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1. Michael Rogers

   

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   1/4/2016 6:01 AM

   Happy New Year to all,
   
   I have been working on pin placement maps to maximize possible locations to improve play, reduce having to cut hole near old holes, reduce wear & tear etc. We don´t have any drones ( if they would help or no ) or CAD specialists.
   
   I have traced greens greens with their bunkers and lakes from Google Maps.
   
   Then I have redrawn green borders as we have restored our original shapes since Google last flew over a couple of years ago.
   
   I have then drawn in each green the possible hole locations.
   
   I am now going out to note which acceptable areas we have not been using on revised sketches.
   
   Does anyone please have any ideas how to get this info drawn up at my print shop?
   
   Done something similar? Know any good downloadable CAD programs?
   
   This is for crew not players.
   
   Thanks Michael
   
   Michael Rogers
   Marbella Golf Country Club

   
   
   
   
2. Kevin Girt

   

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   1/4/2016 6:01 AM

   Old school thought.
   About once a month, I'll go to every green with dried topdressing sand and spot dress old pin placement plugs. The following day I'll spend some time with my guys that are changing the cups and have a very distinctive visual teaching aid showing them the areas of the greens that are not being utilized that can be. This really helps when the guys changing the cups don't play golf.
   Kevin

   
   
   
   
3. James Smith

   

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   1/4/2016 11:01 AM

   I have done the pin placement (we call these cup placements) maps like you have, by using Google earth. I first cut them out of earth and put them into a folder to access after I am done with google earth. Then I go to each one I cut out and using paint (generally by right clicking and using open with) then I draw out 6 zones for placements on each green. Not every green is done the same way since they all differ to some extent. the real trick is getting zones in all 18 greens without repeating placements. Recently it was brought to my attention that three of our par threes ended up within 5 yards of each other on certain placement days (I had been using these placements since 1998 without any issues) Never was a problem until guys started getting range finders! I ended up redoing my sheets this last year to help cut out the issue. I generally make the cup users sheet about 1/2 the length of sheet of paper. that makes the size of the greens pretty small to look at. I might do another set using a full size sheet of paper for each. this will allow me to mark off areas I do not want placements. You may have to consider having two sets of placements, one for summer and one for winter. We do not overseed our greens so when it gets really cold we lose another 5'-8' from the edges of every green (just too fast)
   
   Another reason I said to place all of your greens pictures in a folder is that I now use those photos to make a pin placement sheet for our tournaments. For these I add in the depth of green as well as space under each to place the yardage from the front of the green on. When I mark off my greens for the tournament I simply place a dot on the sheet where the cup will be at and add in the yardage. They look way better to the golfers as well as giving them an actual look at whats around the green (bunker).

   
   
   
   
4. Michael Rogers

   

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   1/4/2016 11:01 AM

   Thanks Kevin and Randy,
   
   I ended up tracing the revised green shapes, bunkers, and lakes back onto tracing paper in direction of play and then colored them green, yellow and blue for greens, bunkers, and lakes. I already have the depth calculated in the direction of play.
   
   I then photocopied them onto normal paper to make templates of all the greens.
   
   I will now color in the acceptable pin placements ( total, current and unused ).
   
   Then I will make diagrams of slopes and we can use these templates for whatever upcoming green projects ( paspalum and bermuda control for next May, BOOM ).
   
   We also need to watch our speed ( Casey Jones, whoops ) during winter with cool season grass in temps similar to Myrtle Beach.
   
   Thanks again Michael

   
   
   
   
5. Steve Datwyler

   

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   1/8/2016 6:01 PM

   Strackaline 3D mapping worked wonders at our course. It is a $3000 investment to have the team 3D map your greens. You get the exact shape of your green, 1" contour maps, pin placement software that works very well, "Caddie Guides" or paper booklets for golfers, and an App that golfers can use. I override the pin placement software since we only change 9-12 holes per day.
   
   The data also provided our "Renovation" Golf Course Architect accurate contours of our greens so redesigns or modifications could be made.
   
   www.strackaline.com