Golf Course Superintendents and their staff arrive early
each morning to prepare the golf course for daily play. Occasionally staff
members encounter a surprise. A lightening strike, an irrigation break or a stuck irrigation head
are fairly common, but non-routine occurrences. Occasionally an act of
vandalism or something more severe is discovered. This week the staff
at Olde Florida Golf Club was greeted by a new surprise – a group of stray cows
and longhorn steer meandering the course. The animals are very passive and have
not created any safety concerns to the membership or staff. However, the problem is that the animals are causing physical damage to the golf course, and have created an additional morning task
for a staff member, because they are “taking care of their business” on the golf
course. Since Olde Florida is located in a rural area, it is assumed that
an nearby rancher has lost a portion of their herd. The Agriculture Bureau of the
Collier County Sheriffs Office has been contacted, and in conjunction with Olde
Florida management, is working on a solution.
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| Hole #6, 6/30/14 Photo provided by Matthew Klein, Assistant Golf Course Superintendent |
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