comparing your home course to one of higher esteem?

[G1BB0]

have played 5 diff courses now (not many in the grand scheme of things), but after playing Beau with its bunkers etc and size of greens my new home course seems like a crappy pitch and putt to an extent. Shallow bunkers, small greens, fairly flat.

Don't get me wrong I still play crap round there but something inside wishes I was playing something a bit more..... I dunno, up there I guess.

do any of you ever feel the same?

 

[brendy]

You need to get out and play some really cruddyl courses, you will love your home club then!
It all comes down to location and what you are happy (read:able) to pay. They may seem great but annual subs could be extortionate and full of horrible politics and cliques.
The grass is always greener....

 

[sweatysock41]

When I think of some of the courses I have played over the years and compare them to my home track I do get a bit jealous of members of those establishments - then I think of my bank balance and what it would cost me to have the benefit and the jelousy wanes...

I describe my home club as a 'working man's golf club'. No pretentiousness - what you see is what you get. Could it be better - God Yes but that would mean some severe investment which would also mean an increase in fees.

 

[RGDave]

My course is OK, not fabulous, but in good condition most of the year, no bunkers of death, lots of trouble, a right old mixture. But I like it.
My "other" course (excluding the two links I visit now and again) is in the top 50 (eng) and top 100 (uk). I'd swap them to play them daily/weekly, sure, but I couldn't afford it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

My course is perfectly good enough for me. It's nice to go to places like Bearwood Lakes, etc and see the difference proper money invested makes and you definitely get what you pay for.

However on my budget those sort of clubs (and others nearby) aren't realistic and so while they are nice to play, I'll stick to my own patch where I know most people, there are plenty of competitions, the facilities and course are pretty good and I think I get value. Of course if you go to Lydd then anything seems like a palace

 

[G1BB0]

thats the thing Homer, I am not sure I would want to play a course that busts my balls every round. Nice thought though albeit at mucho expense

 

[Jaymosafehands]

Its like having a wife. Your home course is comfortable and familiar, and "them" courses are like supermodels. You need both!!!

 

[sweatysock41]

I'm allowed to play on my home course - what was that comparison to the wife again

 

[USER1999]

I guess I'm lucky then. My home course is just a nice place to be. It isn't stupid hard, but hard enough, it is in good nick, it presents a challenge, and I am always happy to play it, even when I have played a top course the day before.
Despite my score round beau, I don't think it is that difficult a course. My score just reflected where I am in my game at the moment, and that a little more familiarity with the course would be beneficial. That ss of the tees we played off was one less than par reflects this.

 

[Essex_Stu]

My homecourse to be is extremely challenging and thats what I'm after. A work mate plays off a 14 and we have to give him 5 extra shots per round. Its only 5900 yards par 70 sss 72. Lots of hills, out of bounds all round the first four holes, a massive lake on the 11th you have to hit 140 yards across and the 14th has a river down 1 side and a lake the other. Its also a very friendly environment, not snobby and reasonably priced for the area.

Ive played 7 other local courses and they just seem a little boring in comparrison and not as challenging. Generally people who don't like the course are the people who struggle to play anywhere that doesnt have a 100 yard in width fairway.

 

[richart]

Love my course, and will be interesting to see what others think at the forum Meet. Played St Georges Hill today, which is one of my favourite courses. In fantastic condition, and it's great playing there once or twice a year, but am still happy to play mine every week. Don't tell them but our greens are better.

 

[CliveW]

Occasionally I will play another course just to remind me how lucky I am.

 

[richy]

I like my course, every hole is different. With membership being so cheap I can afford to play a couple of other "high end" courses a month, if I choose.

 

[Imurg]

There's not a hole on my course that I dislike. I think that's important. It's a challenge but not a slog. While it's great to play these top courses, I'd find it hard playing a real "Championship" course week in, week out. It may improve your game in the long run but playing badly on a long, hard course becomes too much of a slog if it happens on a regular basis.
It's nice to play these top courses but I like the comfort of my place..

 

[Aztecs27]

There's not a hole on my course that I dislike. I think that's important. It's a challenge but not a slog. While it's great to play these top courses, I'd find it hard playing a real "Championship" course week in, week out. It may improve your game in the long run but playing badly on a long, hard course becomes too much of a slog if it happens on a regular basis.
It's nice to play these top courses but I like the comfort of my place..

+1 to this.

It's important to find a home club which you enjoy playing and that you like, but I love playing me some posh courses. But I look at it as a treat. Keeps me interested and makes me look forward to it more.

When I first read this thread last night, I was going over each of the holes at my course in my head and thinking how lucky I am to have such a fun course to play.

There's not one hole I don't like - some I hate to play because they're bogey holes, but overall it's all good fun. And I played last night, with the impending Club Championships this weekend the course looks and plays awesome. The greens were simply superb.

 

[Losttheplot]

There's not a hole on my course that I dislike. I think that's important. It's a challenge but not a slog. While it's great to play these top courses, I'd find it hard playing a real "Championship" course week in, week out. It may improve your game in the long run but playing badly on a long, hard course becomes too much of a slog if it happens on a regular basis.
It's nice to play these top courses but I like the comfort of my place..

+2

Perfectly said Imurg.

 

[PNWokingham]

very happy playing my course and like it as much as anywhere - also lucky to have lots of good courses nearby which I like playing. It is nice to see lots of investment going into the course at the moment, which should enhance the overall architecture (new tees, bunkers, trees, lakes and reprofiled fairways) and conditioning, with a new giant resevoir to store water.

 

[richart]

It is nice to see lots of investment going into the course at the moment, which should enhance the overall architecture (new tees, bunkers, trees, lakes and reprofiled fairways) and conditioning, with a new giant resevoir to store water.

We had some new sand put in one of the bunkers.

 

[PNWokingham]

It is nice to see lots of investment going into the course at the moment, which should enhance the overall architecture (new tees, bunkers, trees, lakes and reprofiled fairways) and conditioning, with a new giant resevoir to store water.

We had some new sand put in one of the bunkers.

Ye but, that was just to repair the damage following Smiffy's numerous visits!

 

[richart]

It is nice to see lots of investment going into the course at the moment, which should enhance the overall architecture (new tees, bunkers, trees, lakes and reprofiled fairways) and conditioning, with a new giant resevoir to store water.

We had some new sand put in one of the bunkers.

Ye but, that was just to repair the damage following Smiffy's numerous visits!

He does seem to like our bunkers the old coot.