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Golf pro reports 12,807 rounds, urges clearer vendor protocol after fuel-delivery damage
Summary
At a Kingman City Golf Commission meeting, the golf pro reported 12,807 rounds played Jan. 1–Mar. 29, strong merchandise and driving-range sales, and pressed for clearer coordination with fuel vendors after an early delivery left fuel on new carts.
Matheson, the golf pro, told the commission the course recorded 12,807 rounds from Jan. 1 through March 29, averaging about "145 and a half rounds per day," and said Sunday remains the busiest day for play. He also reported merchandise sales of $22,005.92 and driving-range sales of $14,003.56 during the same period.
"Sunday continues to be our busiest day of the week," Matheson said, describing the move to 10-minute Sunday tee-time intervals as helping pace of play. He said the tee-time change and other pace tools have reduced backups and that a volunteer starter/marshal program is being developed to support starters on busy days.
The meeting turned to asset protection after a vendor fuel-delivery incident. A commissioner described watching a delivery and the nozzle run fuel "across 2 seats of brand new carts and into the dirt," and Matheson said the delivery was scheduled for the following morning but the vendor, Rebel Oil, "came a half day early." Matheson estimated "about 350" gallons were involved when describing the delivery volume.
"We dealt with the customer and the employees the day that I saw the picture," a staff member said, indicating staff had addressed the incident with the vendor and employees on-site. Commissioners pressed staff on whether the leased GPS system can be used to limit cart movement in the parking lot and whether physical gates are required to prevent misuse; staff said some GPS restrictions exist but that certain behaviors (for example, reversing carts) are not prevented by the system's default settings.
Commissioners also discussed whether a fuel surcharge should be considered after rising vendor prices; staff said a surcharge was not currently on the commission’s agenda but could be agendized for future meetings. Matheson said he will ask vendors to call before early deliveries and will continue pursuing operational changes to protect city equipment.
The commission asked staff to follow up on vendor notification procedures, GPS settings for leased carts and any formal measures needed to protect new equipment. The chair requested that the proposed changes and any recommended action be brought back to the commission as an agenda item for follow-up.
