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Originally Posted by drcar
Some good ideas, BUT more time between tee times would create LESS tee times. People are already complaining about lack of tee times!
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I agree. And like many others I find that obtaining tee times, especially during high ‘bird season, to be extremely frustrating at times.
But realistically in my opinion the causes of poor executive course conditions, aside from poor maintenance which seems to be a common issue, are heavy traffic, players not following rules regarding course access, and failure to engage in common-sense actions such as filling divots, raking traps and repairing ball marks. The first issue can only be controlled by limiting access, and stretching tee times a bit seems to be a good, rather innocuous way of accomplishing that. The two latter ones of course can be solved by course personnel if they really decide to do it, which to date they seem extremely reluctant to do.
In essence there is no one answer. Even far more rigorous course upkeep would be negated in part by careless and/or destructive players. In any case it is not going to be an overnight fix and it’s a given that some hackles are going to be raised by whatever measures are taken.