Be HONEST golfmates! DID YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW in this video?? Comment below what you learned!!!

@rockytess

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, keep my fingers away from them blades 🤣🤣🤣

@stuart7523

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I really like these “Green keepers diary’s “ People are too quick to moan about the conditions of a course but it’s looks bloody hard work. Well done all green keeping staff.

@paulmartin1546

3 жыл бұрын

Actually found it quite interesting very educational nice to hear it all explained to have a better understanding of what goes on

@gasty_vom_asty

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, brilliant vid, Liam!

@tomhobbs8865

3 жыл бұрын

That was bloody interesting and informative. Our green keepers could learn a lot from watching this!

I have a friend who is a green's keeper. He is always banging on about his hard work not being appreciated, and we tell him "Ridding around on a lawnmower all day is not hard work". Your video's with the grounds staff are real eye openers Liam. From putting in drainage, covering the greens with tarps and collecting the "leather-backs?" (daddy long-legs grubs), different grass cutting and rolling, and now all the stuff in this video. I think i need too buy my friend a pint or six, and let him know he is appreciated, and thank him properly :-)

@theronskier1

3 жыл бұрын

Everybodys idea of greenskeeping is based off of Caddy Shack lol,

@Harryjones05

3 жыл бұрын

I've been a Greenkeeper for 18 years and I can absolutely guarantee Greenkeeping is anything but easy.... The knowledge and hard graft you apply is largely unnoticed by most golfers/golf club staff... I'm in the process of getting out of it after so long as it's poorly paid and unsociable hours, it isn't rewarding financially, but it is rewarding in the product you produce....

@edwardgriffin8092

3 жыл бұрын

@@Harryjones05. My friend is Steve Beach, from the Romford area of East London. (you do not get a free beer). Edit: But thank you Gaz for all your hard work. (Steve says, "Golf is a waist of a good walk". Do all green keepers say that?).

@GuessWho-uc5uq

3 жыл бұрын

Ive been a Greenskeeper for 16 years now(Assistant Superintendent the last 4 years). Thats what people think who aren't out doing the job. We get all these High school & college kids coming in thinking its gonna be easy work. They find out real quick its not.

It's really great to see all the thoughtful and precise maintenance that doesn't happen at my local courses

Work at a golf course myself and we just aerated the greens, trust me we hate doing it as much as golfers hate putting

@MegaForrestgump

2 жыл бұрын

The way I see it, it is a necessary evil. It needs to be done to give us golfers the best surface to putt on. 1 month after it is done, the greens are usually perfect. And you can always tell which courses care about their players.

@chosen1one930

Жыл бұрын

I don't see why people cry and moan, if done properly it only lasts a week two at most depending if done properly and at right time. This video acts like this is done only during certain times of the year, we verticut every other week and light topdress during the growing season. We or I, since I'm the superintendent have the greens aerated a ton during the growing season but not all aeration is the same, we vertidrain twice, one in early spring which is 12 inch deep solid tines aeration holes which also help compaction 12 inches deep, watch a video just search vertidrain, than we do it again during the start of summer on greens and fairways. We also pull plugs twice a year, in March and September which is hollow tine aeration. We also do compressed water aeration which is called hydrojet aeration, it takes forever but shoots water in the green, no you can barely tell its being done. We do that once a month during the very hot months. We can also punch holes any time we want for more airflow into the greens if the weather is really bad, these are small solid tines holes.

@JonHop1

6 күн бұрын

@@chosen1one930 people cry and moan due to the Clubs practices of charging full price for aerated greens. I would have no problem playing on an aerated green for a discount. I am not paying full price tho to pay on aerated greens. Many times, the Club will lie about it or not even tell u when paying greens fees.

Greenkeepers all over the world smashing the 'Like' button ! This should make us a bit more sympathetic to course maintenance

@martinbridges835

3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting

@williamtell3275

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, we just got done punching ours.

That was more than interesting, hope we have more on this throughout the year so we can see what efforts are made by the green keepers during the different seasons 👍🏼

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

That's the plan!

