All 18 holes at Big Meadow set to open in fine spring condition
Last winter, Big Meadow and Glaze Meadow were both blanketed in the year’s first snow on Dec. 4. The next time Phil Lagao, the longtime golf course superintendent at Black Butte Ranch, would see the turf free of snow again would be 111 days later. What he found once the snow melted was a surprise to even Lagao, one of the most respected superintendents in Oregon: A course with little to no ice damage and tees and greens that were in some of the best post-winter shape he had seen. Not surprisingly, the sight was a welcome one for [...]