Divot Repair and Early Morning Golfers

Divots replacement has always been an issue at golf courses and always will be. The same as ball marks. Its an inherent part of the business. Our task in Turf Care is to reduce the amount of improperly repaired divots and to educate the membership as to the best method of repair that relates to the turf conditions at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club. What other clubs do should have no relevance here. I'll repeat the message in word form and then feel free to watch the video below.

Quite simply, if you take a divot please retrieve the turf plug and put it back in the divot hole. If the turf flies apart into small pieces use the sand seed and fill the area completely level with the ground.

Early morning golfers that tee off before the first posted tee time cannot be afforded the same courtesies as those members that do. Turf Care must prepare the course for daily play without any interference. They have been instructed to keep working so that all the work can be completed without having to worry about golfers and possibly getting hit in the early morning hours. They are only looking for that first tee time group (7:00 am on weekdays for example) that approaches them and only then are they to defer all work until that group passes. If you are an early golfer you must not play golf until the Turf Care staff leave the area. You also have the option of skipping that hole but keep in mind that we have multiple groups of staff throughout the course. If you come upon another group you must again make the decision to wait or leave the area. There have been several very close calls this season and this policy is has been enacted as a result. thank you for your consideration in this matter.