Friday, October 30, 2009

Golf Cart Damage























"Why are golf carts grounded today? They weren't grounded last time it rained. Heck, once we were able to use carts when water was splashing under the tires."

Carts are grounded when their use will cause significant damage. We will often allow carts after it has been raining as long as the underlying soil is firm and not water-logged. The damage shown in the photo occurred late in the fall during a prolonged wet period that saw over 5" of rain during a 3 week period. Carts are grounded more often in the spring and fall because the soil does not dry very quickly after precipitation. Temperatures are cool and the days are short in the spring and fall so even a 1/4" of precipitation can make it too wet for carts. In the summer, carts can often go even after a 1" rain because the soil drys out quickly when it is warm and windy.

Our staff tries to let carts out as often as possible. We realize many golfers won't play without a cart. Please bear with us the next time you want to play and carts are grounded. We just want conditions to be great the next time you come out. Nobody enjoys hitting a shot off uneven turf due to cart ruts.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Welcome

The Grounds Department prides itself on keeping out of sight during your golf round. We begin our day as early as 4:00 A.M. to complete the majority of the daily maintenance on the course before you hit your first tee shot. We hope you hardly ever see us on the course so you can enjoy your round of golf without interruption by our Grounds Team. So what's the problem? Well, since we are always trying to avoid interrupting your golf game, we also end up avoiding you. We realize the need to communicate with our players to explain why we do the things we do. The short answer to why we do anything is to make your golf course better for you but we want to provide you with details on all our activities so you understand exactly why something is done. So the next time you want to ask, "Why do we have to wait for the frost to burn off?" or "Why are carts grounded? or "Why the heck are they aerifying today?", you can view our blog and get the answers. Of course we always welcome you to wave us over when you see us on the golf course or call us at (630) 469-2077 Ext.2 or email us at turf@villagelinksgolf.com

Please walk on our grass.