I’ve seen so many people complain that they showed up to a course and didn’t know the greens were punched, or temporary tee boxes were in use, etc.
A local course in Wisconsin is letting people who choose to play this weekend (it’s 70° tomorrow!) that the conditions will likely be XYZ, but they will lower the cost as a result, and also allow you to cancel your tee time if you’d rather not play. That’s how it’s done…
by LivermoreP1
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Wow, a course that actually cares! How cool!
Wait until you show up and find out they also aerated the greens
Cart path only?
Only 10 bucks to ride that’s cool.
The course I’m playing tomorrow called to state it will be cart path only if you opt for a cart, but also sent this email and the call asked if we wanted to reserve caddies to walk.
“OPENING WEEKEND – CADDIES
Welcome to opening weekend at Cantigny Golf. We hope you have a great weekend and season at Cantigny Golf.\
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**For the 2026 season we will once again be providing you with complementary caddies. No upfront caddie fee. All we ask is that you tip your caddie.”**
This is the way
Oh snap! A Wisconsinite!
Gets there. Greens are punched. GOD DAMNIT.
But really, way to go on these guys. I bet you they’d even call out in a frost delay.
Hell yeah. I’ll be one of the first groups off tomorrow. See you there, OP.
They let you ride in those conditions? Thats going to screw the course for ages.
The UK would insist you carry.
I love the oaks, such a good course
I played a course last year that charged full rate even though every green was torn up by cicada killer wasps. Then told us in the clubhouse after round that they were fine.(they were nowhere near fine, straight up dirt mounds and holes on every single green) The next weekend we played at another course that discounted everyone for “muddy looking greens” that had been burnt by their groundskeeper after a tournament. They told us in the clubhouse that they rolled fine their appearance just wasn’t the best . Guess which one has gotten far more of mine and friends business over the past year 😂
Class acts. So tired of paying full rate on a Saturday to be greeted by punched and sanded greens on the first hole.
So you took my tee times!
Damn kudos to their communication and pricing
I recently received this one from my club :
Les beaux jours arrivent et nous sommes ravis de vous accueillir de plus en plus nombreux à Preisch.
Le moment est donc opportun pour faire un point d’information sur l’état actuel de nos parcours et des travaux à venir.
Les conditions météorologiques s’améliorent mais les diverses pluies tombées en abondance nous empêchent encore d’effectuer l’entretien optimal de nos parcours.
Certaines zones sont encore trop humides pour le passage des jardiniers avec nos machines d’entretien (surtout au niveau des entrées de greens et roughs).
De ce fait, la tonte des diverses parties des parcours n’a pas été réalisée et nous en sommes navrés.
La tonte des greens, fairways et roughs devrait débuter la 1ère semaine de Mars afin de vous offrir un parcours au standing attendu.
L’utilisation des chariots manuels et électriques est possible mais la sortie des voiturettes n’est pas encore autorisée.
Pour finir, nous vous informons que les travaux d’aération des greens sont prévus la seconde semaine de Mars.
Lundi 9 et Mardi 10 Mars : Fermeture du parcours France
Mardi 11 et Mercredi 12 Mars : Fermeture du parcours Luxembourg
Cette programmation peut subir des modifications suivant l’avancée des travaux et les conditions météorologiques.
Le golf reste un sport de patience et le parcours reste praticable ! N’hésitez pas à réserver votre départ !
Toutes les équipes de Preisch se mobilisent pour vous offrir les meilleurs services et conditions de jeu.
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In English :
The sunny days are approaching, and we are delighted to welcome more and more of you to Preisch.This is therefore a good time to provide an update on the current condition of our courses and the work to come.
Weather conditions are improving, but the heavy rainfall we have experienced is still preventing us from carrying out optimal maintenance of the courses.Some areas remain too wet for our greenkeepers to use maintenance machinery (especially around the approaches to greens and in the rough).As a result, mowing of the various parts of the courses has not yet been carried out, and we apologize for this.
Mowing of the greens, fairways, and roughs is expected to begin in the first week of March in order to offer you a course that meets expected standards.
The use of manual and electric trolleys is permitted, but golf carts are not yet allowed on the course.
Finally, we would like to inform you that aeration work on the greens is scheduled for the second week of March:
Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10: France course closed
Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12: Luxembourg course closed
This schedule may be subject to change depending on the progress of the work and weather conditions.
Golf remains a sport of patience, and the course is still playable! Feel free to book your tee time.
All the Preisch teams are fully mobilized to offer you the best possible service and playing conditions.
I play at a course and sometimes it rains like really bad. Some of the holes have a dip in them, and the rainwater makes it impossible to play. So you can still play them but have to avoid those areas. Regardless they discount the round for however many holes are like that. Really only happens one or twice a year.
This def isn’t The Oaks close to me with those prices
Love this! That’s great communication, and frankly, I wish more courses would do this. I have been thinking about how I could potentially work with courses on [Stimp](http://StimpReports.com), a course condition project I’ve been working on, and this post gave me an idea. Thanks!
nice touch with the price adjustments