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1. Chad Shafer

   

   2 posts
   
   3/30/2015 7:03 PM

   We are finishing up with a golf course renovation that included a new maintenance facility, new front entrance to the course and a new parking lot. We are thinking about not letting golf carts in the new parking lot. We have a bag drop area that golfers can drop off their clubs and other items and then go park their vehicle. We are receiving some backlash to this. How many courses out there allow golf cart access to their parking lots? Any feedback would be great.

   
   
   
   
2. Christopher Thuer

   

   101 posts
   
   3/30/2015 8:03 PM

   Some do and some don't. Many that don't cite insurance or liability issues. My previous club did not. My current club does but the configuration of the parking lot/club house/1st and 10th tees/practice area wouldn't allow otherwise.

   
   Chris Thuer, CGCS, Bear Slide Golf Club, Cicero, IN
   
   
3. Stephen Ravenkamp

   

   1 posts
   
   3/31/2015 9:03 AM

   What are your reasons? Are they based on liability or just because it seems like it would be better? What is the volume of play? Obviously, you may look at it differently if you have 40,000 rounds a year than you would if you only have 12,000 rounds a year. We even take carts out to our guests when they pull into the parking lot; but we have a small parking lot and low volume. Bottom line should be that any decision is based on a solid reason and should be biased toward customer service, not employee convenience.

   
   
   
   
4. Peter Bowman

   

   11 posts
   
   3/31/2015 9:03 AM

   Chad Shafer"]...We have a bag drop area that golfers can drop off their clubs and other items and then go park their vehicle. quote]
   
   As a golfer, I hate those. It's not a convenience for me.

   
   
   
   
5. Andy Jorgensen

   

   1 posts
   
   3/31/2015 10:03 AM

   No carts in our lot. Insurance won't cover it.