for a memorable 2025 Australian Open. You may have watched some of the event, or seen highlights, and noticed the firmness of the greens despite the wet weather. What are the characteristics of the the grass, soil, and maintenance at Royal Melbourne that produce these conditions?

Richard and I talked about this and answered some questions on the topic during an Office Hours event in…