@michaelgeary7125

3 жыл бұрын

Just hope something doesn’t go wrong and you have retainer the greens with sand. 12 hour day of carrying and shoveling sand pretty much nonstop to keep up with the machine.

The unsung heros of the golf course. Out for a round this morning and the majority of greens have been scarified and the hollow coring underway. Nice to see whats involved. Cheers Liam.

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

they are!

Never knew there was so much involved in making good greens, respect to all you greenkeepers.

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Yes agreed

Every golf course should run this video in their clubhouse and send a link to their members! Would really reduce the belly-aching at the courses I've been playing. They've just started this process in the past couple of weeks. These courses have been Immaculate this spring and summer and this is what it takes to keep them that way! Very enlightening video Liam!

Think its important to get an insight so that the next time we feel like moaning just how much work goes in to keeping our courses in tip top condition

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

yes i agree it is

@eshollen

3 жыл бұрын

If only more people could understand this

One of the best golf videos I’ve ever watched. Everyone moans about hollow tining but now we all know so much more goes on that they purposely hide to help us out too! Great work Liam!!

My son is an apprentice green keeper at Astbury GC, and these videos that Liam does with the green keepers are brilliant. Explains why they have to do the work and what’s involved, hopefully it’ll break down the barriers that some golfers have in understanding what’s needed to make the course play in such good condition all year round. Thanks Liam, great content and more of these please.....

Love this series on green keeping, just goes to show the hard work behind the scenes, it's made me repair not only mine but other players pitch marks as well.

Finally a greenskeepers centric video. We appreciate it!!

Really interesting vlog didn't realise what when into looking after the putting greens. Keep up the good work mate.

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I already had respect for greenskeepers and golf course maintenance, but this makes me appreciate them even more. I can't imagine the evolution of maintaining a golf course, and how the machines were built!

Never knew about the steps before what we actually see. Great demonstration. What makes our courses look so beautiful and healthy 👍🇨🇦

Brilliant video 👍, Being a beginner golfer I didn't realize how much work goes into keeping greens so nice. This is why you should have a big respect for the courses you play on and staff who look after them.

Awesome, I wish my lessons at school were taught like this, I was transfixed to his every word.. I've just got my very different informative golf fix.. 👏⛳

I do similar work for my cricket club with a lot of the same machinery , not many members understand the hours of work it takes to produce a good playing surface. So when I turn up to play golf at my club I always appreciate the work the greenstaff put in and will always say thanks if I get chance to speak to them.

Love the way he explains everything so easily and doesn't go into too much detail, thanks for the video. Just wish courses would tell you that they just finished aeration sucks paying full price to get onto a course full of sandy greens lol.

Wow that was fantastic hats off to all green keepers as never knew how technical it was until now: thank you to all the green staff and Liam for the video top draw:

Great to see you showing how important it is to have a good golf superintendent and green keepers most golfers have no idea how difficult it is to keep their course maintained great video Liam thanks

Love these videos the most. The effort our green keepers go to is outstanding. It was also great to hear the respect towards the golfers from him due to how much we pay. More of this style video please Liam 👏👏

My lad is a Greenkeeper in the USA I have seen this very necessary process a few times, good to have it explained to Members of clubs clearly & simply, as we all take the Maintenance for granted, thank you Liam & the Channel, Tony Southport Lancs

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Tony

Cracking not only funny vids you do but really informative ones too shows the effort that greenkeepers go to to make our golf enjoyable and a course thats in tip top condition to play on

The quality of your videos has come so far since the start, Liam. It’s very impressive!

These videos with the green staff have been excellent. Great to know how we get those slick even rolling surfaces during the season and everything they do to make our lives easy.

Fantastic video Liam. Normally all we as golfers see are when the greens have been punched and sanded. I had no idea of everything that goes on before that. Greenkeepers do a fantastic job so that we can have perfect putting surfaces. That's why when I see the guys out working at my club I always make sure to thank them for the fantastic job that they do.

