IanMcC
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Good Day. Our course has recently hollow tined the greens, and the plugs removed from the greens have been deposited in two different ways. On some greens these plugs have been gathered in 6 or 7 piles around the greenside fringe. They look like large molehills. On other greens (I assume two different greenstaff groups were involved), the plugs have been scattered around the fringe, making a roughly 2 yard deep area of aereation plugs. These plugs are roughly 3cm long, with a diameter of about 6mm. My mind started wondering the relief options for the two different scenarios. I decided that the piled plugs were 'piled for later removal', and therefore met the GUR criterea. The plugs that had been scattered, however, to me were simply loose impediments, and no free relief would be applicable. Does the group agree with this? How big does a pile of debris have to be before it can be classed as 'piled for later removal'? Will these scattered plugs be collected later by the greenstaff, or is it common practice for these plugs just to be left on course and turn to compost/mud? Any pointers appreciated Thanks.