Enjoy Early Spring Golf and Overlook Flaws

Craig SterrettDespite herculean efforts by grounds crews, early-spring golf course conditions sometimes fall short of pristine. Therefore, there’s no better time than the present to learn the rules of taking relief from damaged turf, aka “ground under repair.”Golfers at many Door County courses certainly should not expect perfection this May, as a major April ice storm necessitated the use of motorized equipment to efficiently remove tons of broken branches and trees.On opening day, May 3 at Peninsula State Park Golf Course, the greenskeepers already had the fairways perfectly mown and greens groomed to roll smoothly and true. Still, just off