nickjdavis
Head Pro
Is there anything laid down that states a golf course must be 9 or 18 holes?
What is to stop a course being only 16 holes for example?
What is to stop a course being only 16 holes for example?
I would think it is tradition that dictates. It would be a bold club that opens with 16 holes only.
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Oh, I'm not against it and to be honest I get mentally tired over 18 holes so 16 good holes would suit me nicely.How about a current 18 holer that is losing holes due to property development and has limited space to add new holes. There is space to add a couple of par 3s but they would be squeezed in on flat, featureless areas of the course.
I wonder if golfers would prefer 16 holes of proper length golf over well established territory that fits into the natural landscape and contours of the land or, a full18 hole course with a couple of bland featureless shortish par 3s thrown in just for the sake of making an 18 hole course.
I would think it is tradition that dictates. It would be a bold club that opens with 16 holes only.
A quote I like, Jack Nicklaus has stated that if he was inventing golf now he would make it 14 holes.
Surely if the course is properly rated it shouldn't matter how many holes there are...although I guess 9 is the minimum...
Would WHS be able to cope..?
The system makes provision for a few holes to be out of action temporarily. Out 18th is currently out of play but we can still play qualifiers. I don't know how the authorities would view a permanent closure of a couple of holes.How about a current 18 holer that is losing holes due to property development and has limited space to add new holes. There is space to add a couple of par 3s but they would be squeezed in on flat, featureless areas of the course.
But they will still have to rate 18 holes.I tend to agree with this....the lack of length will be reflected in the Course Rating and slope takes care of everything else.
We will see what happens....the planning request has only recently been submitted to the local authorities for the "development".
I have always thought 3 loops of 6 would be about perfect.
I find 9 holes often too much if you just want to quickly nip out on the course, and too little if you have a bit more time but not for a full 18.
3 loops of 6 would mean that day to day rounds could be done over 12 holes, with board comps or matches played of 18
A course near me only has 12 holes. I think it used to have 18 but six of them got trashed by failed drainage works or something. If you want to play 18 though you just play the first six again.
Yeah I always forget the proper story but I knew it was some kind of stitch-up, ha.Harefield? A national gas pipeline was laid at the far end of the course. I think there was supposed to be compensation to remediate the site after the work was completed, but I heard it was pocketed by the company running the course.