Frost covers as customer service
I used to think of frost covers as a way to protect the grass. After I worked as a golf course superintendent in Japan, I learned that frost covers can also be used as a customer service.
![It is common to see golfers playing on frosted turf in Japan. This green gets morning sun; a frost cover was not used on this green on this morning.](/post/frost-covers-as-customer-service/6_hu3a2d6f6f3543eef5e49ffb8eac389e64_739499_7e3b40e488d465e0de867dfa7657bd37.webp)
James Huntoon and I discussed frost delays on the ATC Doublecut.
I mentioned that I may do a blog post with some photos showing how frost covers are used as a customer service, rather than as a way to protect the grass. Here it is, a bit of a photo essay.
![A frost cover on the practice putting green allows golfers to warm-up on a portion of the green that doesn't have frost.](/post/frost-covers-as-customer-service/pg_hu32d112458f5f13112a2de6bc1eaf6be7_787013_7c1e1aa7e15fcc8954099b27e0611474.webp)
![The third green remains shaded through much of the morning so a frost cover was used on this green.](/post/frost-covers-as-customer-service/3_hu9eca1fed980e4e46d81a03c1f0ddf825_592486_053113c1978126ed1c3f0280162defaf.webp)
![This green remains frosted until midday so a frost cover is placed over the area where the day's hole location will be.](/post/frost-covers-as-customer-service/8_hu118d7cbb678b0b82b8796c17ec563b96_895479_531b5db86ee00f7e0a8ff815ec1723d6.webp)
I’ve also seen these tools placed at every tee. The tools are provided as a service to the golfers also, with the assumption that there will be play when the ground is frozen.
![This tool for getting tees into frozen ground is provided as a convenience on a golf course tee in Korea.](/post/frost-covers-as-customer-service/blue1_huf5c1d03639dbfddeecc6a9cd8441255c_902523_ec4cd9d5fa3a7e01b86e570973597660.webp)
![The weighted and spiked tool makes a space in frozen soil into which a tee can be placed.](/post/frost-covers-as-customer-service/blue2_hu1c0e225879702a0d25794ea6faba81a7_1599411_e69fff8f86f8011466ee58ee6d33783b.webp)