Giant fan looking thing just off the green. Looks to be permanent. Does anyone know what it is or what it’s used for?
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What is this giant fan? Just off the green.
Giant fan looking thing just off the green. Looks to be permanent. Does anyone know what it is or what it’s used for?
by Twistedshasta
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It’s used to keep the grass healthy because the growing conditions aren’t favourable
Keeps the air moving to cool the green. Keeps it alive
Needed to cool the greens. Probably bent grass greens in a warm dry area in the country like AZ or Palm Desert.
It’s a fan for sure 👍🏼 seen one or two myself
That’s what causes all my slices.
My guess is you’re in Texas
It’s called a fan
In Texas it blows 112 degree air..not really cooling at all. Maybe if you’re 3 feet from it.
Snow machine
Crank it up to 11 so you can swing that putter downwind when you miss a two footer
We even have them on my course in CT. We use it to actually dry the greens.
Anyone else used to sit in front of the fan and say “luuuuke. I am your father”? No? Ok.
Denton Country Club?
It’s a giant fan just off the green …..
Air flow overtop of a green is an integral part of keeping greens(especially bent grass) healthy. You’ll often find them in spots where a green is overly protected from the wind, where air flow is restricted from trees low areas etc.
It’s for the Long drive contest you missed out on
Of course I know him. He’s me.
Bent grass in the desert. Will die without it.
Stagnant hot air is bad for the green
Private clubs that have bent greens here in the Palm Springs area use these during the summer for turf health.
Green Valley?
Maybe it’s a fan for ants and the perspective is from below… Or another hazard.
Bug fan where i live, that particular green is next to a wooded creek.
I use it to pretend I’m Slash in the November Rain video. The superintendent said something about the green getting more air.
Saw one of these in Oklahoma that would oscillate and occasionally blow a mist. Probably helps keep the greens from getting scorched.
At least here in the northeast, it’s for airflow to minimize fungal attack.
So *that’s* why my putts keep blowing past the hole…
Humidity. Also blows leaves off!
Air movement prevents disease In the greens
Methane vent ?? Course built on landfill ?
That’s one big ass fan.
That’s a target. It makes a very satisfying sound when you hit it.
In all seriousness, some farmland in my area was turned into a course a few years ago. The developers left farm equipment on the driving range. Feels great when you nail the 200 yd water tank.
They prevent fungus. Very common in places where you apply a lot of water to a green but it doesn’t get full sun
Fan for bent grass greens
It is not to cool anything. These are to dry out the greens and keep airflow moving. Helps prevent fungus, which is a big issue in hot and humid or humid areas.
A course here just west of Toronto that has one of those fans just behind a par three. The green is set way down below in a valley right beside a huge pond. No air circulation down there at all so like others have mentioned I would have to think it’s to keep the moisture from building up on the green.