Flymowing

Bunkers. Nobody likes them. Except Jim Engh. Golfers really hate them, especially when they are in them. By definition, they are a hazard--in more ways than one at Fossil Trace. It has been suggested that we add T-bars to a few of ours to help people get out of them.

Fact is, bunkers are high maintenance. Even though they are a hazard, people want them to be pretty. If you play golf, you can probably recall seeing bunkers that are not very well maintained. At Fossil, we try to maintain all in-play areas to a high standard. Regardless of the fact that bunkers are a hazard, we want them to look nice and play well. When someone (Jim Hajek) hits a shot into them, we want (Jim Hajek) them to have a good chance of getting out of them. The size of some of our bunkers are penal enough--we don't want them to be even harder than they already are. Plus, if they are too hard, then people (Jim Hajek) will shoot higher scores (something you DON'T want to do in golf) and the pace of play will slow down. So we do what we can to help create a positive experience for our guests--even in our hazards.

So how do we mow these things? Well, it's probably the most physically challenging thing we do out here. We FLYMOW them. What's a FLYMOW? See the following pictures. It's basically a pushmower with no wheels. It kinda "hovers". Key word being "kinda".