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**mensforyouthis** · 09-11-2009, 10:12 PM

Bogey was whining, er complaining that fairway markers were off on the course he played yesterday. I think it's Bogey that is off, but anyway, the course I played only had markers at 150 and they were bushes. I know many of you use a GPS or rangefinder, but for those who don't - what type of markers do you prefer - those rounded ones in the ground, stakes on the edge of the fairway, big stakes in the middle of the fairway, markers on sprinkler heads or bushes? Also, do you think that as GPS's become more prevalent, courses will do away with markers entirely?

My course has plaques in the fairway for 100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 on all holes except the par 3's. They have the actual numbers engraved, not just colors. On the par three holes they have custom yardages that apply to the particular hole. They were mostly paid for by the Men's Club at Foothills. As a non-profit club playing on a public course, we have to use any leftover dues money for something that doesn't result in an overall profit to the club, so we have gotten in the habit of putting it back into our golf course.

On holes where it's warranted, we also have 225 and 250 markers. We even have one at 300 on 2 holes to tell players to just hit the ball, instead of standing around waiting when they can't get within 50 yards of the green. All are measured by laser to the center of the green. There are also a few that give carry yardages from the fairway or tee for fairway bunkers. All of these markers are dead accurate, set by a professional crew with commercial lasers.

As far as visibility, when you look at the course on Google Earth, you can see these markers.

09-11-2009, 10:12 PM	#19
mensforyouthis Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 471 Senior Member	Bogey was whining, er complaining that fairway markers were off on the course he played yesterday. I think it's Bogey that is off, but anyway, the course I played only had markers at 150 and they were bushes. I know many of you use a GPS or rangefinder, but for those who don't - what type of markers do you prefer - those rounded ones in the ground, stakes on the edge of the fairway, big stakes in the middle of the fairway, markers on sprinkler heads or bushes? Also, do you think that as GPS's become more prevalent, courses will do away with markers entirely? My course has plaques in the fairway for 100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 on all holes except the par 3's. They have the actual numbers engraved, not just colors. On the par three holes they have custom yardages that apply to the particular hole. They were mostly paid for by the Men's Club at Foothills. As a non-profit club playing on a public course, we have to use any leftover dues money for something that doesn't result in an overall profit to the club, so we have gotten in the habit of putting it back into our golf course. On holes where it's warranted, we also have 225 and 250 markers. We even have one at 300 on 2 holes to tell players to just hit the ball, instead of standing around waiting when they can't get within 50 yards of the green. All are measured by laser to the center of the green. There are also a few that give carry yardages from the fairway or tee for fairway bunkers. All of these markers are dead accurate, set by a professional crew with commercial lasers. As far as visibility, when you look at the course on Google Earth, you can see these markers.
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