[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Mikeod

When would you have them do maintenance? In the dark? There’s only so much daylight available and they typically don’t close any courses for maintenance this time of year. Sure, the workers should be aware of players on the course, but . . . .

Many golf courses that I've worked at had lights on the mowers so that the first few greens could get mowed in the dark. Two to three mowers would be sent forty five minutes or so before sunrise. The first three greens would be done before play started.

Fairways would be cut in the evening following play.We would have days when the last start time would be and hour or so before sunset.

As far as topdressing while play is going on, that should never happen. The course should be closed for a day for topdressing. Of course that would mean losing green fees for that day.