Andy Jorgensen said: Thanks for the responses. Seems everyone I have talked to said they have worked to some degree, but communication initially and to daily fee play has been a struggle.
My main concern is it will direct traffic to one spot. Even if we move them daily, that's over 100 carts a day driving in the same spot every few weeks. I can see this being worse that if they just scattered initially.
Andy,
The fairway gates work to a degree and communication with the golfers is vital. We have a sample gate at the starter station, which is part of the pre-round rules the starter communicates to the golfers as they begin their round. I would guess a little over 50% of the golfers pay attention to and follow the fairway gates. My theory is 50% is better than what we had prior to the gate system particularly if you have a heavy number of rounds.
We move the gates daily to distribute wear. The time required to move the gates for rotation, for mowing, spraying, etc can be a hassle. The staff does not like it and quite honestly neither do I but the save on wear is worth the effort, IMO.