And another weather-related poll, this time asking under which conditions your usual course or home club plays the toughest. Again, apologies if I have missed out a particular 'favourite' of yours...
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Monthly poll 2 - when does your course play its toughest from the back pegs?
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One Planer
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Firm conditions at my place.
It's only a small track, but very tight. If you et plenty of run you can soon end up in trouble!
It's only a small track, but very tight. If you et plenty of run you can soon end up in trouble!
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
Good question.
Strangely, I think it's firm bouncy conditions. I say strangely because it's also the conditions I prefer playing on. Drives go further which gives shorter second shots, but you can also get unlucky bounces and struggle to hold the greens.
The obvious side effect of the conditions is that the weather is usually nice, so it's good to be out in and you have to think more about your shots.
Strangely, I think it's firm bouncy conditions. I say strangely because it's also the conditions I prefer playing on. Drives go further which gives shorter second shots, but you can also get unlucky bounces and struggle to hold the greens.
The obvious side effect of the conditions is that the weather is usually nice, so it's good to be out in and you have to think more about your shots.
bladeplayer
Money List Winner
Went with FIRM aswell , drives go a mile but holding the green is mad , punch & runs are in the lap of the Gods regarding bounces , frustrating as eck
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lush for me, 7262 off the back and a monster when theres no run.
Plus that unfair rule of a ball plugging in rough has to be played or run up more penalties, happening a lot now even just off the green in semi
Plus that unfair rule of a ball plugging in rough has to be played or run up more penalties, happening a lot now even just off the green in semi
Andy808
Tour Winner
It all depends at our place. In the summer, when it bothers to show up, the fairways are hard and bouncy but I like that, In the winter it becomes target golf and I like that too. Most of the time when we have a prevailing so'westerly it helps on 2 holes and makes 2 holes, SI 1 & 2, hell on earth. When we have an south easterly gale, as we have had frequently this year, it affects every hole and makes all of them very hard to play.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
No gale force winds or sleet buttons.
When its an east wind.
the course was designed with the prevaling west wind in mind and is very tough closing stretch with an east wind.
the course was designed with the prevaling west wind in mind and is very tough closing stretch with an east wind.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Our rough is insane at the moment. I was standing 12 foot off the fairway on 18, and the rough was neck height. Why does it need to be this deep?
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
ive only just noticed that the scoring around our place is poor when its really firm. as mentioned above, people usually love to play in these conditions but score worse.
Mattyboy
Tour Rookie
I have gone for blowing a hooley. It takes a nuclear armagedden or similar to shift the CSS up at our place. But is was blowing a hooley on Saturday and the CSS went up to 34 points stableford. I got 38. Yee haa! First time I can recall the CSS going up (or down for stableford) for ages.
The rough for me. A lot of no go areas off most tees and so it oputs a real premium on the drive which is a bit of a nemesis at times. I don't mind lush as I dont often go for the long par 4's and use my shots instead and try and chip and putt
Dave3498
Q-School Graduate
I voted for lush with no run. Windy conditions are bound to help on some holes.
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
Mine is quite a short course so soft fairways with no run or into the wind doesn't cause too much problem.
Fairways are tight though and greens small so when it firms up distance control and accuracy is all important it's all too easy to hit a good shot but run out of fairway or off the back of greens.
Fairways are tight though and greens small so when it firms up distance control and accuracy is all important it's all too easy to hit a good shot but run out of fairway or off the back of greens.
MashieNiblick
Tour Winner
Lush with no run. We have 4 par 4's around 450 yards (1 is 471!) and another 4 400 yarders. Means it doesn't need to be windy to play long, especially when your average drive is only about 230-240 (Oh the shame! I am not worthy of this forum 
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thecraw
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Strong Westerly wind make my place tough as boots.
Fozzie
Club Champion
The wind is definitely a factor at our course. We had our Club Championship at weekend & the course played tough. Fairways were made very narrow & the 2nd cut was lush & grippy. I was steady-ish until taking an N/R on the Par 3 10th on the 2nd day. 
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The prevailing wind i against you on our si's 1,3,4 & 6.
They are two long par 4's which many people can't reach in 2 and a 560 yards par 5 along with a 200yds, all carry par 3.
They are two long par 4's which many people can't reach in 2 and a 560 yards par 5 along with a 200yds, all carry par 3.
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