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I walk courses when it's not too hot and the course allows (resorts). The cost is ~$15 less to walk. When I ride the cart has sand to fill in divots; Like repairing ball marks, I fill mine plus 2-3 more. I have no sand to repair divots when I walk with my pull cart.
Question: Doesn't the course suffer more when walkers have no sand to fill in divots, versus the damage caused from carts? Unlike tournaments, I don't think the grounds keepers fill in divots each day after the day's rounds. Some courses I've played, I could go through one jar of sand per hole. |
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| # 1 6/17/2013 5:08:52 PM |
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Depends, I guess. My course has a stand sitting on the side of the walkway with bottles of sand. If you walk just grab one and hook it to your cart. That's what I do. Also I see our marshall's riding around all the time filling divots with sand.
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| # 2 6/17/2013 5:25:36 PM |
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I have been thinking about this lately. The course I play doesnt even have a holder on the carts. So no one uses them, and it shows in the condition of the course. I often walk and was wondering what is best way to carry a sand bottle.
Buck how do you clip them in to your cart? Do you use one of those climbing clips? |
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| # 3 6/17/2013 6:27:36 PM |
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I have been thinking about this lately. The course I play doesnt even have a holder on the carts. So no one uses them, and it shows in the condition of the course. I often walk and was wondering what is best way to carry a sand bottle. Buck how do you clip them in to your cart? Do you use one of those climbing clips? Actually I either stick the whole bottle in the long side pouch on the bag or our bottles have handle on them that come out away from the bottle about 2 inches then go down the side 6 inches. I just hook it on the strap holding my bag in through the handle. |
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| # 4 6/17/2013 8:34:40 PM |
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Either way it is the golfers responsibility to replace ALL of their divots!
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| # 5 6/18/2013 7:10:37 AM |
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Either way it is the golfers responsibility to replace ALL of their divots! It's Ian Poulter with green hair!!! |
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| # 6 6/18/2013 7:44:12 AM |
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As far as riding that should be your personal choice. After a round at my local course 7,000 plus yards in Texas Hill Country you would welcome a cart. As far as divots are concerned, you should definitely fill in your own but as far as I am concerned that's part of the golf courses price of doing business. That's my two cents.
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| # 7 6/18/2013 12:54:24 PM |
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So many variables, so little time. I walk a lot. I replace my divots with purpose. If we'd all do our best courses would be in much better shape.
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| # 8 11/25/2014 1:44:57 PM |
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OUR COURSE DOESNT WANT GOLFERS FILLING DIVOTS WAIT TILL THE MOWER CHOPS THEM UP AND GREENSKEEPERS FILL THEM
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