2012 Ryder Cup: Changing Hole Locations

Students in the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Progarm from the University Park campus of Penn State volunteered with the grounds crew at Medinah Country Club for the 2012 Ryder Cup. This unique experience is just one of the things that sets Penn State apart from other certificate turfgrass programs.
For more information about the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program on the University Park campus at Penn State visit www.turf.psu.edu/certificate

[@reececrump8483]

i simultaneously think "gosh a thats unnecessary" and "i wish i had some of these tools at work" that board and bit of pvc pipe are a really good idea.

[@mustafamerrick7975]

Instablaster

[@davidbennett5981]

The PVC pipe is a waste of time, the operator driving the greens roller is right there about to roll 200 lbs overtop that plug

[@abhijitvmehta]

I was looking for this video for a long time.

[@n40tom]

Thanks that was fun and informative.

[@MrOlliethebest]

The guy in the background XD

[@danielm8980]

I’ve watched one video about how the holes are made and then suddenly my recommendations are full of videos like this. Seriously?!

[@austingrall7899]

BEAUTIFUL

[@cormaco4422]

That is amazing

[@JEK]

impeccable

[@Zaru7t10]

As someone working on golf courses, this is porn.

[@granddaddyHerps]

very cool

[@CatchyNutz]

Is this like gender reassignment but for the green

[@joemamma1861]

0:51 i want that job cutting the grass

[@davidbennett5981]

That is not the mower. That is a greens roller used to speed up the balls as they roll, making putting more difficult and challenging for tournaments

[@L_Train]

He's rolling the greens not mowing. That one looks un though. The one I use looks like a steam roller.

[@Murph42000]

Very nice!! If only every course could/would do that!!!!

[@Zaru7t10]

This costs a shitload of extra time

[@RalphSampson...]

@@Zaru7t10 Yeah.....one minute and fifty-four seconds.

[@Zaru7t10]

@@RalphSampson... Times 18 times 2

[@ron.hertzberg]

@@RalphSampson... edited you schmo

[@icynutn]

what is the brand of that cup cutter????

[@bencrawford4748]

paraid hio cup cutter

[@GuessWho-uc5uq]

HIO cup cutter. Gonna run about $600

[@heatison11]

So oddly satisfying

[@raybaker8653]

I wish my local golf courses knew how to do this properly

[@diarmuid858]

I’ve done it many times myself. If the budget is low, the tools will be the cheap ones, therefore crap

[@raybaker8653]

@Kani Fuker no Louisiana just has shit golf and Burmuda greens so the holes get eaten out anyway

[@davidbennett5981]

Right... It's all about the budget. Posh private club vs. ho-hum public course.

[@6MAR6MAR6]

hahaha seriously 2 people?!!

[@josemezatorrez]

I wish I had that cup cutter, our piece of shit ParAid is constantly braking.

[@Tshizzle42o]

Jose Luis Meza Torres my main problem is the plug is never the same depth as the one pulled from the previous hole. Always have to dig out the hole or add some soil to it. Every vid i have seen of cup cutting for a pro event they always manage to have perfect plug depth. We use the depth gauge/ring so in theory every hole should be the same right?? Also par aid does make some pricey pieces of junk dont they. 250 for a chinsy cutter with a mild steel blade that gets dull after 5 holes and bends as soon as it touches a stone

[@Jiggaboozhoo]

They have brakes? What’s causes them to go slower?

[@gavinburrows1915]

So the other guys job is to hand him things!

[@tvs3497]

That's the way it should be done. Stand on the white plexiglass to distribute the worker's weight around the hole. You made this golfer smile, sir. If my 2-footer veers off-line, I won't blame you. Nice job. I would try a square-meter board with a hole cut out of the middle.

[@RalphSampson...]

I'm going to get one of these to put in my bag....change it for the foursome behind us. Bwhahaha!

[@elgringo4918]

0:52 What's up with hoverboard guy???? 😂😂😂😂

[@Kie-7077]

Why move the hole?

[@SirNOSAJ]

It would be boring have the hole be at the same location every single time you play the course.

[@washburnepiphone]

Sir NOSAJ golf is boring anyways

[@GuessWho-uc5uq]

Too control foot traffic around the hole. You get a lot of play and that area will wear very quickly. Foot prints and spike marks don't make for good putting.

[@karjack11]

I would like to teach my local course a little bit about this...

[@SammyEddie]

Karsten Jackson most courses cant afford this type equipment. We couldnt even afford the correct sharpener for the cup cutter. Super expensive equipment for the average course to keep up.

[@Wildcat6319]

This looks really cool...but nowhere near as cool as the dude riding sideways on the mower!!

[@gatoreye2000]

its a roller not a mower

[@billybamboozle6812]

Too much extra going on here.

[@caligreenz7868]

What the FUCK!? You guys have a cup cutter that you just tap into the ground??? Why the FUCK am I having to use all my goddamn strength into twisting a hole into a fucking ground. Some fucking lucky like shit right there. Fucking pissed off for sure

[@wingsfan28]

Wtf is the point of spinning the cup setter? Nothing

[@s2kallday537]

wow that was boring...wait i say that everytime i watch and play golf