Making the decision to park all electric carts on a Saturday morning is not a decision many superintendents take lightly. The decision instantly kills a substantial amount of revenue for the day and turns away a fair amount of golfers. It's a lose-lose scenario across the board.
However difficult the decision is, superintendents know that it is their job to make tough decisions with the condition of the golf course in mind. If carts run when they shouldn't, the result is muddy wheel tracks throughout the golf course. These tracks will linger and ultimately result in poor conditions and thinned turf. Keeping the carts parked when it is too wet will cause an inconvenience for a day or two and will certainly frustrate golfers, but will prevent long term damage to the golf course.
Pictured above are some tracks produced when carts ran through a wet area. The damage is somewhat superficial, but nonetheless is there. There are areas of the course that are much more prone to damage than the spot pictured, which is why we decide to keep carts in when the course is too wet.
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