5 Gallon Bucket of Water on the 1st and 10th Hole

[bernie]

I love having half of my towel wet to clean my clubs while I'm golfing. I can never remember to go to the shop bathroom and wet my towel. I am now regularly asking the Pro or desk clerk to have a Five Gallon Bucket of Water on the First and Tenth tees!.

What do you think about asking your course for the "Bucket"?

[Dave2512]

Our course has a station set up. Scorecards and pencils with a lined bin for towel water on tees 1 and 10. It's a kit from a catalog. 

[Fourputt]

My old home course had them on every hole where they had drinking water coolers - 3, 6, 8, 12, and 14 tees, as well as on #1 and 10.

[Patch]

Yeah there should be buckets of water out on the course fro towel wetting. It's a better idea than putting your clubs in the bed of your pickup, forgetting they are there and driving through a car wash. Been there, and done that. 

I also carry a spray bottle in my bag, which works well with my  "magic eraser"  which is what I clean my clubs with.  

[ncarlsongolf]

Yeah there should be buckets of water out on the course fro towel wetting. It's a better idea than putting your clubs in the bed of your pickup, forgetting they are there and driving through a car wash. Been there, and done that. 

I also carry a spray bottle in my bag, which works well with my  "magic eraser"  which is what I clean my clubs with.  

I think some courses look at the "bucket" as being less than appealing but the should be able to have something to wet a towel with at the 1st and 10th tees.  As for a Magic Eraser ??? Why? Who uses a magic eraser?

[ChrisWev]

Loads of threads and posts requesting Carts, Water Coolers, Club Washers, Buckets of water etc etc, come on, attach a club cleaning tool and towel to your bag and take a couple of bottles of water with you to the course, it's not hard.

I would rather my course spent their time sorting out the course rather than stuff a golfer can easily sort themselves.

[Patch]

I think some courses look at the "bucket" as being less than appealing but the should be able to have something to wet a towel with at the 1st and 10th tees.  As for a Magic Eraser ??? Why? Who uses a magic eraser?

It's better than a towel. http://www.mrclean.com/en-us/shop-products/magic-erasers

[David in FL]

I wish more courses would, but I find it easy to rewet my towel if necessary.  Either at a comfort station, a drinking water cooler, or even in a water hazard.  

[rkim291968]

I love having half of my towel wet to clean my clubs while I'm golfing. I can never remember to go to the shop bathroom and wet my towel. I am now regularly asking the Pro or desk clerk to have a Five Gallon Bucket of Water on the First and Tenth tees!.

What do you think about asking your course for the "Bucket"?

It's a very reasonable request and many courses have them (not necessarily a bucket but in ice box, water fountain, etc..

[Patch]

I have seen folks wet the end of their towels in the water hazards. Not sure how sanitary that is, but seen it done many times. I have a towel that I keep dry to use on my hands, and club grips. 

[BuckeyeNut]

I wish more courses would, but I find it easy to rewet my towel if necessary.  Either at a comfort station, a drinking water cooler, or even in a water hazard.  

Yes sir....I was going to say the same thing.  Between water hazards and drinking stations, wetting a towel when needed doesn't seem to be an issue where I play.  

[Fourputt]

I have seen folks wet the end of their towels in the water hazards. Not sure how sanitary that is, but seen it done many times. I have a towel that I keep dry to use on my hands, and club grips. 

I do it all the time.  Who cares if it's totally sanitary, I'm not drinking it.  In 40 years I've never had an illness that would be the result of using a water hazard for a towel wetting.  I've used lakes, streams, irrigation ditches - I draw the line at using a muddy puddle. 

[adam3553]

Theres a spigot that comes right off the clubhouse next to the range at my home course. I always have to have a wet towel. When I go other places I head for the restroom if they dont have anything set up at the 1st tee. I have seen courses with buckets of water at the range and 1st tee.

[sjduffers]

Please, don't wet your towel at the drinking fountain. First, if you are not cautious, your dirty towel might touch the spigot, from which someone else is going to pour water to drink. Second, you are wasting good and usually very cold water meant to drink on something of a way different nature, and not all courses replenish their fountain coolers quickly enough: this just makes it worse.

This walker who needs to drink at the cooler (or more precisely refill his bottle) thanks you.

[vangator]

Visions of Mel Brooks carrying the piss bucket for Harvey Korman in "History of the World Part I" comes to mind.

[Eric C]

Most courses I play here in Colorado put something out on at least the 1st hole, and most do on both 1 and 10. Maybe it's because it's so dry here, but I personally appreciate it.  Yes the bathroom, refreshment station and water hazard all work - but to me it's an additional level of customer service that might bring me back to play again.