Green Operations Survey - International Association of Golf

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2015
$20.00
Green
Operations
Survey
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his annual publication is for the benefit of Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Member Clubs for their use in
making decisions on golf course maintenance and related issues. It is available both electronically and in print.
Each WPGA Member Club was asked to complete the questionnaire which generated the data. Clubs have been organized
into four groups based on annual operating budgets. Forty-nine responses in 2015 is the largest number in the survey’s
history. Facilities with more than eighteen holes are adjusted as follows to reflect an eighteen hole facility budget (27 Holes:
[-25%] / 36 Holes : [-40%]). Group 1 consists of 14 Clubs with budgets of $450,000 and below; Group 2 consists
of 13 Clubs of budgets between $500,000 & $800,000; Group 3 consists of 14 Clubs of budgets between $828,000 &
$1,181,000; Group 4 consists of 8 Clubs of budgets of $1,280,000 & above. Area golf course superintendents’ chapters—
Greater Pittsburgh, Mountain & Valley, Northwest Pennsylvania—assisted significantly in the high rate of club questionnaire
return. We appreciate the assistance of USGA Green Section Central Director, Keith Happ.
Trends to note include:
•Overall maintenance budgets as a percentage of club operating budgets have declined two percent (2%) in the last five years. The
largest variance is as follows—Group 3, ten percent (10%) below and Group 1, twelve percent above (12%) the thirty-two percent
(32%) average for all clubs.
•The most significant change in maintenance budgets since 2010 is among Group 4 clubs (+14%), the remaining groups ranged
between (-0.5%) & (+2.5%).
• Capital budgets are one the rise in three of four club categories, with the exception being Group 3.
• Labor costs for all groups range between 52%-55% on average.
• Excepting Group 1, clubs have added in-season employees to their work forces since 2010.
• All but five clubs have upgraded their maintenance buildings in the past forty years.
• The oldest irrigation systems and longest time between maintenance building renovations are among Group 2 clubs.
• Only eleven of forty-nine clubs recycle or filter water from equipment washing stations.
This publication is the Green Committee’s major project. This document is shared with more than twenty state and regional amateur
golf associations throughout the USA and Canada.
Participating Clubs
Club at Nevillewood
Hill Crest CC
Allegheny CC
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Mystic Rock GC
Indiana CC
Bedford Springs
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Oakmont CC
Kahkwa Club
Butler CC
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Olde Stonewall GC
Latrobe Elks
Centre Hills CC
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Penn State Blue Course
Lake Shore CC
Chartiers CC
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Penn State White Course
Lake View CC
Connoquenessing CC
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Pine Acres CC
Lone Pine CC
Cranberry Highlands GC
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Pittsburgh Field Club
Longue Vue Club
Diamond Run GC
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Pleasant Valley CC
CC of Meadville
Down River GC
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Rolling Hills CC
Montour Heights CC
Edgewood CC
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Fox Chapel GC
Rolling Rock Club
Nemacolin CC
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Green Oaks CC
Scotch Valley GC
Nemacolin Woodlands Links
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Grove City CC
South Hills CC
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Southpointe GC
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St. Clair CC
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Seven Oaks CC
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Sewickley Heights GC
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Shannopin CC
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Sunnehanna CC
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Treasure Lake Gold
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Treasure Lake Silver
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Valley Brook CC
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Westmoreland CC
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Wildwood GC
Overall Numbers — Budgets
Results by all respondents are in light colors, results by club group are in dark colors.
