NearHull
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I really want to be pedantic and say you don’t hold the end but you do hold on near the end. But I’m not going to say that because that would be pedantic, so I haven’t said that.
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srixon 1
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Hopefully you can remember where you left them
Golfnut1957
Newbie
Having been closed for two weeks due to rain, they opened it on Wednesday.
I popped down yesterday afternoon for 9 holes and found that they have cut the fairways and the tee boxes, so tell me again how wet it was?
I popped down yesterday afternoon for 9 holes and found that they have cut the fairways and the tee boxes, so tell me again how wet it was?
upsidedown
Tour Winner
Our tee boxes,.fairways and greens have been fine all winter,it's getting to them that's the problem
.In fairness Course Manager is doing a fantastic job, renovated 16 bunkers so far as well
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
You had no clue last year so you'll have even less clue this year.....jus' sayin' .......
timd77
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The annoying thing is that in 4-5 months the courses will be brown, grass dying, it’ll be like hitting off concrete again.
Got me thinking, do golf courses have reservoirs where they can keep all of the rain we get in winter and use it on the fairways in summer?
Got me thinking, do golf courses have reservoirs where they can keep all of the rain we get in winter and use it on the fairways in summer?
Lucifer MorningStar
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I was already led to believe many clubs had their own bore holes that they used for irrigation and watering courses. Perhaps it’s something that could be looked into deeper and work in favour of clubs. Problem is it’s not cheap to put in these features and getting people to agree to something they don’t really understand and see a physical benefit everyday is hard.
cliveb
Head Pro
Yes, they're called water hazards
timd77
Assistant Pro
Ah ok, makes sense. I’m no expert on it, but we same the same thing every year, why don’t the water companies build more reservoirs so that we don’t have droughts in the summer, every year! Eats into their profits I guess, more
dumped into rivers instead!I mean we do the same in our homes with water butts don’t we, similar principle.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
It was mentioned on the news earlier this year that no new reservoirs have been built since the water companies were privatised - wonder why that is?Ah ok, makes sense. I’m no expert on it, but we same the same thing every year, why don’t the water companies build more reservoirs so that we don’t have droughts in the summer, every year! Eats into their profits I guess, more
I mean we do the same in our homes with water butts don’t we, similar principle.
IanM
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It was mentioned on the news earlier this year that no new reservoirs have been built since the water companies were privatised - wonder why that is?
Environmental and planning restrictions rather than penny pinching from when I did some work for them as I recall.
Folk don't like leaving homes so that their village can be flooded!There's currently a whopper in progress that I know of. Not that more are not needed given current trends.
Arthur Wedge
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Watching the US players spitting all the time - disgusting
IanM
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Agreed.... and the US commentary team moaning about weather we'd be delighted to play in.
nickjdavis
Head Pro
We have four lakes on our course...but we are still restricted by the local water authority as to how much we can take from them.
irip
Head Pro
I would be surprised if the live feed wasn’t on a small time delay.
The broadcaster could cut away if they wanted to.
I think it’s something more common over there and not considered as bad as over here.
nickjdavis
Head Pro
US Fans...kids....asking Bridgeman for a ball after he finished his round at the Genesis Invitational....no sign of a please or thank you anywhere.
SteveJay
Head Pro
Don't new rules mean all golf clubs will have to have water collection/storage facilities soon?
Believe there are going to be restrictions on using mains water. We have just installed a big water storage tank and know other courses nearby have done something similar.
Crazyface
Tour Winner
Where?Environmental and planning restrictions rather than penny pinching from when I did some work for them as I recall.
There's currently a whopper in progress that I know of. Not that more are not needed given current trends.
Crazyface
Tour Winner
My place has mainly been open during all this rain, well the front nine, but I'm damned if I'm going to play nine holes in pouring rain and winds taking the actual feel of the temperatures down to minus figures. On the plus side I've had fun at ag trying and buying clubs. My new set are here, but I can't get them until Monday as we are off into Manchester this weekend to watch Kezia Gill. But I'll be collecting and trying them out at ag with the trackman on Monday morning.
Mel Smooth
Hacker
We've apparently put a bore hole in over the winter - we have to ration the water we have in the summer which means the tees don't get watered - hopefully this solves the issue. The fairways I'm not bothered about and the greenkeeper always has the greens in great nick over the summer - but the tee's can look really poor when we have some long, dry spells.
