Course at risk

[Tashyboy]

One of UK's oldest golf clubs fights for its future amid rising sea levels

There are fears wooden groynes built to limit the movement of sediment and help slow down erosion won't provide enough protection in the long term for Alnmouth Village Golf Club.

news.sky.com

Am sure seahouses has similar problems.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

My first club. This has been talked about everything since I first started there but last winter damaged the whole coastline quite badly. Not just golf courses but beach walks, dunes etc. There was a lot of damage caused.

They do have a plan to adapt if required so the course itself will not be lost. It will affect 2 holes, one very important one to the course but ultimately it is a first world problem isn't it?

 

[sunshine]

Formby had this problem and had to abandon the old holes and build new ones further inland.

 

[PaulMdj]

Hartlepool GC has an issue as well and they also have plans to move a couple of holes inland.

 

[KenL]

We have hundred of metres of rock filled gabion baskets.

 

[jim8flog]

Lyme Regis has had to move several holes and build a new one over the years.

 

[srixon 1]

Lyme Regis has had to move several holes and build a new one over the years.

I don’t think that the 16th at Lyme will be in play much longer.

 

[srixon 1]

Just seen this on the BBC. Looks like the 15th at Bridport might not be there for much longer either. The green can be seen at the top of the cliffs in the photo.

West Bay cliff fall blocks beach on Dorset's Jurassic Coast

The beach between West Bay and Freshwater is blocked following the cliff collapse.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Lord Tyrion]

We have hundred of metres of rock filled gabion baskets.

I suspect they wouldn't allow that now. They had a spell along the Northumberland coast of protecting certain sections of coastline but further research confirmed it was causing problems further down (this isn't new incidentally, it's been noted elsewhere). The problem moved actually becomes worse as the power builds.

Alnmouth had protection put in 30+ years ago. Now they'll allow them to renew that protection but not add more or new. I suspect that's the same for most coastlines now. Golf courses beware.

 

[srixon 1]

Just seen this on the BBC. Looks like the 15th at Bridport might not be there for much longer either. The green can be seen at the top of the cliffs in the photo.

West Bay cliff fall blocks beach on Dorset's Jurassic Coast

The beach between West Bay and Freshwater is blocked following the cliff collapse.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[jim8flog]

I don’t think that the 16th at Lyme will be in play much longer.

They have already built a green to replace it (right of the tree).

 

[srixon 1]

Just seen this on the BBC. Looks like the 15th at Bridport might not be there for much longer either. The green can be seen at the top of the cliffs in the photo.

West Bay cliff fall blocks beach on Dorset's Jurassic Coast

The beach between West Bay and Freshwater is blocked following the cliff collapse.

www.bbc.co.uk

An overhead picture of the same hole.

 

[srixon 1]

They have already built a green to replace it (right of the tree).

It’s been in place for years. Just waiting for the fateful day.

 

[D-S]

An overhead picture of the same hole.
View attachment 56446

Looks a bit like some of the holes on Old Head at Kinsale. There were some holes on there that are so close to the cliff top that I struggled to putt because I'm not good with heights.

World-Class Championship Golf Course and Luxury Accommodation

Old Head Golf Links, on the Old Head of Kinsale, a stunning and unique headland reaching out over two miles into the Atlantic Ocean

www.oldhead.com

 

[Tashyboy]

An overhead picture of the same hole.
View attachment 56446

Struggling to see the OOB marker.

Rubbish joking aside, how close would you go to the edge to play your chip onto the green.

 

[srixon 1]

Struggling to see the OOB marker.

Rubbish joking aside, how close would you go to the edge to play your chip onto the green.

There is a chicken wire fence that is the course boundary that separates the course from the cliff edge. If you zoom in you can just make it out to the left of the green. Stroke index 1 that hole too.

 

[KenL]

I suspect they wouldn't allow that now. They had a spell along the Northumberland coast of protecting certain sections of coastline but further research confirmed it was causing problems further down (this isn't new incidentally, it's been noted elsewhere). The problem moved actually becomes worse as the power builds.

Alnmouth had protection put in 30+ years ago. Now they'll allow them to renew that protection but not add more or new. I suspect that's the same for most coastlines now. Golf courses beware.

Not sure about that.
Measures to prevent erosion from the sea should not be an issues for other places along the coast.
Not the case with flood defences on rivers.