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re: IYO, what's the most important part of a golf course?
Posted on 10/9/17 at 7:04 pm to ell_13
Posted on 10/9/17 at 7:04 pm to ell_13
The greens.
I like challenging greens. I hate when nice courses have pretty straight forward greens with no big changes or tricky breaks. The fairly flat straight forward greens don't punish you for having a bad approach shot and get very boring.
I like challenging greens. I hate when nice courses have pretty straight forward greens with no big changes or tricky breaks. The fairly flat straight forward greens don't punish you for having a bad approach shot and get very boring.
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Posted on 10/9/17 at 8:09 pm to ell_13
Mature Trees make a course for me. These tend to be older courses and are my favorite. What the facilities are like, club wise has little to do with my enjoyment of the course.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 8:33 pm to ell_13
Greens, layout...everything else
Posted on 10/9/17 at 8:35 pm to ell_13
The sauna
Posted on 10/9/17 at 10:36 pm to ell_13
> I want the practice green to roll like the greens 1 through 18.
> have a short game / chipping area so I can practice the most used shot in my bag besides my putter....a chip when I miss the GIR
> I don't play the on the PGA Tour, the European Tour or the Web.com tour....don't make your greens so fast that your course could hold a q school event.
> For a club membership, don't pimp out your course for every fundraiser or charity event...Pisses me off when I bust my arse and can leave the office early on Friday and the course is closed for a tournament.
> I don't need the assistant pro or starter to tell me how tough the course is playing today - I have not sniffed par in nearly 15 years - I know the course is hard and I know my game is rusty in some areas.
> I am a sucker for a good golf shirt or hat from resort courses when on vacation.
> Make sure the beer you are about to sell me is ice cold and that there is ice in my cart ice chest to keep my brews cold
> I like all courses but I love a well maintained / landscaped course.....I go to relax, have fun and enjoy being away from the desk....a nicely maintained course makes it better.
> have a short game / chipping area so I can practice the most used shot in my bag besides my putter....a chip when I miss the GIR
> I don't play the on the PGA Tour, the European Tour or the Web.com tour....don't make your greens so fast that your course could hold a q school event.
> For a club membership, don't pimp out your course for every fundraiser or charity event...Pisses me off when I bust my arse and can leave the office early on Friday and the course is closed for a tournament.
> I don't need the assistant pro or starter to tell me how tough the course is playing today - I have not sniffed par in nearly 15 years - I know the course is hard and I know my game is rusty in some areas.
> I am a sucker for a good golf shirt or hat from resort courses when on vacation.
> Make sure the beer you are about to sell me is ice cold and that there is ice in my cart ice chest to keep my brews cold
> I like all courses but I love a well maintained / landscaped course.....I go to relax, have fun and enjoy being away from the desk....a nicely maintained course makes it better.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 7:22 am to ell_13
I like a old course with no houses or old nice houses, greens must be perfect.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 8:25 am to KillTheGophers
My sentiments exactly. Good post.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 11:00 am to ell_13
Greens and Tee Boxes for me on the course.
It's a bonus when there's a nice clubhouse you can go into, relax, and watch golf or another sport to kind of wind down and cool off after a round. It's not a deal breaker though. Just enhances a good experience.
Value - Price vs course condition. If I go into a round knowing the course isn't the best, but I didn't pay much for it, I'll have a good experience because I just like playing.
It's a bonus when there's a nice clubhouse you can go into, relax, and watch golf or another sport to kind of wind down and cool off after a round. It's not a deal breaker though. Just enhances a good experience.
Value - Price vs course condition. If I go into a round knowing the course isn't the best, but I didn't pay much for it, I'll have a good experience because I just like playing.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 11:24 am to AtlantaLSUfan
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I just like it to feel like a country club.
If the facilities are weak, I don't care how great the course is
Join a country club, then.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 5:38 pm to KillTheGophers
Good post, want to add on to this though:
Really drives me crazy when pins are put in awful spots on every, single, green. If it's a weekend, and no tournament or anything, make the pin locations a variety. I played over the weekend when 8/9 greens on the front nine were back right or back left tucked pins on a Sunday morning.
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I don't play the on the PGA Tour, the European Tour or the Web.com tour....don't make your greens so fast that your course could hold a q school event.
Really drives me crazy when pins are put in awful spots on every, single, green. If it's a weekend, and no tournament or anything, make the pin locations a variety. I played over the weekend when 8/9 greens on the front nine were back right or back left tucked pins on a Sunday morning.
Posted on 10/12/17 at 8:34 am to AlxTgr
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Probably an afterthought for most people, but have you ever played from seriously uneven tees? Links on the Bayou has two that drive me insane. Par 3s, and no way to get a level lie. PISSES ME RIGHT OFF!
Years and years of par 3 divots take a toll on a tee box. Stripping sod and regrading it to level is a big task, but I think it pays off for courses that do so.
Posted on 10/12/17 at 9:46 am to bamafan425
Pretty sure these two were never flat. The other two par 3s don't have that issue.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 3:50 am to ell_13
True greens and a good tee box.
Nothing worse than a nice, plush course with shitty greens.
Nothing worse than a nice, plush course with shitty greens.
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