Coding for categories:
n — Group 1 — $450,000 & Below Annual Operations Budgets - 14 Clubs
s— Group 2 — $500,000 – $800,000 Annual Operations Budgets - 13 Clubs
l— Group 3 — $828,448 – $1,180,557 Annual Operations Budgets - 14 Clubs
All Clubs by
ClubsCategory
Low
Average
High
— Group 4 — $1,283,400 & Above Annual Operations Budgets - 8 Clubs
Committee & Architect
Does your golf club have an architect on retainer?............................................................................Yes 18.............No 29
Does your golf club use a long-range plan prepared by an architect?................................................Yes 22.............No 26
Does your club have written golf course maintenance standards?......................................................Yes 20.............No 26
Budget year for survey responses..........................................................................2014 Budget – 26................... 2015 Budget – 18
20102015
Maintenance Budget as Percentage of
Club’s Total Operating Budget All Clubs
Maintenance Budget as Percentage of
Club’s Total Operating Budget All Clubs
9%
10%
32%
34%
75%
65%
0 25 50 75100
0 25 50 75100
All Clubs Maintenance Budget 2010
All Clubs Maintenance Budget 2015
$326,000
$150,000
$806,000
$895,000
$2,170,000
$2,690,000
$0 1.0 2.0 3.04.0
$01.0 2.0 3.04.0
Maintenance Budgets 2015
Percent of Budget Increase/Decrease Since 2010
–28%
–.5%
$150,000
$324,000
$450,000
26%
–9%
$500,000
$662,000
$800,000
2.5%
13%
–31%
1.2%
$828,000
$970,000
$1,180,000
33%
3%
$1,280,000
$1,620,000
14%
22%
$2,690,000
$0
1
.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Capital & Labor Budgets
All
Clubs by
ClubsCategory
s— Group 2 — $500,000 – $800,000 Annual Operations Budgets - 13 Clubs Low
l— Group 3 — $828,448 – $1,180,557 Annual Operations Budgets - 14 Clubs Average
High
Percentage Maintenance Budget to
Total Club Operating Budget
Labor Budgets
40%
27%
52%
44%
70%
60%
35%
16%
55%
29%
60%
45%
44%
10%
54%
22%
61%
28%
48%
22%
55%
30%
64%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
65%
70
80
Capital Budgets
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Percentage Capital Budget to
Total Club Capital Budget
$0
7%
$39,000 (2010 Average - $14K)
$120,000
51%
85%
$0
$61,000
3%
(2010 Average – $60K)
42%
$180,000
100%
$0
$92,000
10%
(2010 Average – $113K)
38%
$250,000
90%
$80,000
$180,000
10%
(2010 Average – $150K)
31%
$332,000
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Replacement Value of Equipment
63%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
$220,000
$677,000
$1,600,000
$400,000
$1,150,000
$1,800,000
$728,000
$1,620,000
$2,700,000
$1,250,000
$2,150,000
$4,000,000
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0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
GPS guided greens mower at Valley Brook Country Club.
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Budget Miscellaneous & Human Resources
All Clubs by
ClubsCategory
Low
Average
High
2015
Percent of Capital Budget Expenditures
(all respondents)
Equipment..............................................................66.4%
Course Improvement............................................22.1%
Other....................................................................4.7%
Human Resources
Health Insurance
The average number of maintenance personnel on the employer’s
health plan per Club.
n — Group 1 — 2.2
s— Group 2 — 4.8
l— Group 3 — 6.8
2015
—Group 4—14.3
% Of Budget for Plant Protectants — 12.3%
% Of Budget for Fertilizers — 6.2%
% Of Budget for Staff Benefits — 4.2%
% Of Budget for Maintenance Building Utilities — 1.4%
% Of Budget for Pump House Electric — 1.2%
Only one club reported not offering health benefits to the
superintendent. Six clubs reported not offering benefits to grounds
staff members.
Irrigation Water Cost in Budget
Yes (22) No (25)
Average water cost % of Budget – 3%
Average percentage of benefit coverage paid by the employer:
Superintendent — 75%
Superintendent Family — 62%
Maintenance Staff — 64%
Maintenance Staff Family — 32%
Retirement & Vacation Time
2015
Average percentage of retirement paid by employer:
Superintendent — 2.6%
Maintenance Staff — 2.5%
2010
Average percentage of retirement paid by employer:
Superintendent — 1.9%
Maintenance Staff — 1.7%
Average weeks of allotted vacation time among superintendents
participating in the survey: 3.2
The island green at Lone Pine Country Club.
