WORDS BY ALEX JOHNSON
A LABOR OF LOVE The 2024 Arizona Golf Course Overseeding Schedule
Every year, about 85 percent of Arizona golf courses, the majority residing at or beneath 3,000 feet in elevation, undergo the process of overseeding their properties. The process is, what some would call, a labor of love as it requires a time-consuming, diligent effort to create lush, green playing surfaces for Arizona’s peak golf season, which runs from October through March. Much like a grizzly bear does in the winter, bermudagrass takes this time to hibernate and let its snow-birding friend, ryegrass, steal the show. In an effort to keep Arizona golfers informed, the AZ GOLF team has spent countless hours (although much less than courses will during this time) to compile the most accurate overseeding schedule available in the great state of Arizona. A special thank you to ArizonaGolfVacations.com for also working to gather overseeding dates, as well as Eric Hickenlooper, Kathryn Laux, and Sharon Goldstone.
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