b"Seeding a PGAWHEN THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIPreturns to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2025, Quail Hollow Club will have touched every inch of the course to meticulously prepare for the worlds best golfers. Behind the scenes of this storied event is Keith Championship Wood, the golf course superintendent, whose responsibility lies in ensuring the perfect balance of playability and aesthetics for a major championship. But achieving this isn't simply about watering greens and trimming fairwaysit's about innovation, to Keep Golfprecision and selecting the right seeds.Choosing the Right Seed for the JobPreparing a golf course for a major tournament like the PGA Majors in Play Championship demands careful planningespecially when it comes to selecting the varieties of turf that will provide optimal playability. Wood explains that while the course relies primar-ily on bermudagrass throughout the year, the championship season requires a different approach.Theres more to that beautiful What we're going to use for the PGA Championship is course than aesthetics. going to be slightly different than what we've used in previ-ous tournaments, Wood explains. Weve chosen perennial Aimee Nielson, Seed World U.S. Editor ryegrass varieties that offer better disease resistance, improved drought tolerance, and superior traffic tolerance. These selec-tions are critical as the championship is held in Mayright when Charlotte's weather can be unpredictable. By the third week of May, it could be 100 degrees, so these varieties are built to with-stand those conditions.This ryegrass overseeding blend, carefully selected with guidance from seed experts like Melodee Fraser atPure-Seed Testing, is what transforms Quail Hollowinto a top-tier playing field. The transition fromwarm-season bermudagrass to cool-season ryegrass is methodical, allowing the team to maintain con-sistent quality year-round.PHOTO: QUAIL HOLLOW CLUB10/ SEEDWORLD.COMOCTOBER 2024"