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Overall Numbers — Staff Size
All
Clubs by
ClubsCategory
High
2015
Full-Time Employees
Seasonal Employees
3
0
2.1
5.4
(2010 Average - 2)
(2010 Average - 5)
9
3
3
2
4.9
7.5
(2010 Average - 7)
(2010 Average - 5)
14
10
3
3
6.3
9.6
(2010 Average - 9)
(2010 Average - 6)
16
10
9
5
12.4
9.1
(2010 Average - 10)
(2010 Average - 7)
15
18
0
5
10
15
20
Summer Employees
Group 1.............................11.9
Group 2.............................16.2
Group 3.............................18.9
Group 4.............................27.1
(2010 Average - 3)
6
0
4.3
(2010 Average - 4)
10
3
6
20
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Ken Flisek competing at the 2014 West Penn Senior Amateur
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Mechanic...........................................0.9.......... 1.2.......... 1.4...........1.5
Horticulturalist..................................0.1.......... 0.4.......... 0.4...........0.9
Irrigation Technician.........................0.1.......... 0.5.......... 0.6...........1.1
Licensed Pesticide Applicators.........1.6.......... 2.8.......... 4.0...........6.5
(2010 Average - 6)
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Comparison to 2010........... 13
Comparison to 2010........... 16
Comparison to 2010........... 16
Comparison to 2010........... 26
Assistant Superintendent
2
0
15
14
(2010 Average - 6)
6.4
10
Average Key Employees
0
4.2
5
Average Total Employees in Season
0
4.2
0
18
15
0.5
1.5
1.6
2.4
Tough lie in a naturalized area.
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Mowing Acreage — All Courses
Legend:
Low
Average
High
2015
Greens
Approaches
0
2.1
1.7
3.4
6
4.8
0
1
2
3
5
4
Tees
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fairways
1.5
16
2.4
24.6
5
0
2
1
3
4
36
5
Roughs
0
20
10
30
40
Natural Areas in Acres
0
30
23
82.7
140
200
50
0
150
100
200
50
0
100
150
Naturalized Areas on Golf Course Compared to 2013
Increase.............................................................................................12
Decrease............................................................................................ 3
Same..................................................................................................32
Times Mowed — Per Week
2015
Greens
Approaches
(11 of 49 clubs mow greens more than once per day on certain days)
2
5
3
7.7
5
12
8
6
4
2
0
10
12
Tees
0
1
2
3
4
Fairways
(6 of 49 clubs mow fairways three times or more weekly)
(32 of 49 clubs mow tees three times or more weekly)
2
2
3.1
2.7
5
5
0
3
2
1
5
4
Roughs
(12 of 49 clubs mow rough three times or more weekly)
1
2.3
7
0
5
1
2
5
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
Hours Mowing — Per Week
All
Clubs by
ClubsCategory
High
2015
Average Total Hours Mowing Weekly
2015 Height of Cut Greens
0.075
Group 1 — 123 Hours
0.104
0.125
0
Average Weekly Hours Mowing by Playing Area
n
s
0.15
2010 Height of Cut Greens
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Greens.................................32.................63..................81...............125
Approaches..........................9..................15..................22................28
Tees.....................................13.................15..................24................40
Fairways..............................27.................32..................48................65
Roughs................................42.................67..................76...............108
0.10
0.05
0.080
0.107
0.125
0
0.05
0.10
0.15
Average Height of Cut — Inches
n
s
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Greens............................... .112............. .104.............. .101............. .096
Approaches....................... .412............. .375.............. .335............. .291
Tees................................... .431............. .389.............. .360............. .338
Fairways............................ .593............. .460.............. .425............. .408
Roughs.............................. 2.22............. 2.42.............. 2.26............. 2.59
St. Clair Country Club, home of the 115th West Penn Amateur Championship in
2015.
