[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-course-maintenance-a-beginner-s-guide-to-course-maintenance":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":15},"a-beginner-s-guide-to-course-maintenance","A Beginner's Guide to Course Maintenance","Learn how mowing, watering, bunkers, and greenskeeping shape the round you play.","\u002Fimg\u002Fcourse-maintenance\u002Fa-beginners-guide-to-course-maintenance_beginner-s-guide.png","A Beginner's Guide to Course Maintenance illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"course-maintenance","Course maintenance","\u003Ch3>The course is prepared, not discovered\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Course maintenance is the quiet work that makes golf playable: mowing heights, irrigation, bunker care, cup cutting, tree work, drainage, and green speed management. Once you notice it, you understand why the same course can feel different from one morning to the next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What to look for\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Fairway firmness and rollout.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Rough height around greens.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Sand depth and consistency.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Green speed and receptiveness.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>These details influence club choice as much as the yardage marker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Golfer responsibility\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Repair pitch marks, rake bunkers, replace divots, and follow cart rules. Good maintenance needs good players as partners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",100,null,{"slug":16,"title":17},"how-course-maintenance-affects-scoring-and-strategy","How Course Maintenance Affects Scoring and Strategy",1782812354479]