The golf maintenance staff uses four main means of traffic control. They include: Black posts found near the green, stakes with chain, cart directional signs, and also four tires on the cart path. Following these traffic control measures helps to avoid significant cart damage to the turfgrass, which can be very costly to repair.
Black Posts
The black posts found near the green are used to designate where the golf cart is supposed to exit to the cart path. These posts are moved periodically to help avoid excessive wear to one area. Please remember that golf carts should make a 90 degree exit to the cart path at the black post.
Stakes with Chain
The stakes with chain are used to restrict golf cart traffic from entering the golf course at certain points. This helps an area recover from traffic wear by totaling eliminating any form of traffic.
Cart Directional Signs
The cart directional signs are also used to restrict or direct golf cart traffic from entering the golf course at certain points. There are two different signs that are used. One says “No Carts” and the other says “Carts” with a directional arrow underneath. When approaching a series of cart directional signs, please wait until you’ve passed the last sign before entering the golf course. In order to not over populate an area with these signs, many are spaced wide enough to enter a cart between each sign, but please reframe from entering until you’ve passed the last sign in the series.
Four Tires on the Cart Path
Four Tires on the Cart Path is recommended when parking next to tees and greens. This helps to avoid any unsightly wear to the grass on the edge of cart paths. Excessive wear to these areas often times requires new sod due to the slow recovery of Bermudagrass this time of year.
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