Course design you dislike.

[Lump]

Played a new course today and it had multiple holes with a feature I truly detest.


Blind tee shots.
They artificially make a course seem harder than it is... until you’ve played it a few times. But then what’s the point? Worst thing is, I honestly don’t believe it added to any hole that had blind tee shots.

Any other irks?

 

[Robster59]

Too much water. Some course designers have a passion for filling the course with water hazards.

 

[fundy]

Too many par 4s in a row, break them up and/or have more 3s and 5s

yours is a massive bug bear for me too, really struggle when cant see the landing area

 

[Imurg]

Not a huge fan of blind tee shots either...even though we have 3 or 4....
Long grass under trees annoys me.....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Played a new course today and it had multiple holes with a feature I truly detest.


Blind tee shots.
They artificially make a course seem harder than it is... until you’ve played it a few times. But then what’s the point? Worst thing is, I honestly don’t believe it added to any hole that had blind tee shots.

Any other irks?

Really hate these on a course I've never played. I've played places like Bude & North Cornwall and gone straight over the marker and never found it as it cambers right to left and clearly took a kick on landing. More annoying is any course planner never seems to give a newbie any salient advice on the best line and any potential flaws.

 

[Imurg]

Ponds in the middle of fairways, especially when you don't know it's there......

 

[fundy]

large green complexes with nothing to identify where on the green the pin is

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Another for blind tee shots.

Long par 3's. Just making a hole longer is lazy design.

 

[fundy]

courses that dont allow visitors to play off the whites then move the yellows off the front of every tee box when a large group of visitors so you play the course at 5500 yards

 

[SammmeBee]

Dumping the "ladies" tees at the start of the fairway. Mindless.

How else would they get there?

 

[Lump]

courses that dont allow visitors to play off the whites then move the yellows off the front of every tee box when a large group of visitors so you play the course at 5500 yards

It was indeed the same, a sign outside the pro shop “All Visitors must play off the yellows” yawn....

 

[clubchamp98]

Blind shots anytime.
How are you supposed to visualise a shot if you can’t see your target?
Ditches that run across fairways that are not identified.
Bunkers in the middle of the fairway , 2nd at West Lancs.

 

[HampshireHog]

Trees in the fairway. If I hit the fairway I shouldn’t have a tree in front of me.

Greens shaped so that you need to hit a wedge if you’re in the wrong position. I don’t want to play that shot, neither do the club.

 

[HampshireHog]

Bunkers in the middle of the fairway.

I quite like a hole with fairway bunker, you know it’s there you have a choice take it on or lay up short.

 

[fundy]

A blind shot is only blind once ?‍?

you clearly dont hit as many reloads as some of us

 

[MartynB]

Really hate these on a course I've never played. I've played places like Bude & North Cornwall and gone straight over the marker and never found it as it cambers right to left and clearly took a kick on landing. More annoying is any course planner never seems to give a newbie any salient advice on the best line and any potential flaws.

Ha, interesting you mention this course Homer. I played it last week while on holiday, and as it was my first links experience I was both looking forward to it but also a little anxious as it wasn’t clear where i was going and was grateful to follow a 4 ball even though it slowed me up.

I enjoyed the experience overall but I found it frustrating the number of blind shots I needed and although the course was in great condition it was hard to tell where I needed to aim at times with fairways merging into rough less obviously than I’m used to. I could have squeezed another round in but didn’t have the yearning to go back. Is this a typical links course? If so I fear links may not be for me!

 

[Crow]

Too much water. Some course designers have a passion for filling the course with water hazards.

This for me too, in my eyes it's an American feature that brings nothing to the enjoyment of a round of golf.

 

[Liverbirdie]

469 yard par 4's. Gits.

 

[mikejohnchapman]

Designs where you have 2 holes side by side - down one then back up the other. Just lazy design.

 

[Rlburnside]

Good post ?, got me thinking ?.

Blind tee shots I'm fine with, as I say, it's only blind once...

Par 3s though, I really don't like a par 3 where you can't hit an iron. Any decent par 3 doesn't need to be over about 140 - 150.
And, as above, blind shots to greens. I think we should be able to see where the ball lands and what it does.

Agree with the par 3s, I also dislike long par 3s they are generally boring holes, rather have a harder tricky short par 3.