Lee Roy Carr

Jan 10, 2025 | linksmagazine.com | Lee Roy Carr

Between dreaming and departing, what research are you doing to ensure that your next golf trip will be amazing? A creative approach and some informed decision-making will positively impact your upcoming holiday. Imagine a Venn diagram with two circles. The first represents your next golf outing and the second represents your next vacation. Where the circles overlap you enjoy a golf holiday-that's the sweet spot. Research will help you make the trip your best yet.

Nov 16, 2023 | golfcourseindustry.com | Lee Roy Carr

Reaching Chippewa Golf Club in Doylestown, Ohio, requires driving straight down Shank Road. It could be your straightest drive of the day. When you arrive, you'll find Brad and Melanie Stewart working hard as owners in their second full season. From the Bermuda Triangle to Finn Scooters to the Don Olney Memorial Golf Tournament, there is so much to like about this public 18-hole course, its operation and its motivated crew.

Oct 27, 2023 | golfcourseindustry.com | Lee Roy Carr

Eighteen holes is the standard round of golf. The handicap system and formal competitions revolve around the familiar number. When St. Andrews cut two holes in each of their eight common greens, and retained two single holes, the total was 18. In 1834, King William IV bestowed “Royal & Ancient” status upon St. Andrews, known as the home of golf, in Scotland. Golf professionals followed suit. An indeterminate number of holes then is as old as the game itself.

Jan 29, 2023 | golfcourseindustry.com | Lee Roy Carr

Maintenance Once an untenable practice, using triplex mowers on greens presents a major and widespread tactic to provide significant labor savings without sacrificing quality. We have the numbers and examples to prove it! By Lee Carr | January 2023 Whether on the coast of Scotland or near the coast of California, a player on the green cares only for finding the bottom of the cup. Between the player and the hole is a club, the ball and thousands of plants.