From these posts, it seems like we could improve conditions with some relatively inexpensive measures.
I don’t think they will
1)ever limit number of rounds (the number of executive courses needs to catch up to the population)
2)ever ‘kick someone off’ for behavior (i.e. driving too close to green)
What they could do
1) if you have less than a certain number of points in a period (6 months, 12 months) the starter gives you a nicely laminated card with pictographs of acceptable behavior (cart away from green, stay on cart path, how to enter a bunker, rake bunker, etc) - simple, maybe 4 or 5 etiquette things
2) increase the rate of the Marshall’s rotation, have them fixing ball marks (vs someone fixing ball mark wrong); fill divots on tee boxes and observing behavior
3) implement an email system, Marshall sees Mr Jones driving on the green, marshal has tee sheet and know Mr Jones has a green golf cart - Mr Jones gets a nice email, please keep cart off green, if you need help getting handicap placard, call this number
4) make good golf school more accessible - maybe run them at the putting greens at some of the executives, have ambassadors handing out flyers, etc.
These would cost SOME money, but not a fortune.
any other, productive, inexpensive ideas?
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