Mulch Tees

[petecarp]

I know there is already a tee type thread but im looking for sound advice rather than opinions. A course designer suggested we go with mulch teeboxes for our course. We discussed using landscape timbers to create a box and filling it in with mulch. If anyone has seen, played or constructed mulch teeboxes i would appreciate any sound advice/input you could offer.

[sapples]

Honestly through my experience, mulch tees are a terrible idea. At least get gravel. Mulch is very slippery when wet and mulch tees will need to be replaced/ refilled very often. They are not reliable for all season play. They are cheap yes, but they overall lower the quality of a course. Grass/natural tees are also slippery when wet but at least they are lower maintenance/cost.

[blang]

I busted my A on a mulch Tee box last weekend. I think the goal was to fill a hole dug out from years of teeing off from the place but it was a soupy slick mess on the day I played.

[solomon.trenton]

go to walmart and get a few 12x12x1 bricks and use those as your tee box. it will be cost effective and much less of a hazard to players trying to tee off in mediocre weather.

[borndasaur]

The most effective use of mulch that I have seen is for large damp areas on fairways (where foot traffic is less.) The repetitive use of the same spots on tee boxes creates muddy areas that mulch won't cure at all. I fact, mulch will prevent the tees from drying out properly and will tend to keep the ground too soft.

[JR Stengele]

Honestly through my experience, mulch tees are a terrible idea. At least get gravel. Mulch is very slippery when wet and mulch tees will need to be replaced/ refilled very often. They are not reliable for all season play. They are cheap yes, but they overall lower the quality of a course. Grass/natural tees are also slippery when wet but at least they are lower maintenance/cost.

Gravel, fly pad, or some sort of cement is the only way to go. Especially her in the northwest.

[DWill]

I recently played Middle Creek (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2821) in Raleigh the day after it rained all day, and I found their mulch tees much better than I expected. The tees were not framed, but the mulch seemed to be packed well and that probably helped with the drainage.

[petecarp]

i just talked to chase at flypads and i really liked what i heard.

[Flies to the Left]

I know there is already a tee type thread but im looking for sound advice rather than opinions. A course designer suggested we go with mulch teeboxes for our course. We discussed using landscape timbers to create a box and filling it in with mulch. If anyone has seen, played or constructed mulch teeboxes i would appreciate any sound advice/input you could offer.

What kinda mulch are you asking about?:confused: What is the mulch made of?

From Wikipedia: A variety of materials are used as mulch:

* Organic residues (cow manure): grass clippings, leaves, hay, straw, shredded bark, whole bark nuggets, sawdust, shells, wood chips, shredded newspaper, cardboard, wool, etc. Many of these materials also act as a direct composting system, such as the mulched clippings of a mulching lawn mower. There are many differing opinions on what to use.
* Compost: This relies on fully composted material. The weed seed must have been eliminated, otherwise the mulch will actually produce weed cover.
* Rubber mulch: made from recycled tire rubber.
* Plastic mulch: crops grow through slits or holes in thin plastic sheeting. This method is predominant in large-scale vegetable growing, with millions of acres cultivated under plastic mulch worldwide each year (disposal of plastic mulch is cited as an environmental problem).
* Organic sheet mulch: Various products developed as a biodegradable alternative to plastic mulch.
* Rock and gravel can also be used as a mulch. In cooler climates the heat retained by rocks will extend the growing season.

[ShaZaun]

I think that designer was trying to put extra money in his pocket instead of on the course.....:rolleyes:

[33tango]

go to walmart and get a few 12x12x1 bricks and use those as your tee box. it will be cost effective and much less of a hazard to players trying to tee off in mediocre weather.

They did that at Fore Palms, it has worked well. They've been in a while and no signs of breakage. Fore Palms (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=392&mode=ci)


i just talked to chase at flypads and i really liked what i heard.

We just replaced 20 natural/mulch tees with porous foam rubber mats at my home course and it's a great improvement. You will need to prep the site by digging down a bit and filling with gravel/sand and leveling that off with a tamper but it is so worth the finished product.

[DeafDiscGolfer]

They did that at Fore Palms, it has worked well. They've been in a while and no signs of breakage. Fore Palms (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=392&mode=ci)

Umm...I'm pretty sure that the last time I was there in 2007, its all concrete tee pads, no mulch or anything like that. I could be wrong that you were speaking of different tee pads in new holes that I have not been to after 2007 to present.

[33tango]

Umm...I'm pretty sure that the last time I was there in 2007, its all concrete tee pads, no mulch or anything like that. I could be wrong that you were speaking of different tee pads in new holes that I have not been to after 2007 to present.

I was quoting him about the 12" by 12" pavers, I can remember a couple holes that had them this year. Maybe not the same tees you use, but if memory serves it was like holes 4 & 5, from the short tees? Someone from Jax who knows the course better could tell you.

"go to walmart and get a few 12x12x1 bricks and use those as your tee box."

[solomon.trenton]

I was quoting him about the 12" by 12" pavers, I can remember a couple holes that had them this year. Maybe not the same tees you use, but if memory serves it was like holes 4 & 5, from the short tees? Someone from Jax who knows the course better could tell you.

"go to walmart and get a few 12x12x1 bricks and use those as your tee box."

a course back home has them and they are awesome. you even have grip in the rain.:)