Hoylake - The course

[IanM]

As Phil said. I've also played a few times, have to go back to see what's new!

Teeing of the usual 1st is a bit scary! Especially with folk on the putting green left and OB right

 

[Redtraveller]

Don’t think I’ve ever heard so many “fore left” or “fore right” shouts on a golf course before even at our own course

 

[Crow]

As Phil said. I've also played a few times, have to go back to see what's new!

Teeing of the usual 1st is a bit scary! Especially with folk on the putting green left and OB right

First time I play it I duff hooked one onto the putting green, luckily there weren't many people about.

 

[HeftyHacker]

Surely a camera can have a decent hood to keep the rain off? Even if it means restricting the field of view. There wasn't any wind to speak of.

As someone who was there there was a breeze at times, and for a good chunk of it the rain was quite fine so was being blown sideways.

To put on perspective my mate had a brolley but was soaked from the chest down

 

[backwoodsman]

As regards the 17th - I just thought it looked weird. It may well be (or not) a good test of golf but to me it just didn't fit in with the style of the rest of the course. Visually it stuck out like a sore thumb. IMO.

 

[sunshine]

As regards the 17th - I just thought it looked weird. It may well be (or not) a good test of golf but to me it just didn't fit in with the style of the rest of the course. Visually it stuck out like a sore thumb. IMO.

It’s a great looking links hole that doesn’t match the style of the other 17 holes.

 

[KenL]

It’s a great looking links hole that doesn’t match the style of the other 17 holes.

For me, that doesn't really matter.

 

[Bdill93]

Surely a camera can have a decent hood to keep the rain off? Even if it means restricting the field of view. There wasn't any wind to speak of.

They did have rain hoods on them - and there was wind - not blowing a gale but it was raining sideways quite often

 

[KenL]

They did have rain hoods on them - and there was wind - not blowing a gale but it was raining sideways quite often

Still, they could/should have made more effort to keep them clear.

 

[Bdill93]

Still, they could/should have made more effort to keep them clear.

We can keep going over this but in that rain as soon as you clear it, it will be wet again. They simply cannot help the weather.

 

[Orikoru]

We can keep going over this but in that rain as soon as you clear it, it will be wet again. They simply cannot help the weather.

Just put a cover over the lens to stop the rain getting on it, problem solved.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Personally I thought the course looked poor on TV. Especially when the weather turned. Links courses on the Open rotation often do.

The rough was disappointingly short and not particularly penal.

I’ve no issues with the internal OB other than they had some thick rough protecting it from balls rolling up and over which saved a few people. The winner being one of them.

 

[Bdill93]

Just put a cover over the lens to stop the rain getting on it, problem solved.

What happens when rain goes on the cover.... like it did...

 

[HeftyHacker]

What happens when rain goes on the cover.... like it did...

I think he was tongue in cheek saying just cover the lens up completely

 

[Orikoru]

I think he was tongue in cheek saying just cover the lens up completely

Glad someone understood, I was about to write it off and delete it.