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Taking care of the golf course
Posted on 1/17/26 at 10:28 am
Posted on 1/17/26 at 10:28 am
I am not advocating that everyone needs to be a boy scout, but the idea of leaving the course looking better than you found it would be a nice start.
Not filling divots, not repairing ball marks, not pressing down spike marks around the hold, raking the bunker, driving right up on the fringe of the green or edge of tee boxes... I mean, we can do better.
I have spoken with Green Keepers, and they will tell you that minor things like I mentioned above eventually take their toll on the course and diminish it each paper cut at a time. And I guess those who would complain the most about conditions may very well be the ones who are lazy in repairs to the course.
It is part of the game, to have a care and do something about it... it makes for a better sport when the participants do the right thing.
Not filling divots, not repairing ball marks, not pressing down spike marks around the hold, raking the bunker, driving right up on the fringe of the green or edge of tee boxes... I mean, we can do better.
I have spoken with Green Keepers, and they will tell you that minor things like I mentioned above eventually take their toll on the course and diminish it each paper cut at a time. And I guess those who would complain the most about conditions may very well be the ones who are lazy in repairs to the course.
It is part of the game, to have a care and do something about it... it makes for a better sport when the participants do the right thing.
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Posted on 1/17/26 at 10:37 am to Remnant
Okay. Will do.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 10:50 am to Remnant
TBH, I think that a vast majority of people nowadays lack any common courtesy, and are too caught up in “me”. But yes, I do believe most offenders are probably the ones to complain most about conditions all the while not repairing their ball marks, properly raking bunkers, or tamping down their spike marks…
Posted on 1/17/26 at 2:21 pm to Remnant
Covid was the worst thing ever for golf courses.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 2:45 pm to bopper50
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Covid was the worst thing ever for golf courses.
Except for bringing in tons more cash.
Just to add one: I always try to pick up some broken tees from each tee box. It looks like shite when there are broken tees everywhere.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 3:32 pm to FieldEngineer
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box. It looks like shite when there are broken tees everywhere.
And damages mowers
Posted on 1/17/26 at 5:08 pm to Remnant
I Marshall at my local golf course. Recently each Marshall has adopted three holes. We repair divots on greens, fill divots on the fairways and fill divots on tee boxes and pick up broken tees. We take pride in it and have seen a huge difference. Another thing we do is that starters brief players about the course and remind them of sand bottles and to use it in the fairways. Our course is in great shape.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 7:38 pm to SouthlakeTiger
SouthLake Tiger out there doing the Lord’s work!
Posted on 1/17/26 at 7:52 pm to Bawpaw
That, free golf and find about a 100 golf balls each time I work. Love them slicers.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 8:35 pm to SouthlakeTiger
If every person would just fix 1 extra ball mark a hole, or fill one divot, or not drive where they are not supposed to…. It would make a huge difference… I saw a video the other day from the Super at Shinnecock…. He was by a green and there were two carts who had parked by the green and both carts had the passenger side carts on the grass.
He mentioned that many people do this thinking they are creating more room for maintenance vehicles or beverage carts are something, but in reality if 50% of carts do that every day… the grass will be dead in a week
He mentioned that many people do this thinking they are creating more room for maintenance vehicles or beverage carts are something, but in reality if 50% of carts do that every day… the grass will be dead in a week
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:10 am to Remnant
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Not filling divots
I’m amazed at some divots.
Soldiers at Verdun fought from trenches like that.
Sadly, I usually run out of sand on 1 fairway.
I refill when I can, but there are so many unfilled divots that have a front wall that the golf ball can get trapped against. IF I can’t fill it in, I at least step on it.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 6:44 am to makersmark1
Kick them in. It’s better than sand anyway.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 6:48 am to Remnant
Ever since Covid, most people have quit raking bunkers and it infuriates me. Just dig their feet in, hit their ball, then walk out leaving foot prints and obscurities everywhere.
