An Apology And A Request

Wednesday Pin Placements

I would like to apologize for some of the pin placements on Wednesday. It was unintentional and would not have happened if we were blessed with a full compliment of staff. For what its worth here is the explanation. 

The long and short of it is that we have lost around 60% of our summer staff. That means we retrain others in tasks they are unfamiliar with. Like all other golf courses at this time of year. Wednesday was a busy day for us as we were completing a full mow of the course, venting and rolling greens and working on fairway drainage. We had a staff member fairly new to course setup change pins later in the morning after he arrived from his morning classes. He put a few pins where they shouldn't have been considering the greens speed and the extra rolling following the venting. That happens. Unfortunately I didn't get around to check on his decisions because I was busy on the course as were Eric and Dave. The earlier start to Mens League lost us some time as well. I could go on but whats done is done and we will ensure that pins are checked in the future (as they were all summer). We also reviewed course setup again with the remaining staff so they are aware of course conditions and all that revolves around it. Again, my apologies.

Fairway Divots

Many members are asking me what's with all the big fairway divots lying around and who's responsible. The divots are all over the place because many golfers do not put them back and as for who is responsible, it isn't the geese or the coyotes (joking). We are a golf course after all and divots are a fact of life but there are steps everyone can take to help clean up the fairways.

I know I sound like a broken record but this is what I would like to see at The Royal Mayfair:

• If the turf plug is large (and most are especially with the wet conditions of late) please return it to the divot hole.
• Sprinkle some sand/seed ON TOP of the turf to help with regrowth. I've noticed many repairs with the sand underneath. I applaud the effort but that doesn't work very well. Again, on top not under the turf plug.
• Use the sand/seed if the turf plug is small, breaks apart or ends up in a pond. When you do use the sand/seed please use enough to completely fill the divot hole.
• Let your guests know as well. What they do at their home club doesn't necessarily apply here.

I will post a picture or 2 of some divot repairs on twitter with some text accompanying them.

A big thanks for your help in keeping our fairways cleaner and easier to maintain.

Wade