I have noticed just in the last 2 weeks how the course conditions have deteriorated. Every green with multiple ball marks and/or repaired so poorly they affect a putt. Bunkers not raked, and rakes strewn to poor places to retrieve them. Divots not filled, etc. Part of this is attributable to more play, but everyone of these can be improved and totally fixed if everyone just cleans up after themselves. I am an old caddie and we were taught to leave the bunker better than we found it. I see people all the time walk out of a trap and drag the rake behind them. That is not raking the trap. Just look back and see if you even hit your foot prints. IMO the starters and even the folks that check players in at the pro shop could do a much better job of reinforcing these basic good golf practices by telling every single group, every single time that those are the rules of the course. I am also a big advocate for the 90 degree rule. If we all did that maybe the fairways would be playable for another 30 days into the winter. It takes no more time or energy, just requires a little attention to detail.
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