News

Golf course turns to goats to keep weeds and brush at bay

What can rid a golf course of brush, weeds, thorny bushes and even poison ivy? Goats, of course.

Four neutered dairy goats are doing the trick at Braintree Municipal Golf Course, according to Daryn Brown, the course’s director of operations.

Three of the goats are Lamancha siblings named Bogey, Sandy and Bunker. The fourth is an Alpine dwarf named Ranger.

Brown bought the goats as weeks-old kids this past winter and bottle-fed them as they grew. He moved them into a shed on the golf course in the spring. Since then, he has brought them out nearly every day to graze in a movable pen to clear the wooded areas between fairways where golfers sometimes lose balls.

For the goats it’s a movable feast, and for the golf course staff it’s a time saver.

“It’s a scorched-earth policy: They leave nothing behind,” Brown said. “And they fertilize as they go.”

Most Popular

Golf Course Trades is produced by Golf Trades LLC and is a golf course superintendent niche digital marketing specialist. Golf Course Trades utilizes the 30 years of b2b relationships to help companies target golf courses utilizing our website, newsletter, and online turf directory. Please contact Golf Course Trades at adrep@thetrades.com or call (931) 484-8819 to request a full media kit.

Sign up below for our eNewsletter and to receive the same great Golf Course Trades content in your email box.


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact

Copyright © 2016-2022 The Golf Course Trades

To Top

Never Miss A Headline

Get our Weekly recap with the latest news, articles, and resources.