Naming of Holes

[Gopher]

Ok, it's not a big problem but about a fifth of our somewhat cramped scorecard is dedicated to the name of the hole.

I'm sure the members really don't care whether they are playing 'Chute', 'The Dell' or 'Up and Over'. All they need to know is the distance, par, stroke index.

Maybe visitors get more out of it than members, but I've yet to be convinced.

Is naming of holes a benefit at your course, or a pretentious waste of time?

 

[robbeh32]

Ours are named i quite like it. But couldnt care less if they wasnt

 

[garyinderry]

I prefer to see it and enjoy a memorable name.

 

[Imurg]

I don't see the point of it personally
Let's face it, the 12th and 13th at Augusta are more known as the 12th and 13th than Golden Bell and Azalea

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Ours are named as were the holes at Wimbledon Common. Makes no difference to me and I rarely if ever refer (or referred) to them by name. As the OP points out, I'm more interested in how far the hole is and am I getting a shot

 

[mikejohnchapman]

Only if they are relevant to the history of the course otherwise not really.

 

[woofers]

Is naming of holes a benefit at your course, or a pretentious waste of time?

It‘s a pretentious waste of time.
Anywhere.
The only places the name crops up is on the scorecard or in ‘flowery’ newspaper reports / articles.
I’ve never seen the name of a hole actually on the course markings or furniture.

 

[fundy]

I dont mind it if the names useful, something like "hidden pond" or "winding ditch", less so when they point out the bleeding obvious "long slog" or "homeward bound"

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Pointless. Numbers matter, no one takes notice of names.

 

[Fish]

We don’t have names, thankfully, load of tosh, unnecessary and pointless imo.

 

[Backache]

You know that a course has most things right if the most bothersome thing about it is the holes names.

 

[Crow]

Well, looking at it through the eyes of a follower of vintage golf and traditions.....






I think it's a load of bull too.

 

[richart]

I’m sure Rick told me one of the holes at Centurion was called Doggers Wood. Useful information.

 

[pendodave]

We have em. I've never heard a single person at our club refer to any hole by name in any curcumstance, which tells you all you need to know about their pointlessness...

 

[Deleted member 25172]

I’m sure Rick told me one of the holes at Centurion was called Doggers Wood. Useful information.

I’m sure there’s plenty of holes from time to time around there then. Just don’t mix up what’s supposed to go where!

 

[Jacko_G]

Love a good hole name.

Guess your course needs a bigger scorecard or better font.

 

[Captainron]

I love hole names. Much more informative than a number. Adds character

 

[Liverbirdie]

Low handicappers love a good name to put a birdie against.

 

[Robster59]

We have hole names but they're on the back of the card as a list next to the course map. I quite like hole names. They give a course character.

 

[HarrogateHacker]

Not sure if my course does, i suspect it might do but I’ve not heard anybody using them. Happy enough if courses have them but they are barely used in my experience. I do like the historical ones but there aren’t many where the name is better known than the number. The Road Hole at the old course Springs to mind as one