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PHOTO A: The discolored turf on this golf green was caused by a black bear that got into a kitchen grease trap at the club, then walked across the No. 4 green. The superintendent reported that there were quite a few tracks across the green; however, they did not do any cleanup as the grease was mostly of the food type and didn’t damage the turf. The superintendent also reported that the bears don’t cause much of a problem on the course except for the daily cleanup from them knocking over trash cans. Occasionally, they seem to get upset at flagsticks and try pulling and knocking them from the hole locations. He added that there are a lot of bear sightings by both golfers and maintenance crew; fortunately, they haven’t had any dangerous encounters. Photo submitted by Fred E. Dickman, CGCS, director of golf maintenance at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs and a 20-year GCSAA member.
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PHOTO B: The brown residue on this golf green is a result of vandalism of a sort. This golf course is frequented by many college-age golfers. From time to time, someone inevitably uses one of the cups as a lavatory. In this instance, the vandal was not careful about the placement of the residue, and it was picked up by the greensmower roller first, causing the up-and-down line. Next, the golf green was rolled, causing the horizontal line. The author was surprised by how many other superintendents he mentioned this to had also experienced this same type of vandalism. Photo submitted anonymously.
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