Crazyface
Tour Winner
First one of the season. 25mm of rain and they've shut the place. We were already on mats and now shut first day of November. All others round, all open. Not impressed. Looks as though I'll be moving on.
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jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Look on the bright side - you will not miss not being able to use the driver.
Crazyface
Tour Winner
Hmmmm, it's actually a lot worse. I couldn't stop myself.......
Canary Kid
Assistant Pro
My course is closed today because of the rain overnight. I’m sure it won’t be the last closure this autumn/winter.
YandaB
Newbie
Likewise, makes it more bearable having to work now
hovis
Tour Winner
I remember two months ago people going crazy about how irresponsible it was to be using fairway sprinklers?
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
I was meant to be playing at an away course in Devon tomorrow. The course is closed today so cancelled tomorrow’s away day and playing at home course instead. British weather sucks.
AddisonRoad
Active member
was supposed to have a society day north of London tomorrow, assuming it will be cancelled now
Crazyface
Tour Winner
Ours was shut "because of standing water" at 7am, I didn't see any at 9.30am, and "traffic". Now this "traffic" was a load of seniors going out, approx 70. Good god we don't want people to use the course after a bit of rain. Thing is it threw it down from about 6pm all night, but the course was open on Wednesday. ??????? Not as many out on Wednesday, approx 30 before 12 noon. I had a bit of an rant on the Senior whatsup group. Unfortunately......the course manager is on said group and wasn't chuffed. So much so he kindly rang me to have a right pop at me about it. I kept nice and calm and offered to pop in to discuss certain aspects of his management of the course, which he declined. He also suggested that I find somewhere else to play. What a nice man. It appears that free speech and having an opinion is frowned upon. I will be staying, just to get under his skin......LOL
TopOfTheFlop
Head Pro
Free speech or telling him how to do his job? ??
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Deleted member 1147
Guest
Oh no, you’re going to pay your subs in order to annoy the manager.
I’m sure he’s shaking in his cowboy boots
I’m sure he’s shaking in his cowboy boots
SteveW86
Head Pro
Come on guys, it’s not very often we get to hear from a genuine expert on the forum.
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
I’d rather them shut the course, all the burnt bare patches will just turn to mud otherwise.
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Deleted member 1147
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and people should listen to me more often ?
KenL
Tour Rookie
Are you an expert? I imagine the course manager knows more than you.
Not surprised the CM wasn't happy.
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
Ours rarely closes, but if it does it's because the bloke whose team present it to us in such good condition all year round says it needs to be closed. As he clearly knows what he's doing (as every guest I've taken will agree), whilst we don't like the fact it's closed we accept it's necessary & back him.
SteveW86
Head Pro
I’d rather a course be closed to protect it, than turned into a mud Bath that takes longer to recover because some people can’t understand the need for it.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
My track was closed first thing after an overnight and early morning deluge. It was opened after an 11:30am inspection. Closing first thing after deluge is IMO sensible as the course is then protected from damage in the knowledge that it will drain quickly and opening up won’t be before too long has passed.
Besides…it’s got to be pretty darned wet underfoot and elsewhere for our track to be closed as it was this morning…and it must have been given that quite a few roads in the proximity of the club were quite or badly flooded.
Besides…it’s got to be pretty darned wet underfoot and elsewhere for our track to be closed as it was this morning…and it must have been given that quite a few roads in the proximity of the club were quite or badly flooded.
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Ian_George
Active member
You forgot to include 'With the same folk continuing to complain, this time about the poor condition the course is in because of the damage caused while the course was used while boggy'! An inch of rain (25mm) is an enormous amount for a course to absorb - only those on sand or other well draining bases are likely to be able to do so without considerable damage if play is allowed!
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