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1. Neidhardt John J

   
   9/21/2011 7:09 AM

   I was curious, is there anywhere to find recommended documented guidelines of time lines of how often greens and other infrastructure should be renovated. I am looking for something to help me state my case to management that might not understand Golf Maintenance.
   
   A little in sight- we are a 63 hole State owned Golf Resort in Coastal Georgia. We have (3) 18 hole courses, and an additional historic nine hole course.
   
   * One 18 hole course is state of the art with 10 year old USGA Spec Tif Eagle greens and Toro Osmac irrigation
   
   * One 18 has 29 year old USGA spec Tifdwarf Greens with a moderate amount of mutations, and half the heads are Rainbird 81-B's and 51-A's and valves from the 1970's speckling the course, and new toro home lawn irrigation controllers to get us by.
   
   * One 18 has 36 year old Push up Tifgreen 328 Greens with abundant mutations, and half the heads Rainbird 81-B's and 51-A's and valves from the 1970's speckling the course, and new toro home lawn controllers to get us by.
   
   * Our 9 Hole has 57 year old Push up greens grassed over with Tifgreen 328 in the 1960's with a Hydraulic Irrigation system installed in early 1970's.
   
   I have worked here 24+ years, and 3+ as the Supt. Believe it or not, we maintain some good stands of turf despite our obstacles thanks to Good staff, the knowledge that I gained through experience, and the Superintendent I worked with all the years prior.
   
   Needless to say the majority of our infrastructure has outlived its life expectancy and usefulness. It is easy to identify and make cases for turf equipment, But Golf Course infrastructure is often a tougher sell.
   
   Any Leads on some recommended documented guidelines ?
   
   John Neidhardt GCS
   Jekyll Island Golf Club
   Jekyll Island, Georgia
   JNeidhardt@Jekyllisland.com

   
   
   
   
2. Michael Vogt

   

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   9/21/2011 8:09 AM

   John:
   
   The American Society of Golf Course Architects came out with this a few years back (attached).
   
   The only real way I know of making a case for renovation is a cost / reward scenario. Gather your cost of maintenance and compare with an increase in revenue and a decrease in maintenance expense. Spread that figure over the expected life of the improvement.
   
   In the private club world there are other benefits that do not have a dollar value, but that's another story.

   
   
   
   
3. Ronald Conard

   

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   9/21/2011 8:09 AM

   It looks like the archies are just trying to drum up business. 15 - 30 years for a green? 5 - 10 for an asphalt cart path? 5 - 10 years on a range tee?
   
   Try keeping a job with those time frames.