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CROWN JEWELS ARE GEMS
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hey aren't your typical refreshment car servers.
They are Three Crowns Golf Club's Crown Jewels, attracting looks, chatting with players and easing the pain of a bad shot.
The six-member Crown
Jewels team returns to the
course when it opens in April
as temperatures warm and the women in black
cowgirl hats and sparkly white smiles shine.
Three Crowns General Manager Chris Moore
came up with the idea after seeing a golf course in
the South team up with Hooters to supply cart girls.
"I took the idea and adapted it to the property,"
Moore said, noting he was after something a bit
more on the classy side. "I hired the girls who had
the personality to go out there and banter with the
golfers. The attractive part didn't hurt."
Now they are one of the
most popular attractions at
the course, serving thirsty
golfers during their rounds.
"It's got to be one of the
more unique in-service carts
in the industry," Moore said.
"It's a first-class operation."
The Crown Jewels.
KEEPING IT GREEN
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Maintaining first-class conditions and conserving the environment
very golf course has its challenges when it comes to maintenance. But for
Three Crowns superintendent Sarkis Michail, a rare phenomenon adds to the
test as small oil wells are used to help remediate the environmental remnants
from when the course was an oil field.
Michail is charged with maintaining about 200 acres of land, including the golf
course and the Platte River Commons, an area of native trees and plants, while
working with those in charge of remediating the EPA clean-up site.
"They are constantly pulling oil out of the ground. Then take water and run it
through ponds for remediation. Then put it back in the river," the Montana native
said.
But there is more than dealing with the oil fields for Michail. Droughts across
the country are impacting Montana, as well. Normal rainfall is about 15 inches a year. The Casper area has seen
about just five inches this season.
"You can't plan for a 60 percent reduction in rain," said
Michail, who uses a wetting agent to allow the water to
penetrate deeper into the ground to get to the roots.
Three Crowns might offer challenges for a course superintendent but Michail wouldn't be any place else.
"It's such a pretty area so its great to keep it looking
good for everyone," he said.
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