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@clausderisma5436

2 жыл бұрын

You should tip them as well

Really good to have this behind the scenes insight. Thanks for showing the Golf Mates

Great to see and understand what the greenkeepers do and Why! They work very hard to keep the courses great and it is much appreciated.

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Really love these clips with the green keepers it’s so interesting seeing all the work they do to keep the greens playable, absolutely loving the content Liam awesome job as always 👍🏻

Didn't realise there was a host of video's on the greenkeeping - need to go back and watch them all as its interesting stuff. Cheers for sharing.

Thanks so much Liam for a really informative, behind the scenes video. One of these once in a while with the Dave and the greenskeeping staff would be a great addition to the channel.

What an operation. Green keepers are the heart of the course! They do a fantastic job. Thanks to all the green keepers! 🏌️‍♂️

I was a golf course superintendent for 35 years! It video brings back memories! Very informative and well done!

Liam these maintenance vids are brilliant and should give any golfmate a huge respect for what the grounds keepers do and it’s a wonderful learning experience I will never be upset again when I go to a course and the greens look like this 👍

Absolutely fascinating. We don’t like sandy greens but now we know why. Well done Liam.

These are great videos Liam, would love to see more of this, too many golfers don't appreciate the valuable work greenkeepers do!

Good to get an insight in to the hard work that green keepers do to keep our courses in tip top condition every day. Another great video Liam.

Start my new job as assistant green keeper tomorrow, I can’t wait & this came up right on cue. I’ve obviously been watching a lot of this stuff and this video didn’t disappoint. Very clear explanations with a visual component to boot. Thanks again Golf Mates, I’m primed & ready for action 🫡

Great to see an insight into the hard work all greenkeepers do thanks you for keeping our golf courses in great condition we do appreciate it

I don't know a thing about golf and can't remember how I found this video, but wow what a process! I really loved seeing just how much work goes into golfing greens, I know they look immaculate and now I also know why!

Liam, this was one of your most interesting and informative videos. I've always wondered about this process and the reasons for it...now I know. Thank you for making such a great behind the scenes video!

This is absolutely fantastic! As an avid goofer and former greens keeper this vid is so important to show how much work goes into keeping the greens soft, true and puttable. So all you who pout or whine when ya see a punched green, its all done for your putting pleasure. Quitya whining and thank the staff.

Very interesting. I had no idea about 80% of this stuff. Makes me appreciate the greenskeepers and their special knowledge and skills.

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Same pal

Brilliant video Liam, really interesting, did not realise the time effort and science keeping greens in good quality. Brilliant idea, cheers mate.

This was a great video Liam. As both you and the green keeper said, golfers (including me) had no idea of all the work done before the hollow tining. Really informative video - keep the great videos coming.

Great video Liam, very informative. Thanks to your green keepers for allowing you to show what they have to do to keep us playing golf.

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Liam, these videos are so informative, love these, its so different from the mainstream golf vids, I bet every golfer enjoys these. Plus it will promote respect for the green staff from golfers who complain about work on the course. (and yes, I was one!!!)

Fascinating insight into just how much work goes into keeping our greens pristine.

Top notch video! I love golf because I love the courses. Appreciate the courses and the work that goes into them.

This series is my favourite videos you do. Makes me appreciate the green keepers at my course

Great video, Liam. Very informative, interesting, and entertaining. Keep up the good content!

Absolutely fascinating! Really makes you appreciate the work that goes on to give those smooth greens.

Playing for the last few weeks on what was more like a beach then a green on the home course - great video to explain the advantages of putting up with a few discomforts for perfect greens. Great explanation.. well done to all..

These videos are epic something normally o lynx green keepers would know and it's great that your making them part the channel because without them we would have no courses. I love how you are so inclusive to everyone getting us to see every aspect from all backgrounds in golf and probably when clubs are open fully will show us into what goes into running the whole club. Keep safe and well golfmates

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Love your green keeping videos its a real eye opener keep them coming love them

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is

Really enjoyed this one Liam, after seeing this I shan't complain when they do ours in future. Very informative, thank you, and please thank your green keepers for sharing the information.

