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I use sugar soap spray available from DIY stores - cleans and degreases. Need to rinse well though.

In a similar situation, we declare all bunkers GUR and then the nearest point of complete relief can be used. Less confusing, I think.

Bounce a ball several times on the club face - you'll be able to tell where the sweet spot is by the sound

I agree taking bunkers out of play can make the course easier and it can encourage the player to be bolder with their shots knowing that relief is possible. On the flip side, there are often some very awkward lies to overcome after taking relief and it's often preferable to play from the bunker

The difference now is they don't have to be marked and can be covered by a blanket description

I believe that the 2022 edition of EG's Winter Golf Checklist was the first not to require individual bunkers to be specifically marked as GUR. All bunkers on a hole can be GUR with the natural extension (confirmed by county) that all bunkers on a course can be GUR and scores still be acceptable...

We have a local rule based on Model Local Rule F3 which covers this

We use IG with scorecard photo upload and the vast majority of players are comfortable with this. The odd one or two players email a photo doing it either themselves or by asking a partner or the Pro Shop. Our PSI touchscreen had broken anyway and we haven't had to replace it and we've removed...

We've run mixed gender Stablefords successfully for a number of years now - men from yellows and ladies from reds - and a lady has never won. Now some men won't play in them because they think that the ladies have a significant advantage under WHS with the course and slope ratings. We've tried...

Given that general play scores can be submitted and attested electronically using the MyEG app, then common sense says that physical competition scorecards should not need to be retained at all, once they have been entered via the ISV software and the competition has been finalised. Unless, of...

Previous discussion at https://forums.golfmonthly.com/threads/winter-course-length-and-temp-greens.110335/page-1

The use of "should not" is unhelpful in my opinion as has been discussed before in this forum. We keep our overall course length within 100 yards of its measured length but in the Winter some holes can be up 30 yards longer or 50 yards shorter as tees are rested or renovated. Advice I've had...

Although it's meant for model car brake lights, I've used Tamiya clear red paint (code X27) successfully. It's a little light but close enough. An extra coat does darken it though.

Dartmouth championship - tough track but a must play Dartmouth course - 9 holes but 18 with different tees - not a pushover but quite relaxing compared to the Championship Wrangaton Golf Club - 2 distinct 9s with front 9 rustic moorland and back 9 parkland - quirky Dawlish Warren Golf - on a...