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So my club has just posted a cryptic post on their twitter feed, saying "Watch This Space!" and showing a picture of a Football and a Golf Course. I've put 2 + 2 together and come up with the idea that they're going to be trialing this ruddy Football Golf thing. :rolleyes:

Have to say, I am all for getting more people onto the course and spending money etc - just not sure this is the best way of doing it. Also concerned about the effects on the actual course (although our groundstaff are very good)

Anyone else seen this happen ???
 
Stegsie said:
So my club has just posted a cryptic post on their twitter feed, saying "Watch This Space!" and showing a picture of a Football and a Golf Course. I've put 2 + 2 together and come up with the idea that they're going to be trialing this ruddy Football Golf thing. :rolleyes:

Have to say, I am all for getting more people onto the course and spending money etc - just not sure this is the best way of doing it. Also concerned about the effects on the actual course (although our groundstaff are very good)

Anyone else seen this happen ???
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They've had it on the course I play in Budapest when we go to the inlaws for a couple of years now - doesn't really affect the actual course - 'tee-boxes' are off the fairway and the holes are well away from actual greens - the holes are no more than 120 yards long as well
 
Abbey Hill in Milton Keynes have had it on their par 3 course for a year or so now. Have two holes in each green, one for regular golf balls, one for footballs. Play of the same tees. Seems awfully popular - every time I go up for the driving range, there's queues of people waiting to pay. Not sure i'd want to go out and play with a golf ball on the same course that everyone else is running around with footballs, be too worried about someone running in front of a shot.
 
Yup, my local course has concurrent golf and footgolf holes using the same fairways for the front 9 of the golf course (18 holes for footgolf), but not obviously using the greens for footgolf. Also another local course to me which Rosecott is a member of has a separate footgolf course.

If it is a separate course I think it is a great thing as it gets the younger generating using a club house and makes better utilization of the land. I actually think the point about getting young kids into golf is a bit of a red herring and to me that should not be one of the goals really. It's a bit like saying you play 5 a side to get people into playing 11 a side where as in fact they exist as very successful separate sports. Yes one or two may give golf a try, but footgolf to me is a standalone separate sport, not a feeder sport for golf.

If you are sharing fairways then that's a whole new kettle of fish really as the existing golf members will eventually suffer a loss of available tee times and more than likely some deterioration in the state of the fairways. But then again I would not be surprised if some courses soon work out they can make more money from footgolfers than golfers on the land they have for a smaller outlay. I think my local course is slowly getting that way as I see way more footgolfers than I do 'normal' golfers. No need to provide manicured greens, state of the fairway is less important if you are kicking a ball etc etc. As at the end of the day bills got to be paid.
 
need_my_wedge said:
Abbey Hill in Milton Keynes have had it on their par 3 course for a year or so now. Have two holes in each green, one for regular golf balls, one for footballs. Play of the same tees. Seems awfully popular - every time I go up for the driving range, there's queues of people waiting to pay. Not sure i'd want to go out and play with a golf ball on the same course that everyone else is running around with footballs, be too worried about someone running in front of a shot.
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Not sure if every course does this, but at my local they do not send out golfers and footgolfers on the same holes at the same time. They reserve a certain time for footgolfers to play and a certain time for normal golf on the holes that share fairways between the 2 sports.
 
I'm not too sure if this is going to be a one off event or something that is a regular occurrence. The thought of sharing the tee times before Golf and Foot Golf makes me shudder! As stated, I can see that it'd be popular and eventually get some more revenue for the club but I wouldn't like to see it become an everyday occurrence.
 
need_my_wedge said:
Abbey Hill in Milton Keynes have had it on their par 3 course for a year or so now. Have two holes in each green, one for regular golf balls, one for footballs. Play of the same tees. Seems awfully popular - every time I go up for the driving range, there's queues of people waiting to pay. Not sure i'd want to go out and play with a golf ball on the same course that everyone else is running around with footballs, be too worried about someone running in front of a shot.
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footgolf is afternoon only i think, so if you wanted to play the par 3 i think youd be best to do so in the morning!!!! at £10 for 9 holes theyre making a killing thats for sure
 
They have a Footgolf course around the corner from me in Wokingham.

It's a dedicated purpose-built course so no harm can be done to a golf course.

I don't think I like the idea of a golf club allowing footgolf to be played on the main course.
 
Stegsie said:
I'm not too sure if this is going to be a one off event or something that is a regular occurrence. The thought of sharing the tee times before Golf and Foot Golf makes me shudder! As stated, I can see that it'd be popular and eventually get some more revenue for the club but I wouldn't like to see it become an everyday occurrence.
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Money talks...

Do you know if it will be a separate footgolf course or not? As if they are separate then surely it's a win win?
 
I played the nine hole 9 of Herts golf course last week, which also has 18 Foot Golf holes in the same area. Granted the Foot Golf tees and holes were not on the fairways or close to the greens, but there was a confusing number of flags dotted around the course. I messed up one semi-blind hole by aiming at a Foot Golf flag by mistake! :(
 
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delc said:
I played the nine hole 9 of Herts golf course last week, which also has 18 Foot Golf holes in the same area. Granted the Foot Golf tees and holes were not on the fairways or close to the greens, but there was a confusing number of flags dotted around the course. I messed up one semi-blind hole by aiming at a Foot Golf flag by mistake! :(
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Look on the bright side, at least the footgolf holes are a lot bigger....;)
 
need_my_wedge said:
Abbey Hill in Milton Keynes have had it on their par 3 course for a year or so now. Have two holes in each green, one for regular golf balls, one for footballs. Play of the same tees. Seems awfully popular - every time I go up for the driving range, there's queues of people waiting to pay. Not sure i'd want to go out and play with a golf ball on the same course that everyone else is running around with footballs, be too worried about someone running in front of a shot.
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I recently moved from, and a very good friend of mine who runs Wavendon introduced to it a year or so back. I look at it like this. If it brings money into the club, then perhaps green fees and memberships can be frozen
 
Place iv joined does have a full 18 hole foot golf course on it. But doesn't affect the golfers what so ever. It's completely separate to both of the golf courses up there. Only thing I'd say that slightly puts my nose out of joint is, they turn up in whatever they like. And ok they arnt on the golf course, but they're still in the spike bar after. Whilst the rest of us that use the complex have to go smart. Quite enjoy going smartly dressed myself, but then to be sat next to a bloke in his tracksuit bottoms and hoody, does make you wonder why you bother a bit.. but it has been a great move for the club and it's well used. So I suppose it's well worth it. Also they've included it in our membership incase we ever want a bash.
 
Paultons near me has converted their pitch and putt course into a Footgolf course. Doesnt interest me in the slightest but the nation's insatiable desire for all things football dictates otherwise!
 
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