Times Per Week Greens Rolled
n
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Greens........................ 2.8.................. 3.8...............4.4...............5.9
GPS sprayer technology eliminates waste by controlling each valve individually
to avoid overlap
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Irrigation System
Legend:
Low
Average
High
2015
2014 Rainfall
Below Average............................................................................. 2
Average.......................................................................................17
Above Average............................................................................20
Excessive...................................................................................... 7
Clubs that keep accurate water usage records:
Yes 41 No 6
Clubs that have created and submitted a “Drought Emergency
Operations Plan” to the PA Department of Environmental Protection:
Yes 24 No 23
Clubs that have vegetative buffer strips along water features:
Yes 36 No 9
Irrigation System Averages
Group 1
Capacity of Primary Pump Station
(in Gallons per minute)
600
1,110
2,200
0
500
1,000
2,000
0
3.5
7
0
2
4
6
8
Irrigation System Years Installed
Years
Oldest
Newest
Group 2
Average Irrigated Acres:
n
60
2
Of the clubs surveyed, 5 irrigation systems, have been upgraded
within the past 10 years.
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Acres...................................35.................71..................83...............118
14 of 49 Clubs reported having no cost for water.
Group 3
Average Age of System 20.6 Years
Average Number Heads — 1,008
Average Gallons Used — 9.5 Million
2013 Average Water Cost — $21,396
Approx. 5 Year Average Gallons Used — 12.8 Million
Group 4
Average Number Heads — 1,337
Average Gallons Used 2014 — 12.4 Million
A maintenance building fit for a king at Olde Stonewall Golf Club.
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2,500
Employees Used to Hand Water
Average Number Heads — 369
Number Heads — 772
1,500
Bunker Maintenance
Legend:
Low
Average
High
2015
Bunkers Raked or Touched Up
1-3 Days – 6
4-6 Days – 26
Daily – 15
Bunkers Completely Raked
1-3 Days – 18
4-6 Days – 23
Daily – 6
Miscellaneous
2015
Rounds of Golf
Management of Ornamental Plantings and Trees
8,000
15,849
28,700
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Average Rounds
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Rounds.........................14,154..........16,793........... 16,050.........18,500
Ornamentals Removed.....................................................................14
Trees Removed.................................................................................33
No Change.......................................................................................10
Added Ornamentals.........................................................................16
Added Trees.....................................................................................12
Tree Management in Place
for 2014?....................................................... Yes 32
No 15
Budgeted Line Item.................................................. Yes 11
Tree Inventory List....................................................Yes 10
No 33
No 36
Maintenance Building
Hole Location System .......................... Yes 39No 6
Colored Flag................................................................................. 16
Numbered Green Section.............................................................. 9
Daily Hole Location Sheet............................................................ 3
Average Year Since Last Maintenance Building Renovation:
OLDEST 1972
AVERAGE 1998
NEWEST 2015
Lightning Detection Equipment....... Yes 35No 12
Automated.................................................................................... 31
Manual............................................................................................ 4
Practice Facilities
Full Club Selection....................................................................... 42
Limited Club Selection.................................................................. 5
Short Game Area.......................................................................... 33
Artificial Mats............................................................................... 16
Additions to Practice Area........................................................... 11
Modifications to Practice Area.................................................... 11
No Additions or Modifications................................................... 29
Top Dressing
n
s
1970
1979
1988
1997
n
2006
s
2015
l
Average year of last
maintenance building renovation... 1997........1993....... 2002...... 1994
Do you have equipment washing station that
recycles or filters waste water?...............................Yes 7
No 38
5 of 49 Clubs reported never having their Maintenance Building
upgraded.
Aeration
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Average Top
Dressing Expenditure............ $7,769......$12,279.... $27,972.... $41,985
Month in which fall aeration is done:
August – 14 September – 11 October – 19 November – 3
Average Number
of Applications......................... 8.6............12.0.......... 11.1.......... 13.7
Do you top dress fairways............................... Yes 8
No 37
No Clubs in group 1 & 2 reported top dressing their fairways.
