As expected, the introduction this year of autonomous mowers throughout the course has led to some unique situations. Has a mower run over your ball? Did one of your shots hit a mower? Did one of the mowers cross your path or come straight at you as you lined up a shot?
Consider this a call to weigh in with your autonomous mowers stories!
And in the meanwhile:
- If an autonomous mower is crossing directly in front of you or is headed directly toward you, step aside and wait to hit until the coast is clear;
- If an autonomous mower runs over your ball, take a free drop, within one club length no nearer the hole; and
- If there’s an autonomous mower in the vicinity, don’t leave a club lying on the ground unless it’s in the fairway cut or on the green. The mowers are blind to anything that isn’t at least several inches above ground level.
Dick Helde
Editor, The Virtual 19th Hole
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612-306-3590