For Paragould (Ark.) Country Club, Golf Course Superintendent Jeff Haskins says ownership of its utility vehicles makes the most sense for its operations.
To keep a golf course in top-notch condition, maintenance equipment replacement decisions are driven by budget, needs, and priorities. For Paragould (Ark.) Country Club, Golf Course Superintendent Jeff Haskins says ownership of its utility vehicles makes the most sense for its operations.
“Our club’s business model is that we own all the equipment here, and we run it until the economics of the situation dictate that we do something different,” he explains. “We try to repair what we have. The bottom line dictates that we own our equipment.”
Ditto for Oakwood Country Club in Kansas City, Mo., which also owns its utility vehicles.
“If you can get a few more years out of them without making payments, it puts you ahead. We can allocate dollars to something else,” says Golf Course Superintendent Brent Racer.
Westminster (Md.) National Golf Course owns all of its equipment, including the utility vehicles, as well. General Manager and Superintendent Ryan Kraushofer buys equipment online or finds used utility vehicles from other golf courses on turfnet.com. The property sells the UVs later.
Kraushofer looks for durability and reliability when he purchases utility vehicles. “They need to be able to take abuse and haul the weights that we need to haul around the golf course,” he says.
Because Westminster has hilly terrain, the maintenance staff needs UVs that can climb hills and get good traction. “We need golf carts that can do the same, and we try to demo the golf carts and utility vehicles when we can before we buy them,” says Kraushofer.
Tell Us What You Think!
You must be logged in to post a comment.