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Aerification Programs
All Clubs by
ClubsCategory
Low
Average
High
2015
Putting Greens
Approaches
(Core)
1
(Core)
0
1.9
1.6
3
2
1
0
Putting Greens
3
3
1
0
Approaches
(Vent/Solid/Slice)
0
2
30
10
0
Putting Greens
20
30
30
(Deep Tine)
1.3
2
4
Putting Greens
6
8
(Deep Verticut)
0
10
4
30
Sand Injection
Four Clubs sand injected their approaches.
Fairways
0.8
2
20
10
Deep Verticut
Clubs averaged deep verticut on approaches .5 times.
8
0
0
Deep Tine
Eleven Clubs deep tined their approaches one or more times.
0
8
6
(Core)
0
0.9
10
Sand Injection
Ten Clubs sand-injected their greens one or more times.
Tees
(Vent/Solid/Slice)
0
6
0
3
2
3
0
Fairways
(Core)
3
2
1
(Vent/Solid/Slice)
0
0
1.4
1.5
4
3
1
0
Tees
2
3
2
3
4
Deep Verticut
Fourteen Clubs deep verticut their fairways one or more times.
0.9
6
2
1
Deep Tine
Four Clubs deep tined their fairways one or more times.
(Vent/Solid/Slice)
0
0
0
4
6
Roughs
Core
Ten Clubs core aerified their roughs one or more times.
Vent/Solid/Slice
Twelve Clubs vent/solid/sliced their roughs one or more times.
Seven clubs reported using an “other” process of aeration
during 2014.
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The Association and the Green Committee thank the area superintendents
chapters for their support.
GREATER PITTSBURGH GOLF COURSE
SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION
2993 Amy Drive
South Park, PA 15129
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 412-714-8707
Administrator: Michelle Shaw
President: Ian Hoffman, Rolling Rock Club
Website: gpgcsa.org
KEITH HAPP, USGA GREEN SECTION,
CENTRAL REGIONAL DIRECTOR
3070 Riverside Dr., Suite 125
Columbus Ohio 43221.
(614)485-9096
(412)341-5922
FAX (412)341-5954
MOUNTAIN & VALLEY GOLF COURSE
SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 550
Boalsburg, PA 16827-0550
Phone: 814-237-0092
Executive Director: Kim Pagett
President: Chris Colton, Park Hills CC
Website: mvgcsa.org
ELLIOTT DOWLING, USGA GREEN SECTION,
NORTHEAST REGION AGRONOMIST
485 E. Baltimore Pike, Suite 203
Glen Mills, Pa 19342
(C) 224.656.9773
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA GOLF
COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 157
Frostville, PA 16035
Phone: 724-421-7588
Administrator: Julie Powell
President: Michael Bochert, Elk Valley GC
Website: nwpgcsa.com
CHASE ROGAN, FIELD STAFF,
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
1421 Research Park Drive
Lawrence, KS 66049
785-832-3609 Direct
814.241.3037 Cell
Website: gcsaa.org
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GOLF ASSOCIATION
324 Fourth Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Telephone:412-826-2180
FAX:412-826-2183
Web Site: www.wpga.org
E Mail:
[email protected]
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2014-2015 WPGA Green Committee
Ken Flisek, Nevillewood
Chairman
Ian Hoffmann, Rolling Rock
Rick Pagett, Penn State
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Jason Hurwitz, Fox Chapel
Chase Rogan, GCSAA
Dan Johnston, Treasure Lake
Dr. Ron Stoller, Wildwood
T.R. Gatti, Indiana
Eric Materkowski, St. Clair
Bill Stowers, Westmoreland
Fred Gibbons, Youghiogheny
Randy McCombs, Fox Chapel
Rud Van Horn, Hickory Heights
Keith Happ, USGA
Ron Moehler, Chartiers
Eric Wygant, Shannopin
Chris Colton, Park Hills
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Tim Fitzgerald, Oakmont
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Green Operations Survey - International Association of Golf

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