Internal O/B

[Jacko_G]

Internal out of bounds is a sign of a poor layout.

A total P.I.T.A

 

[williamalex1]

Internal out of bounds is a sign of a poor layout.

A total P.I.T.A

Could be P.I.T.Wallet, COST ONE OF OUR MEMBERS £10,000.

 

[Tashyboy]

Am sure there's an internal OOB down the RHS at Goswick on there first. Played my tee shot and a PP said " bad luck", I asked what he was on about. He pointed to the white stakes which no one had seen bar him.

 

[jim8flog]

We have an internal OoB which was added for safety reasons to stop players driving into people walking towards them on the ajoining hole. Initially this was a white staked line but they have changed it this year so that only the ajoining fairway is OoB.

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The answer to this, which we did on two of our holes, was to plant trees (very tall growing ones) on the line that the players would take if they wanted to go this route or put up a fence close to the tee which stops the direction of play, which we did on another hole.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

We have a bit of an issue with our 1st and 18th holes.

Some say that the best way to play the 1st is to play the 18th backwards. This is very much frowned upon and in general we just do not do it - in any case it's only an 'easier' option (and that is debatable) for the very lowest handicappers.

Lots of talk in the past about having internal OoB between the holes, but not really wanted as it is very easy to pull a tee shot on the 1st across onto the 18th fairway - and to go OoB on the 1st is never a great feeling and you start the round on a real downer. Problem is that if you pull far enough across onto the 18th fairway an option for most of us to get par opens up - to play down the 18th fairway and then across to the 1st green. That is deemed usually acceptable - but there is a fine dividing line between what is felt acceptable and unacceptable in respect of this - specifically when your tee shot has not gone that far and playing the 1st properly remains an equal option to playing 18th backwards.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

We have a bit of an issue with our 1st and 18th holes.

Some say that the best way to play the 1st is to play the 18th backwards. This is very much frowned upon and in general we just do not do it - in any case it's only an 'easier' option (and that is debatable) for the very lowest handicappers.

Lots of talk in the past about having internal OoB between the holes, but not really wanted as it is very easy to pull a tee shot on the 1st across onto the 18th fairway - and to go OoB on the 1st is never a great feeling and you start the round on a real downer. Problem is that if you pull far enough across onto the 18th fairway an option for most of us to get par opens up - to play down the 18th fairway and then across to the 1st green. That is deemed usually acceptable - but there is a fine dividing line between what is felt acceptable and unacceptable in respect of this - specifically when your tee shot has not gone that far and playing the 1st properly remains an equal option to playing 18th backwards.

Similar to our 15th. The long hitters going left have an advantage as there's a ditch that comes into play playing the hole the proper way and makes the landing zone around the 230-240 yard mark very narrow. Going left is a wider landing zone. When we first opened we did make it an internal OOB to go down 14 but as you say, many people went left inadvertently rather than with any intent or seeking to gain an advantage. It got removed about five years after it was put there. I would say 99% of the field play it the normal way as clearly hitting towards a group walking down 14, or waiting for them to pass is not great for safety and speed of play

 

[ScienceBoy]

Internal out of bounds is a sign of a poor layout.

A total P.I.T.A

Agree but some courses were designed in a different era, when it was fine to tee off over people on a green below.

Better the devil you know...

 

[Doon frae Troon]

The answer to this, which we did on two of our holes, was to plant trees (very tall growing ones) on the line that the players would take if they wanted to go this route or put up a fence close to the tee which stops the direction of play, which we did on another hole.

At last a bit of sense...…..internal OOB indicates a very poor course layout.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Similar to our 15th. The long hitters going left have an advantage as there's a ditch that comes into play playing the hole the proper way and makes the landing zone around the 230-240 yard mark very narrow. Going left is a wider landing zone. When we first opened we did make it an internal OOB to go down 14 but as you say, many people went left inadvertently rather than with any intent or seeking to gain an advantage. It got removed about five years after it was put there. I would say 99% of the field play it the normal way as clearly hitting towards a group walking down 14, or waiting for them to pass is not great for safety and speed of play

Fortunately the 1st green is pretty well protected from approaches coming in from the 18th fairway - short green 'front' to 'back' coming in from the 18th fairway side - greenside bunkers becomes 'front' and rear 'bunkers', and if you drop short of the greenside bunker the rough between the holes is deep.

 

[mikejohnchapman]

The answer to this, which we did on two of our holes, was to plant trees (very tall growing ones) on the line that the players would take if they wanted to go this route or put up a fence close to the tee which stops the direction of play, which we did on another hole.

They have but they still haven't grown tall enough and thick enough to prevent a shot being hit over them.