6/17/2016 10:06 AM
We have 6 zones on small greens (2 acres), It seems to work ok except for our smallest original greens. When someone does put a cup near an old plug it is from not paying attention rather then lack of space. Since our play is averaging a little about 116 this time of year, we will change cups 4 to 5 days a week (TRSS and sometimes Wednesdays).
The course I worked at before this one had 3 acres of greens and some were of pretty good size, especially with depth and or width. There I set up 9 zones, 6 front with 2 left, 2 center, 2 right, 6 middle 2 left, 2 center, 2 right, and 6 back, 2 left, 2 center, 2 right. I think the smallest sections we had was a par 3 and a par 5 which was 7 x 7 yards. If I remember correctly we did have some 6 yard sections on width, (green was 18 yards wide, but 40 yards deep) but 14 yards deep. We did have 2 sections we did not use, on wasn't possible, the other we only used on rainy days. But we did mow at .156" with Toro 1000's, and had a speed of about 9 - 9.5
Mel
Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO