If you have played our course in the last few weeks or you have probably seen a bunch of white lines painted on the turf. No, these are not out-of-bounds markings. If you look carefully these are dashed white lines which are either new mowing lines for different heights of cut or they are reminder lines for the different mowers.
Throughout this past winter Tom and I made a conscious effort to look at the different mowing lines throughout the course to see where we could make some needed adjustments. One of the areas we have really concentrated on were the areas that are mowed with our banks or surrounds mower. The reason for this was to try to limit the amount of turf we mow with this machine because it is a reel type mower and takes a beating throughout the year. It is also the only mower we have to mow the banks. So with a little less area to mow maybe we can keep this machine for a little longer than expected. The areas that were mowed by the banks mower will now be mowed by the rough mowers. These machines are also a little wider than the banks mower so the extra turf to mow should not increase our mowing time on the rough mowers.
#8 collar on the right side of the green.
Area between the putting green and the 18th green.
Throughout this past winter Tom and I made a conscious effort to look at the different mowing lines throughout the course to see where we could make some needed adjustments. One of the areas we have really concentrated on were the areas that are mowed with our banks or surrounds mower. The reason for this was to try to limit the amount of turf we mow with this machine because it is a reel type mower and takes a beating throughout the year. It is also the only mower we have to mow the banks. So with a little less area to mow maybe we can keep this machine for a little longer than expected. The areas that were mowed by the banks mower will now be mowed by the rough mowers. These machines are also a little wider than the banks mower so the extra turf to mow should not increase our mowing time on the rough mowers.
#8 collar on the right side of the green.
Area between the putting green and the 18th green.