This is solely a Louisiana thing and I’ve never gotten it. Assholes do the same thing in a car always propping up two tires on the grass even if it means jumping a curb to do so. Everytime I play golf in La, guys in carts do this as well.
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there were two carts who had parked by the green and both carts had the passenger side carts on the grass.
This is solely a Louisiana thing and I’ve never gotten it. Assholes do the same thing in a car always propping up two tires on the grass even if it means jumping a curb to do so. Everytime I play golf in La, guys in carts do this as well.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 6:53 am
Posted on 1/18/26 at 10:45 am to Remnant
The ball marks on the front edge of greens is kind of ridiculous everywhere I play these days, id say reslly got significantly worse since 2020. I kind of understand how some monster would not rake, or fill a divot (walkers), but not fixing ball marks infuriates me more than anything else. It should be almost prideful to walk up and fix your ball mark.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 10:46 am
Posted on 1/18/26 at 10:57 am to Pendulum
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fill a divot (walkers)
I actually bought an attachment for my pushcart because I felt guilty that I wasn't filling in divots when I walked. Speaking of that, courses need to do a better job of having the bottles filled on carts. Golfers can't help the grounds crew if there isn't sand in their bottles on the cart.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 12:42 pm to Remnant
It truly is the difference between an avid golfer and someone looking for something to do.
An avid golfer will respect a course on instinct (and even more when it’s in great shape). A person looking for something to do just doesn’t care. The latter has grown immensely since Covid.
Here’s a stat:
Santa Maria, Webb, Beaver, Greystone and Carter all do 50,000+ rounds. City and Clark (for 9 holes) are probably more. Im sure Copper isn’t far behind. And the Island would be in that group if the bridge didn’t deter them.
(And that doesn’t include LSU, which can’t supply a decent product)
That’s a f—-kload of golf on these places!
The problems you list from golfers will always remain because the odds are so high of the clientele is just looking for something to do.
An avid golfer will respect a course on instinct (and even more when it’s in great shape). A person looking for something to do just doesn’t care. The latter has grown immensely since Covid.
Here’s a stat:
Santa Maria, Webb, Beaver, Greystone and Carter all do 50,000+ rounds. City and Clark (for 9 holes) are probably more. Im sure Copper isn’t far behind. And the Island would be in that group if the bridge didn’t deter them.
(And that doesn’t include LSU, which can’t supply a decent product)
That’s a f—-kload of golf on these places!
The problems you list from golfers will always remain because the odds are so high of the clientele is just looking for something to do.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:32 pm to Remnant
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Taking care of the golf course
sand your divot's in the fairway...
repair your ball marks on the green...
rake you bunkers...
pick up your trash...
and when it's carts on the path keep them on the path
it takes forever for the course to recover from those ruts...
have to admit I've started to walk out of a bunker without raking then turn around and think "I sure wouldn't want to have that lie" and rake it...
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:58 pm to Pendulum
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The ball marks on the front edge of greens is kind of ridiculous everywhere I play these days, id say reslly got significantly worse since 2020. I kind of understand how some monster would not rake, or fill a divot (walkers), but not fixing ball marks infuriates me more than anything else. It should be almost prideful to walk up and fix your ball mark.
It’s my biggest pet peave. I love fixing my ball mark because it means I hit a good shot. I fix several on every green
Posted on 1/18/26 at 6:11 pm to Pendulum
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or fill a divot (walkers)
In my experience, the walkers take care of the course.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 6:58 pm to SouthlakeTiger
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Recently each Marshall has adopted three holes. We repair divots on greens, fill divots on the fairways and fill divots on tee boxes and pick up broken tees. We take pride in it and have seen a huge difference.
This is awesome. We’ve got a great little old school small town country club course. 6100 yds, tight off the tee, with little greens. It stays in pretty good shape for what it is. The staff does a good job keeping it mowed, watered, greens in good shape and fast, bunkers raked, pins and tee markers moved, etc., but it would definitely benefit from this type of initiative from the membership to help fill divots, fix ball marks, and clean tee boxes.
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