It's not often you get the opportunity to gaze into an industry's crystal ball and get a glimpse of what the future might hold, but that's exactly what I did today at Hawks Landing GC at the Marriott World Center in Orlando.
The course is currently serving as the world's only "demonstration course" for Precise Path's RG3 robotic greensmowers, which first came to the attention of superintendents back in 2009 at the Golf Industry Show in New Orleans. The machines are on the cusp of full commercial availability, but since February of this year, Hawks Landing's director of grounds Sean O'Brien and his team have been using four RG3 units as the primary cutting units on the facility's putting surfaces.
It was a fascinating learning experience (even if my poor editor's brain could only process about a third of what I heard), and I'll have much more on the blog later. But for now, enjoy the video of the RG3 in action earlier today, mowing one of the practice greens at Hawks Landing.
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