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1. Nicholas Pentz

   

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   10/16/2012 7:10 AM

   anyone ever had any success in making those natural log tee markers?? i tried it years ago and seemed like the bark always drid out and peeled and i said screw it....any advice/ process i would appreciate. thanks

   
   
   
   
2. Baker Daniel

   
   10/16/2012 9:10 AM

   What wood do you plan to use? Different varieties last longer than others. We always branded our and coated them in spar urethane. We got 6-8 months depending on the year.

   
   
   
   
3. Kenneth Ingram

   

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   10/16/2012 10:10 AM

   I did this once and one of the old members told me that "someone took all the tee markers and put a bunch of painted sticks out here." Another trend that Augusta started. Kenneth Ingram, UMD

   
   
   
   
4. Christopher Lewis

   

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   10/16/2012 2:10 PM

   i am looking for the same thing, but we are using cottonwood branches cut to about 4" width and two flat sides then painted on each side. I played a course that had the same design and it looks like they dipped the marker in some kind of lacquer to seal the wood. No response yet from the course on what they used, but looks like it was holding up great.

   
   
   
   
5. Werner Thomas S

   
   10/17/2012 2:10 PM

   We treated our mesquite wood markers with Thompsons Water Seal and they are holding up nicely. Lacquer would likely work better, but is messier.

   
   
   
   
6. David Brandenburg

   

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   10/17/2012 3:10 PM

   On a totally different topic we gave up on all that and just use painted rocks. Cheap and easy and when a drunk throws it into a pond we just paint another.

   
   
   
   
7. Keith Pegg

   

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   10/17/2012 3:10 PM

   Nicholas Pentz said: anyone ever had any success in making those natural log tee markers?? i tried it years ago and seemed like the bark always drid out and peeled and i said screw it....any advice/ process i would appreciate. thanks

   
   
   A few years ago, we wanted new markers on a course in China and I liked the log idea but wood was hard to come by so we took one and made a great mold from concrete and then made our own, they looked great and the paint did not come off the concrete like it did for wood. The other thing is golfers that hit these with a kick or a club got a surprise.
   
   Keith
   Zama Japan

   
   
   
   
8. Fuellert Tom

   
   10/18/2012 8:10 AM

   We currently use a 3 inch pvc cap as a mold, pour cement, prime and paint. Works like a charm and is very inexpensive.

   
   
   
   
9. Christopher Boldreghini

   

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   10/19/2012 10:10 AM

   Keith Pegg said:

   Nicholas Pentz said: anyone ever had any success in making those natural log tee markers?? i tried it years ago and seemed like the bark always drid out and peeled and i said screw it....any advice/ process i would appreciate. thanks

   
   
   A few years ago, we wanted new markers on a course in China and I liked the log idea but wood was hard to come by so we took one and made a great mold from concrete and then made our own, they looked great and the paint did not come off the concrete like it did for wood. The other thing is golfers that hit these with a kick or a club got a surprise.
   
   Keith
   Zama Japan

   
   Keith,
   
   I love the part about golfers hitting them with a club. Golfers used to break ours on occasion with a club.
   
   Charlie B.

   
   
   
   
10. Canedo Alberto J

    
    10/19/2012 12:10 PM

    I tried the homemade method once and decided to buy them through Eagle One Golf. I thought I would have problems with the golfers and kids stealing or throwing them down the hills. I actually did not have a single one stolen or thrown from a tee box. We were always fetching the painted rocks on the hills. The only time I had to replace a few of them was cause of lazy operators that mulched them up with the pull behind land pride. As far as I know, the course still is using the markers I bought in 2003.

    
    
    
    
11. Tony Feheregyhazi

    

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    1/8/2013 1:01 PM

    Have a local Huderite Colony that specializes in steel work do our tee markers. The cut our logo out of 1/4" steel with a water jet cutter for less than 10 bucks a marker. Trem clad paint and they look unreal and last forever. Best part about them is the $400 driver breaks before the tee marker!