It's a fact !!!

[Basher]

In 1943, Augusta National Golf Club was closed for the duration of World War II, and a small herd of cattle was allowed to graze its grounds.

Imagine that on your local club, never mind at Augusta.

Feel free to post any other golf related facts on this thread people!

 

[haplesshacker]

New Forest Golf Club, which is in the New Forest. Has ponies on it all the time. You cannot leave tees on the ground after your tee shot, the ponies have a habit of eating them. They do keep the fairways short though, but their hooves make a mess of the greens.

 

[Leftie]

Knole Park Golf Club near Sevenoaks have hundreds of free range deer wandering anywhere they fancy.

You do NOT get relief from animal droppings - even if embedded. A "splash" shot out of droppings is a sight to behold.

 

[medwayjon]

Knole Park Golf Club near Sevenoaks have hundreds of free range deer wandering anywhere they fancy.

You do NOT get relief from animal droppings - even if embedded. A "splash" shot out of droppings is a sight to behold.

My cousin is a member there and he has told me the same.

They used to have a $hit-sweep in their swindle.

 

[Basher]

Check out this site. It's American but contains some fascinating facts.
Check out what was happening on the year of your birth, makes interesting reading.

History of Golf.

 

[CarpeDiem]

Ashridge have free roaming deer, they tear the fairways to bits in rutting season but nothing the green staff can't handle.

 

[chipsandegg]

Pennington Flash Country Park and Golf Club in Leigh, Lancs has people from the nearby council estate called "Plonk Loners" who come on the Course and steal your Golf Balls on a regular basis!

 

[muttleee]

Turnberry was used as an airfield during WWII:

You can just about see the famous lighthouse at the top of the photo.

 

[Basher]

I take it Turnberry is a very flat track muttlee.

I wouldn't fancy a pilots chances trying to land an aircraft on my course!!!

 

[John_Findlay]

Brora GC still has little electric fences around their greens to keep the sheep off. Not very handy when you've got a delicate little chip with your ball under one!

 

[CarpeDiem]

I wouldn't fancy a pilots chances trying to land an aircraft on my course!!!

Would welcome them at my track, might make it drain better

 

[viscount17]

I wouldn't fancy a pilots chances trying to land an aircraft on my course!!!

seaplanes only at mine!

 

[Canfordhacker]

It's very clear where the runways were when you play at Turnberry, though the course doesn't use them.

 

[andiritchie]

Ha ha i know i remember seeing them

Do you play Penni i only round the corner from there