There’s no golf without a hole.
Yeah there is. Id venture a guess many of us have played golf to a stick in the ground or putting on a putting green with the following;
Certainly didn't say that it was. My replay is up above, earlier. Kyle commented that there is no golf without a whole.
Cupless Jr. Flagstick | Par Aide
Cupless Jr. Flagstick is def not top 3 maintenance equipment. One of the most basic rules of golf is holing out and I think the only one that needs a piece of equipment, so cup cutter still #1.
Convince the membership at Mountain Lake to move in that direction and I'll concede your point. I look forward to how well that handicap travels.
Not holding my breath, either.
A wise person once told me that all maintenance practices on a golf course are done to ensure that you can mow grass in the future. Prioritizing maintenance equipment with that in mind implies that whatever sort of mowing equipment you are using would be second to the equipment that sets up the golf course.
Aerifier? Certainly useful but there's no use for it if you're not preparing a surface for golf daily. It's entire exigency is based on playing golf. Playing golf is the priority.
Is anyone getting a steady dose of rain at convenient times in convenient amounts? Even the golden age guys knew that some form of irrigation infrastructure was required... application and usage is the art but you do *need* some way of watering at some point.