Really interesting that! Did not know any of this! Top work golf mates 👏🙌👍

Absolutely brilliant video! Just makes you appreciate what the greenkeepers do!

Absolutley brilliant video! truly makes us golfers realise the behind the scenes work and what our money pays for. Thanks Liam that was great.

Fascinating video. I'm really enjoying the green keeper's series.

Wow what a great video. Explains so much and shows how we take our greens and geeen keepers for granted. So much work.

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I hope we all appreciate how difficult it is to maintain coarse Liam, the best explanation of what it takes to keep things looking good Thanks

Love Daves videos I'll say it again unsung hero's. Don't forget you have concentrated on the green but there is the fairways and the surrounding landscape they look after and do a sterling job in all weathers!

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve!

Brilliant. Learnt so much and just how labour intensive greenkeeping is. Thanks

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Yes I learnt a lot here so much so i didn't want the video to end - really informative and one of the best videos i've seen on YT - Top Marks

Great stuff Liam. Good to see all aspects. Love watching golf but this kept my interest 👍

Great video Liam. I knew all the steps but, never saw it live and that was very informative. I hate putting with the top dressing and holes, but it's worth it come spring time.

Fantastic more of these please. Some of us afternoon players hardly know what the greenkeepers as ours have gone home by 3

Absolutely fascinating. Hats off to all green keepers.

Love these green keeping vlogs, very interesting, makes us appreciate the hard work that goes into keep a course in top shape.

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it does!

Very interesting and eye opening Liam. All for a better understanding of the greenkeeper's art.

Interesting video, good to see the green keepers knowledge come through!

Great video! The importance of the top dressing is something many of us don’t fully understand. I think more of the “behind the scenes” at the Club would benefit all of us. Thanks Liam!

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!

Nice comprehensive overview ! Mole plowing is something new. Makes a lot of sense. Really neat considering what's actually happening.

That was really interesting. Thanks for the great green maintenance info.

Fascinating. Never seen them actually hollow tining. Amazed by how much it fetches out of the green

Always learn something new with the greenkeeper video s 👍

amazing what goes into keeping greens alive...thanks Liam

That was CLASS Liam! Love the green keepers videos! It's very cool to understand the reasons for all the work being done!

Great informative video, should be shown to all golfers to make them aware of what is necessary to keep greens in perfect condition🏌️‍♂️⛳️

Great video and super informative - how many times I've complained about greens being maintained without actually understanding the logic and reasoning behind it. Thanks!

great vlog Liam, I for one never realized how much work went into looking after our greens

Was interesting to see how much work goes into it. Got a new found appreciation for the work it takes

Excellent video Liam, really interesting all of the work that goes into our greens. Big shout out to Dave and his team. Top work.👍

Heyup Liam, cracking video, hope it teaches those that take things for granted. Keep these coming.

That takes me back to when i worked on the golf course doing jobs like that . Great video Liam

Brilliant video Liam, a nice insight into the workings of the greenkeepers.

Great video Liam, there is alot of knowledge and science to being a greenskeeper, its not just topping up the mower with petrol and wracking away like alot of golfers think

These are great to fully understand whats going on and why - Brill keep them coming

Some times we forget just how hard it is to keep our favorite courses in top shape. The frustration of playing on or around the greens when they are being kept up is well worth the results.

@GolfMates

3 жыл бұрын

yes i agree

Great vlog nice to get some insight into what it takes to keep the greens in shape.

Liam this sort of video is some of the best on the channel mate.

I learned to appreciate green keepers more. Wow what a process just so I can try to get the little white ball into a little round hole. Thanks Liam for the insight. :)

Good insight into the work involved in providing good smooth greens. I worked at at course when I was just out of high school, remember very well shoveling up those plugs! And the day starts EARLY! But I could tell that our master greenskeeper took much pride in his beautiful greens and fairways.

More club members need to see this from all over to get the bigger picture of how the summer greens are produced... hard work through oct to March. Top vid

Amazing work by the greensmen and mostly unappreciated. Thanks for bringing some insight to their hard work and professionalism.

Great info. Much more complicated than I thought!