Staring Monday November 27th we are asking members hitting from the white and blue tees to start using the mats that we have placed around the tees. This year, to help preserve the tees even more during the winter months, I would like to keep all traffic off the heavily used par 3 tees to protect the turf for the spring. We will topdressing and fertilizing the tees with the aerification but along with that we will be filling the divots with seed and sand separately. We will not see a full recovery from the divots with the colder temperatures upon us but it will give us a good head start for the spring. Please use the mats through March of 2018 and thank you for helping establish a better teeing surface for the spring...
Along with going to the mats my staff and I will start bringing in all the amenities from the course. That will include:
- Water Cooler Houses
- Ball Washers
- Score Card Boxes
- Divot Sand Buckets
- Non-permanent Benches
- Trash Cans
- Bag Stands
- Tee Markers
- Most of the Bunker Rakes
We bring in all the amenities not only to get them out of the elements during the winter months but to also clean them up, sand them down, and re-paint or stain so that they look fresh for opening day in the spring. With tee markers coming in for the winter we ask that you play from the yardage plaques on the tees. And bunker rakes will be left out there but we will take a majority of them off the course so we ask that you please place them in easily accessible spots when you finish raking the bunker. Thank You
No complaint or problem with understanding the wisdom in placing the golf mats outside the tee boxes. However, I am questioning where they are located relative to their distance to the greens. I don't think anyone would debate the fact that the golf ball does not travel as far in colder weather. Also, we have to accommodate members that play blue, white and forward tees. As of now, the mats in place favor the blue markers and put those playing the white tees at a big disadvantage. Can the mats be placed at a distance between the Blue and White tees as a compromise?
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