autumn leaves

[AliB]

On the subject of autumn/winter, how many others are going mad trying to find balls in fallen leaves? Our club has beautiful trees but when the leaves drop it's a nightmare. You think you know just where the ball has landed and when you get there it's 'gone' inc close to or sometimes on the fairway. Then there's the ball-searching because you or your partner knows it was a fine shot and refuses to give up the hunt - cold feet and bad tempers all round.
Do other clubs clear the leaves off the fairways?
Happy days - at least the sun has shone this week.
AliB

 

[Region3]

Nightmare. Having to move them off your line on the greens too.

I've just bought some sunglasses trying to prevent getting migraines while playing (someone suggested it was happening when the sun is really bright) and they've got a brown tint to them.
That makes it even worse as the leaves stand out even more.

 

[Tiger]

Fairways! You were lucky! At least you hit them. They sweep all ours to the fringes, generally where my balls land. Arrrrrgh

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I get frustrated when you're on the fairway or just off the green and can't find it anywhere. It does slow the speed of play down. I don't mind moving the odd one or tow on my line.

To be fair a couple of the greenstaff are on leaf duty but its a thankless task as they drop straight down after they've cleared them away anyway (think Forth Bridge and painting)

 

[haplesshacker]

Autumn leaves - lie undisturbed now.

Someone will get it!!


But yes. We have a couple of greens that are badly affected by them. However the woods around the course look stunning this time of year. Small price to pay.

 

[jammydodger]

Our green keepers have a ride on blower that they use to clear all the fairways and light rough of the leaves. However go slightly off the beaten track and you'll never find your ball. With all the piles of leaves sometimes a foot and a half deep including all the sweet chestnuts etc.

Huge nightmare at our course cos we've got some spectular tree lined holes and wooded areas. Takes all year for last years rotten stuff to disappear too

 

[SwingSlow]

Lots of willows along our course, so not only do you get the fallen leaves, but they curl and have the light coloured undersides that mean you spend ages walking towards your ball, no it's a leaf, your ball, no it's a leaf...Of course when you switch to yellow balls they then seek out the patches of fallen (mainly yellow)beech and maple leaves ...

 

[viscount17]

Nightmare. Having to move them off your line on the greens too.

I've just bought some sunglasses trying to prevent getting migraines while playing (someone suggested it was happening when the sun is really bright) and they've got a brown tint to them.
That makes it even worse as the leaves stand out even more.

yep, that'll bring on migraines, as will the sun flickering through the trees. the primary cause of mine.

a blue tint (or rinse in Smiffy's case) makes the white of the ball stand out better but it will still hide behind a leaf!

 

[beatle]

Yes, it's an absolute nightmare to find your ball amongst all the leaves on our course.

Like Homer says, it's a thankless task for the ground staff.

 

[AliB]

On Saturday my partner played a pink ball - worked pretty well, but imagine you blokes might not fancy that solution. TBH can't stand coloured balls myself (Go away you smutmeisters)

Otherwise pleased I'm not the only one afflicted - but agree autumn trees are stunning. Shouldn't comnplain, really.

AliB

 

[Parmo]

With two part time greenkeepers we are lucky they get the blower out on the greens let alone fairways.

Kinda given up for the season, gonna practice more with the odd winter comp.

Must add the srixon z star yellow are rubbish web leafs are involved I have found. I see they have released ad333 Orange balls!

 

[Smiffy]

I played at Lefties gaff last week and there is a par 3 on the back 9, all uphill (long bloody hole) and the green sits under a load of trees.
I have never seen so many chestnut shucks in my life!!
I almost asked for my green fee back, what with those and the pitch marks left by the old gits that had gone out earlier

 

[richart]

We have a huge industrial leaf blower, and the leaves are regularily blown off the fairways into the deepest undergrowth. Not much good to me seeing as that's where i mostly play from.

 

[chris661]

You get no leaves when you play next to the sea!

One of our holes have trees along oneside and for about 3 weeks it can be tricky if you drift to the left half of the fairway but thats it.

 

[kid2]

Nightmare. Having to move them off your line on the greens too.

I've just bought some sunglasses trying to prevent getting migraines while playing (someone suggested it was happening when the sun is really bright) and they've got a brown tint to them.
That makes it even worse as the leaves stand out even more.

Priceless Region!

 

[bobmac]

Autumn leaves - lie undisturbed now.

Someone will get it!!

Those dam martians
Ulah !!!

 

[AuburnWarrior]

I played at Lefties gaff last week and there is a par 3 on the back 9, all uphill (long bloody hole) and the green sits under a load of trees.
I have never seen so many chestnut shucks in my life!!
I almost asked for my green fee back, what with those and the pitch marks left by the old gits that had gone out earlier

Did you putt on that hole??

 

[Imurg]

Autumn leaves - lie undisturbed now.

Someone will get it!!

Those dam martians
Ulah !!!

Chances are a million to 1.....

 

[bobmac]

Autumn leaves - lie undisturbed now.

Someone will get it!!

Those dam martians
Ulah !!!

Chances are a million to 1.....

But still they come
Ulah

 

[Smiffy]

Did you putt on that hole??

Yep.
Twice in fact.
4 for 1.

How I don't get a shot up there I'll never know
SI16 is criminal