Exposure or orientation of golf holes not only make a difference in playability but it makes a huge difference in agronomics as well. Direct sunlight has a tremendous effect on soil temperatures and direct growth of turfgrass especially in the shoulder season of active plant growth.
This effect is very visible on the golf course right now in relation to snow cover. All of our Northern exposures are still deep in snow cover, while areas receiving full sun have melted away and are in the process of initiating spring growth and green up. Approximately 1/3 of our golf holes are north facing and still look like Antarctica and the others look to be ready for golf. All of these differences occur from hole to hole, some areas are as close as 300 yards apart even though they seem to be on two different continents.
Here is a great look at two of the holes on the course that you would never guess the pictures were taken on the same day let alone same season.
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