4 Essential Steps to Prepare Your Golf Course for Spring

With spring just around the corner, golf enthusiasts eagerly anticipate their return to the course. As a golf course owner or manager, now is the perfect time to ensure your course is in tip-top shape for the new season. Beyond general maintenance tasks, have you considered the condition of your signage?

Signage plays a crucial role in the smooth operation of your course, from wayfinding and safety notices to promotional messaging.

Spring is a crucial time for upgrades, as members and guests expect a refreshed experience when they return. Investing in high-quality, well-maintained signage ensures your course is welcoming, easy to navigate, and aligned with your club’s brand identity.

Read on for our handy guide to auditing your signage and four essential steps to preparing your golf course for a successful spring season.

1. Grounds Maintenance – Signage Audit

Winter can take its toll on a golf course, so the first step in preparing for spring is a thorough inspection of the grounds. Focusing on a number of key areas:

• Debris: Walk the entire course, checking for broken tree limbs, winter debris, and any hazards that may have appeared during the colder months.
• Turf: Inspect both natural and artificial turf to ensure it’s in good condition and ready for gameplay.
• Features: Examine bunkers, lakes, streams, and other water features to ensure they are free-flowing, clean, and safe.
• Pathways: Inspect bridges and paths for signs of wear and tear that could pose a safety risk to visitors.
  • Can they navigate the course easily?
  • Are all your facilities well signposted, including parking, clubhouse areas, leisure amenities, entrances and exits?
  • Are there any areas missing signage or areas that would benefit from new signs?
• Signage Check: As you walk the course, take note of any missing or damaged signage, including tee signs, wayfinding signs, hazard and warning signs, public notices, and information boards. Try to see the course through a new visitor’s eyes:

By addressing these key areas, you’ll ensure your course is safe, well-maintained, and ready to welcome golfers back for the new season.

2. Repair and Replacement

After months of winter hibernation, it’s now time to get all the essential golf course equipment out of storage, dusted off, and ready to use again. This includes:

• Golf carts and buggies – Checking batteries, oil levels, and overall condition.
• Ball washers and other on-course amenities – Service, clean, repair, or replace as needed.
• Flags, hole markers, and tee box signage – Ensure they are intact and legible.

Assessing Your Signage Needs

Armed with your grounds maintenance audit and equipment inventory, it’s now time to evaluate your signage requirements. Does your existing signage need repairing, replacing, or perhaps just a thorough cleaning to remove weather stains and dirt?

Even the most durable signage can fade, crack, or become outdated over time due to environmental wear and tear or course upgrades and changes. If that’s the case, now is the perfect time to consider an upgrade. You can use the contact form on our website to request a free discovery call with one of our signage experts.

Upgrade to Eco-Friendly Signage

For clubs looking to enhance their sustainability efforts, we offer several eco-friendly signage options, including:

• Recycled Tee Signs – Made from recycled plastics, offering durability while reducing environmental impact.
• Isitwood Signage Range – Our proprietary weather-resistant and low-maintenance signage range that provides a natural wood aesthetic without the upkeep of traditional timber.

Environmentally-Friendly – As standard, we use eco-friendly paints and solvents for our signs and graphics.

Not only are these options long-lasting and stylish, but they also fall in line with modern sustainability trends and customer expectations that many golf courses are now prioritising.

We provide signage repair, refurbishment and maintenance, as well as new signage commissions. All fully customisable to your course’s needs. Whether you need just a couple of replacements or a complete course-wide signage refresh, our team can help.

We offer a free, no-obligation discovery call, where we can provide our expert recommendations tailored to your course layout, location, brand identity, and visitor demographics. Please get in touch using the contact form on our website to request a free discovery call.

3. Boost Visibility with Temporary Signage

With the new season approaching, it’s important to consider your marketing strategy and promotions. Spring is the perfect time to attract visitors – both new and returning – by enticing them with exciting offers, special events, and competitions or simply reminding them that your club is open for business. Clear, engaging signage ensures these messages reach the right audience effectively.

Promotional Signage Options:

• Information Boards with Multi-Poster Holders – Ideal for displaying details about upcoming competitions, club meet-ups, and seasonal offers.
• A-Frames – Great for placing at entrances, near clubhouses, or along key pathways to capture attention.
• Finger Posts with Interchangeable Panels – Perfect for highlighting event dates, course changes, or directional signage for special occasions.

Temporary signage allows you to update and switch out information as needed without committing to permanent fixtures. This flexibility ensures your messaging remains fresh, relevant, and engaging for members and visitors alike.

4. Capture and Share the Beauty of Your Course

Once your course is refreshed and your signage is clean, repaired, or replaced, it’s time to share and showcase it! Leverage social media, email and digital marketing tactics to generate excitement for the upcoming season.

Ideas for Promoting Your Course Online:

• Take Photos & Videos – Capture key tee box areas, course walk-throughs, and stunning landscape shots.
• Create Teasers – Share clips of your freshly prepared greens, new course areas, the first signs of Spring, or behind-the-scenes prep to build anticipation.
• Engage Visitors – Post a “What’s New This Season?” update highlighting improvements, upcoming events, or club news. Share candid moments of visitors or members enjoying the course and other facilities.

Spring is the perfect time to reintroduce your course to players and highlight what makes your club’s golfing experience unique and special.

Spring into a Great Golf Season

Preparing your golf course for spring is about more than just maintaining the greens. Well-maintained and strategically placed signage ensures players can navigate your course effortlessly while staying informed about upcoming events, club rules, facilities, and promotions. It also adds character and uniqueness to your course, reflecting your club’s distinctive style and brand values.

If you need some expert signage advice, we’re here to help. Use the contact form on our website to request a free discovery call, and let’s get your course ready for a successful spring season!