Trolley Ban!

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We have no trolley ban in place as most of the course drains really well. Like others we have sections marked off with rope and metal spikes to take you different routes between greens and tees and off the tees. We also use quite a lot of winter tees alleviating the pressure on the summer routes.

We had a member break his ankle after he slipped leaving the thirteenth green, luckily he was playing with a doctor so he was splinted quickly. That spot looks fairly inoccuous but it shows you how easy these things can happen !!
 
We have had a ban on trolleys for about two months at the Dragons Tooth Golf Course, we also have to use tees on the fairways to reduce damage but the greens are fantastic (no temporaries).
 
stevie_r said:
I have a three wheel push trolley, the ground pressure it exerts in terms of pounds per square inch is significantly less than that of a human being, especially one laden with a golf bag. Thing is if areas are roped off or marked then (most) people won't intrude on them with their trolley. The same can not be said for a bag carrier who will generally take the shortest path; this is where the damage occurs.
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Totally agree with you here stevie
Some bag carriers leave bag at side of green whilst putting
Hole Out
Hoist bag onto back
Then walk straight across the green, to the next tee
The weight of a guy carrying a bag over the green is substantial and when really wet leaves some hefty footprints in the green
Bag carriers should atleast walk around the green, surely, common sense
 
I'd be happy to have a pencil bag with 4 clubs in it. The Winter really is just for working on your game and I fail to ever take it too seriously. It's amazing how light a bag with only 4 clubs is!
 
moogie said:
Totally agree with you here stevie
Some bag carriers leave bag at side of green whilst putting
Hole Out
Hoist bag onto back
Then walk straight across the green, to the next tee
The weight of a guy carrying a bag over the green is substantial and when really wet leaves some hefty footprints in the green
Bag carriers should atleast walk around the green, surely, common sense
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I also think it is a question of respect for the course and not just wether you carry or use a trolley. You should know what is acceptable for the conditions
 
thecraw said:
How many of your courses operate a trolley ban during the winter?
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Only belong to the one course. We don't ban trolleys, we do have a section of the course that gets a bit boggy if there's a lot of rain, we ban buggies on that section. Elsewhere on the course, the green staff rope off areas where they don't want trolleys to go, and certain parts of the course have winter pathways introduced. There are two local public courses, they guarantee no winter greens and do not ban trolleys, but if you use one it must have hedgehogs.

thecraw said:
The reason I ask is that certain parts of my track are now a churned up mud bath due to ignorant lazy bar stewards who are too lazy to carry their bag in winter. They just continue to wheel their trolleys oblivious or unconcerned about the damage that they do. Its not as if its not noticeable either.
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It's not the fault of the people not carrying at all. If there is no trolley ban or no provisions on the parts of the course to deal with it, then it can only be down to the course for not putting in place a way to deal with it.....

thecraw said:
I spoke to the greenkeeper today who was at his wits end. He was saying that due to the weather he is about 3 months behind where he'd like to be in terms of winter plans etc. He was also saying that unless someone has a medical certificate then they shouldn't be allowed the use of a trolley at this time of year. What a wonderful idea I agreed. You should hear his opinion of juniors with electric trolleys, I think a tractor was mentioned in the same sentence and I did chuckle!
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No reason for that bit Craw, as has been discussed almost as many times being able to drive 300+ yards 99.9% of the time, to use a trolley or not, is entirely a personal decision, there is no global right or wrong, only what is right/ comfortable for you. As time goes by, more research is done, more experience is noted. My son has been called into the county under 12 squad for this season, he has been told not to carry, they don't like juniors carrying because it can affect growing bones in a negative way. Note I said "can effect" not will, it probably doesn't affect all of them, but the county setup are more likely to have better research and information than I have, so I'm happy to follow their directive. Just because we carried when we were kids, does not mean it was right, or the best thing to do, more likely that we couldn't afford the trolleys back then, I know I couldn't - wonder if that's why I have back problems now? Now that I can afford an electric trolley, I use one, mostly in the summer, although I have been carrying since November, as has my son....

thecraw said:
Anyway our weather has been that wet the greens staff can't take heavy machinery onto the course at present for fear of churning up the course.
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Well that's a different kettle of fish altogether, and not unexpected given that a tractor weighs a fair bit more than a golf trolley.....
 
AmandaJR said:
It's about respecting the course however you choose to travel it.
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100% in agreement with Amanda on this...

For the record I always used to carry all year round whatever the weather conditions... Due to arthritus I can no longer do this and have to rely on my clicgear to transport my clubs... Its bad enough being restricted to flat courses as I struggle with walking up or down hills these days... If I had to pack up playing in the winter, as well, due to trolley bans then I might as well pack up altogether...
 
No bans at my course. Since we had new drainage put in about ten years ago, and the fact we are sand based, damage to the course is not really a problem. We do have trolley routes taking people away from any wet areas.

I do try and carry as much as possible, but do seem to be in the minority.
 
sona said:
We have had a ban on trolleys for about two months at the Dragons Tooth Golf Course, we also have to use tees on the fairways to reduce damage but the greens are fantastic (no temporaries).
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What a beautiful little track that is. That par 5, runs down the river, I remember hitting a 4 wood over the corner of the trees not having a clue where I was going to 3 feet for a tap in eagle. Lovely location and scenery.

How's the course doing, when I played it it was up for sale??
 
No ban at our place but there are lots of roped off areas. We also have painted dotted white lines around most greens from around 20 yards out to prevent trolleys getting too close. Seems to work though there are of course some muddier areas but I don't think a trolley ban would really make that much difference to those areas. Drainage is pretty good and we've not had any significant deluges so no real need for a ban. Yet.
 
Hedgehogs only at my course throughout the winter months. Electric trolleys banned at this time due to the recent wet weather.

I'm carrying at the moment and enjoying it, rather than pulling a trolley through the mud!

I have no problem with it at all - anything that helps the course and greenkeepers has got to be a good thing for the long term benefits.
 
Trolley use in the winter months is monitored day by day. The info for the day is on the website and on the phone when you call the club.
 
no trolley ban here course is in good nick all year round. Couple roped off areas and no trolley zones but thats not a problem i jus down go the that point. Im 28 and use my electric trolley. I am no different to anyone wacking there clubs on the ground leaving divots and not repaing them! My biggest gripe this time of year is bloody pitch marks im forever reparing other peoples!!!! no excuse for that at all
 
No trolley ban at our place.

We've had such good weather that, coupled with the removal of the white tees, the course is playing very short. So short, in fact, that 40+ points is required to win our swindle when high 30s is the norm.
 
thecraw said:
What a beautiful little track that is. That par 5, runs down the river, I remember hitting a 4 wood over the corner of the trees not having a clue where I was going to 3 feet for a tap in eagle. Lovely location and scenery.

How's the course doing, when I played it it was up for sale??
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The course is in great condition considering the rain and new owner is very comitted to improving it, this year we will have 2 tee boxes for each green which will be fun.
 
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