Cart Traffic Reminders For A New Season

After a long and soggy winter, carts are finally able to get back on the turf.  The term "Cart Path Only" doesn't need much explaining as the name says it all.  The term "90 Degree Rule", however, has much more to it than the name suggests.  In order to help us keep your course in shape, it is important to follow some of these steps below.

When we are operating under the "90 Degree Rule":  

• Remember that all par 3's are cart path only all the time
• Pair up when possible or let no more than 2 carts off the path on any given hole.  2 carts are better than 3 or 4.  (During this COVID-19 crisis we are waiving this step.  It's ok to take separate carts)
• and.....

There are two of these posts on every par 4 and 5.  Don't exit the path until sometime after
you pass the first post.  Return to the path anywhere before you pass the second post.

At tees and greens please keep all four tires on the path.  This is a huge help towards keeping grass alive which in turn keeps the weeds at bay.  Goosegrass loves compacted soil where turf is thin along paths.  It then gets tracked towards greens and tees where it's very hard to control.   

Do not drive in the rough except when getting to or from the path.  The fescue doesn't handle traffic as well, especially in the hot summer months.  Keeping carts out of the rough is a big help. 

On some holes the cart path starts on one side of the hole and finishes on the other side.  To avoid creating a dirt road in these situations, we have signs that say "no carts" where the path makes a sharp turn.  The shortest distance between you and your ball isn't always the best route to take.  Staying on the path as long as you can is better than cutting corners.