Maintaining a Quality Practice Range
Tee is Difficult but Critical to the Success of a Golf Club
With spring soon to arrive
maintaining a quality practice tee through the
season is a difficult challenge. Factors
like size of the hitting area, and the intensity
of use factor in the success of
maintaining the tee. A few suggestions for
maintaining a tee through the year are provided
below.
Setup
The key to maintaining turf quality is to
controlling where the golfers practice. Some
suggestions on setup have been p...
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