We recently had a 1-day member quest at our club. (The club usually holds one per month through the golfing season, most of the time on a Friday afternoon.) As the greens crew was preparing for the most recent they encountered problems with the irrigation system and were unable to properly water the greens. The weather however did not co-operate as it turned hot and dry resulting in the need to hand water the greens while the tournament was taking place. Well FREAK OUT, How can you be watering during our member guest ?!? ( Well they were making sure the greens did not suffer any season ending damage.) But to make matters worse, during the process the greens keeper actually left a hose mark in a sand trap and in his effort to clear the green complex in a hurry neglected to rake the hose scar out. How dare he !
I personally don't like to see maintenance workers on the course during a tournament. It's distracting to say the least, but I HATE burnt and damaged greens due to poor care even more. And as far as the hose line in the trap I wonder if bothered any of the greens committee member playing enough that that picked up a rake and took a minute fixed the problem themselves ?
