How many golf courses have you been to where the maintenance shop is a hectic mess and unorganized? Probably not too many. The truth is, you can find out a lot about a golf course by just steping into the maintenance shop. If the course staff keeps a well organized and clean maintenance shop it will represent how they maintain and keep the course.
Pete Sinuita, the golf course superintendent out at Copetown Woods golf and country club says, “ everything starts from the shop,the way you keep your maintenance shop will represent how you look after the course”. For example, if you keep your shop clean and organized you will probably keep the course clean and organized. Pete also says “ a clean shop is a safe shop”. If you have stuff all over the place and your shop is a mess then that leads to a vary unsafe work environment. One more thing Pete says is “ keep your equipment clean and well maintained”. Keeping your equipment clean and serviced will allow your every day maintenance to run more smoothly and will help maintain your equipment for years to come.
Overall keeping a clean and organized shop will represent the way you keep your golf course. It will also prevent accidents and make every day work run more smoothly. Keeping your equipment and tools clean will also keep them in good working condition for years to come.
Good post, and excellent point. I’d add that cleanliness immediately outside the maintenance shed is important, too. Superintendents go to such lengths to make the rest of the course look groomed, that to me it’s really noticeable when there’s an unsightly junk collection outside the shed, especially when it’s within spitting distance of the clubhouse.