Autumn leaves!

[delc]

My playing partners this morning lost several golf balls when they were hit into areas where there were large numbers of fallen leaves. A hazard of playing in the Autumn I suppose!

 

[pokerjoke]

At the moment the courses look beautiful with the leaves changing colours.

Our course is tree lined and leaves everywhere so if I ever play its for fun for a few weeks till they blow away.

 

[Jimaroid]

And with that, we've hit peak Delc.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

My playing partners this morning lost several golf balls when they were hit into areas where there were large numbers of fallen leaves. A hazard of playing in the Autumn I suppose!

Totally agree, annoying and frustrating, lost 1 myself this morning, was playing for fun, what would you do in a comp? Treat as lost ball?

 

[jdpjamesp]

Urgh another source of lost balls. Will definitely have to stick a few more in my bag for tomorrow !

 

[delc]

Totally agree, annoying and frustrating, lost 1 myself this morning, was playing for fun, what would you do in a comp? Treat as lost ball?

I'm afraid that if you can't find and identify your ball within 5 minutes, it's lost. I don't think fallen leaves count as an Abnormal Ground Condition.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I'm afraid that if you can't find and identify your ball within 5 minutes, it's lost. I don't think fallen leaves count as an Abnormal Ground Condition.

Just wasn't sure, no issue if under the trees, but losing it on the fairway.......🤔

 

[Region3]

I think the greenkeepers should be up at 5:30 when its light clearing them all away.

 

[garyinderry]

Drop your lob wedge for a leaf blower.

Sorted

 

[Jates12]

I think the greenkeepers should be up at 5:30 when its light clearing them all away.

This. Especially on Comp Days.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

You have to suck it up and get on with. Trees make my course far more attractive and the colours are fantastic at the moment. We will have 3-4 weeks of lost balls after good shots but then if I still played on a links course that happened every round.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

We've got a leaf collecting machine, but as soon as they've picked up all the leaves they're replaced with a new covering.

 

[Fyldewhite]

We have a couple of holes with Silver Birch trees.......white leaves about the same size as a golf ball and perfect camouflage!!

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I thought you were going to talk about the fabulous colours of leaves at the moment

Rowan (nb derived from the Gaelic rudha-an, which means ‘the red one’) tree outside my mum's front door - in Scottish folk tradition a sacred tree that when planted outside a dwelling will protect the dwelling and inhabitants from evil spirits. Got one outside my own front door also - a cutting from this one.

 

[jdpjamesp]

Love Rowan. It's also known as Mountain Ash. My late father planted one at every house we lived at when I was a kid in the hope he'd see it mature. We never did due to moving every few years. Whenever I see one though I'm reminded of him.
That big one to the right of the garage was one of his. https://goo.gl/maps/kZySLrfG5AK2

 

[Deleted member 15344]

It happens - used to it by now and will happen again next year

 

[User20205]

join a links course. Or move to Dubai, no trees & floodlit golf.

2 birds, 1 stone :thup:

or stop moaning, you can't have long left, you may as well enjoy it

 

[dewsweeper]

Lucky we do not have larger holes, they would collect more leaves.
Dewsweeper

 

[Rooter]

I think the greenkeepers should be up at 5:30 when its light clearing them all away.

Our course is, they have bought some super duper leaf hoover and are going out twice a day!

 

[JohnnyDee]

Our place looks picture postcard beautiful in its Autumnal colours. But agree that losing a ball below leaves is a pain so for that reason I'll normally swerve qualifiers this time of year.