Behind every successful golf course there is a whole organized system that happens behind the scenes to ensure a winning product.

In this article I will show you the true “Heroes” that makes a golf course look great. No operation becomes a success with only the Superintendent leading in the front; the true quality of a course gets measured by the team that does the tasks behind the scenes. I will start with the most important operation in my mind, the workshop. The Workshop determines every step taken on a daily basis, if you don’t have a sound system in place to have all the machines and transport vehicles in a good working condition on a daily basis, then you will see the negative results on the golf course. Machines needs to be checked after every mowing schedule for heights, tire pressure, oil and so much more. Without these checks you will have machines leaving unsightly lines on the fairways, greens and rough and even the roll of the greens won’t be up to the correct standard. It is the duty and responsibility of the workshop manager, which in my case is Nico Young, to make sure all the settings are done and ready for the next day. The daily responsibilities of the workshop team needs to be on par every day to ensure a healthy and visually satisfying playing surface.

The schedules of the workshop gets divided into daily, weekly, monthly and yearly procedures.

Daily:
– Checking machines heights
– Checking oil
– Checking tire pressures
– Look for hydraulic leaks
– Preventative maintenance
– Placing orders for parts on time
– Filling all machines with fuel
– Report to the Superintendent to ensure that we can prioritize the work to be done.
– Taking time every morning to check the machines while they are cutting.
– Checking that all lights on machines are working on the machines.
– Managing and delegating tasks to the staff under the workshop manager.