Big Cup Sunday

Yesterday was Big Cup Sunday. The course featured 8” cups on all greens. It was an initiative to get new golfers, families, and other people out on the course to have some fun.

We don’t know yet what the response will be to the big cups, especially since it was forecast to be the hottest day of the year, but the work behind the scenes was interesting, nonetheless. It took 2 Grounds staff members, working in tandem, roughly 12-15 minutes per hole to cut the large cups. That contrasts with 7-9 minutes per cup for a traditional hole, for a single person.

Grounds staff installing the big cup with
the specialized cup cutter.

Golf course supply companies manufacture am 8” cup cutter. This larger tool actually works very similar to the regular cup cutters but takes much more effort to get into the green. Much more care must be taken with the plug as well.

Since these big cups were just introduced to the greens, there was no “previous hole” in which to put the plug. Therefore, we had to transport all the plugs back to the maintenance facility and store them for the day. We will be placing them back into the greens tomorrow. They were watered upon removal from the green and will most likely be watered again this afternoon, like the greens themselves.

The plugs taken out of the greens.

The regulation cup with the cover in place.

The regulation hole that is currently in each green was covered with a green cap. These are actually manufactured for this purpose, for any reason a facility may have to cover their cups. This allows the big cup to be the sole cup on the green as well as the traditional cup to remain in play without interrupting anyone.

We hope everyone who came out enjoyed the fun day. There is no date yet for another big cup day, but if there is a desire to do it again, the Grounds staff will be ready.

Etiquette Reminder of the Month

Please remember to keep your cart on the cart path when we are “Cart Path Only.”

Also, as part of a Golf Committee initiative to improve course etiquette, we have included links to videos teaching proper on course etiquette. Please take a moment to watch:

Ball Marks - How to properly repair

Bunker etiquette

See you on the course!

Joe

jvillegas@bwrc.org