This is an article posted in this weeks USGA Green Section under Course Care. It Talks about giving the maintenance crew time to get course setup done before play begins. How golfer interference in the morning can cause chain reaction of events that can slow down the progress of the staff getting its work done. The biggest thing to take out of the article is to know when the course is open and do not to jump the gun on starting times. It also talks about the person who might want to start on hole 4 or 7 to get a head of groups starting on hole 1, they think it is not a big deal but could end up costing maintenance crew valuable time getting jobs and projects completed. We start our day at sun up. This time of the year that is 7 a.m. in the summer it is 5:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Our course opens at 8:00 a.m. currently and in the golfing season it is 7:00 a.m. If the starting times are observed this gives the maintenance staff 1 to 1 1/2 hour head start. The chances are slim you would even see a mower or maintenance staff worker well into your round. Hit the link below to take you to the article.
http://www.usga.org/course-care/forethegolfer/they-need-time-to-get-it-done.html
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