GOLFERS SHOULD REPAIR DIVOTS TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. STEVE HOOPER
We all want our golf course to be the best it can be. Please help your maintenance staff help your course.
Now that everyone has returned, our rounds of golf numbers are going up. In addition, the weather is changing, and our grass-growing season is slowing down and ending. We’re even experiencing some record low temperatures and longer periods of colder weather. That makes this a good time to remind everyone that you can all help keep our Golf Course as pristine as possible.
Normal wear and tear is expected, but any damage done to the course will now take longer to recover.
Some things we can all do, and that we should do to help, include:
Fix your ball marks, plus one. If you can’t fix it, ask another player to help or at least tap it down flat with your putter.
Fill your divots, plus one.
Keep all carts (pull and powered) at least 30 feet from the greens unless you’re permitted a handicap flag. Never take any carts between the sand traps and greens or the greens and a lake. Remember that all power golf carts should return to the cart paths as indicated by the signs. With these cooler temperatures, any time we can keep all carts on the path it will help ease the pressure on our worn and weak turf areas.
Staked areas around the course are for one reason only, which is to help our weakened turf areas recover as much and as quickly as possible. Keep all carts on the paths in these areas and avoid the shortcuts.
Do not put pull carts on any tee box.
If you don’t have a handicap flag, keep your carts completely on the cart path when required. Handicap flags are exactly what they say. They are only for people who need assistance to be able to play.
The maintenance staff is always open to suggestions and will continue to go above and beyond to do all we can, but remember, this is your golf course, it will be as good as you all make it.
Thank you in advance for your help and cooperation.
