For those of you who have board members hell bent on having lawns that look like the golf courses, they need to forget it. It would be impossible for you to obtain that beauty unless you reconstruct your lawn. I don't mean removing the grass and adding soil or soil amendments. I mean remove the dirt and re-build the entire substrate under the lawn.
Yes, if you have native soil watering will eventually cause your soil to become hard and cause water to run off. It will happen no matter if you use a drip, have different kinds of sprinkler heads, use bubblers, or flood irrigate. You have to have voids in the soil so the water has someplace to go. Which is why people use a layer of pebbles on top of a layer of sand then top the sand with a special mix of soils. The rocks give you the void you need and give roots something to grab onto. They also acts like a filter for water as it drains into underground water aquifers.
See article for the USGA requirements for golf courses and you'll see why it cannot be obtained by your HOA.
Putting Green Soil
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