The inaugural Black Desert Championship is leaning on technology to keep the brand new Black Desert Resort golf course looking tip-top.
There are four self-driven mowers in all and they’re cutting grass in the dark of night, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. every day to tend to the 51 acres of land.
The mowers are made by Firefly Automatix and they are all electric, which means they’re emissions-free but also quiet.
The PGA Tour reports that this is the first course on the circuit to use robotic fairway mowers.
Robot agronomy?! The future is now 🤖
Four self-driven mowers are deployed from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. to mow 51 acres of land @BDChampionship. pic.twitter.com/zmXafmjcEZ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 10, 2024
Castle Pines Golf Club, which hosted the BMW Championship in August, had a couple of automated ball pickers cruising up and down the driving range but Black Desert is taking robots to the next level.
