Night Golf

[Dando]

hi all,

anyone here played night golf before as Pine Ridge are holding a nine hole event in Feb and I have always fancied giving it go.

thanks,

Dando

 

[fundy]

hi all,

anyone here played night golf before as Pine Ridge are holding a nine hole event in Feb and I have always fancied giving it go.

thanks,

Dando

If youre going to do it, do it in July or August not February!!!!

Its fine for a laugh once, not sure Id want to play regularly

 

[Boomy]

If youre going to do it, do it in July or August not February!!!!

Its fine for a laugh once, not sure Id want to play regularly

Play night golf at the height of summer whilst it’s daylight ? Doesn’t that kinda defeat the object.

 

[fundy]

Play night golf at the height of summer whilst it’s daylight ? Doesn’t that kinda defeat the object.

it still gets dark doesnt it? at least move closer to spring autumn rather than the coldest evenings possible in February

 

[SteveW86]

I played it once at Chichester, was good fun. No floodlights, just a glow in the dark ball.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

it still gets dark doesnt it? at least move closer to spring autumn rather than the coldest evenings possible in February

Yeah, I'd rather do it on a balmy summer's evening at say 10pm, than a cold february at 6pm

 

[fenwayrich]

Our club held a 6 hole event last September. The people organising it illuminated the sides of the fairways, hazards, greens and the flag. The balls travel about 80% of normal distance and stay light for a few minutes after they are struck. Apparently we are doing it again this year. It was OK but I won't be bothering again.

 

[Boomy]

it still gets dark doesnt it? at least move closer to spring autumn rather than the coldest evenings possible in February

Yes it does, but you’d be teeing off at 10pm which is a bit unrealistic. At least night golf out of summer season could be a 5/6pm tee, just put cold weather gear on Simples. I can just imagine saying to the Mrs as I leave the house at 9pm - “just off for a game of golf, back at 3am ?

 

[fundy]

Yes it does, but you’d be teeing off at 10pm which is a bit unrealistic. At least night golf out of summer season could be a 5/6pm tee, just put cold weather gear on Simples. I can just imagine saying to the Mrs as I leave the house at 9pm - “just off for a game of golf, back at 3am ?

Think the time we did it we teed off at 9ish, only played 9 holes which was plenty. Still got home at 3am though lol

 

[Blue in Munich]

If youre going to do it, do it in July or August not February!!!!

Its fine for a laugh once, not sure Id want to play regularly

Is the correct answer, never again.

 

[Blue in Munich]

hi all,

anyone here played night golf before as Pine Ridge are holding a nine hole event in Feb and I have always fancied giving it go.

thanks,

Dando

Go out behind @Liverpoolphil at Stoneham or H4H, kill 2 birds with one stone.

Afternoon Philip.

 

[sunshine]

Yes it does, but you’d be teeing off at 10pm which is a bit unrealistic.

Why is that unrealistic?

Not everyone is tucked up in bed with their cocoa by 10pm. It's supposed to be a fun event over a shorter course. Trudging around a wet course on a freezing February night does not sound like fun! Probably hard to spot a glowing ball when it's plugged in mud

 

[chrisd]

Did it some years ago and, quite frankly, it was horrendous. Walking in largely pitch black was really dangerous, couldn't see pot holes etc, even in summer it was quite cold and we weren't dressed for that. Add to that the difficulty in hitting, putting,or even watching a ball in the dark - no thanks, never again!

 

[Old Skier]

We play it in late Autumn and early spring, 9 holes with tilly lamps behind each hole and glow balls. Good laugh followed by hot stew.

 

[Old Skier]

Did it some years ago and, quite frankly, it was horrendous. Walking in largely pitch black was really dangerous, couldn't see pot holes etc, even in summer it was quite cold and we weren't dressed for that. Add to that the difficulty in hitting, putting,or even watching a ball in the dark - no thanks, never again!

Didn’t you use glow balls

 

[Oddsocks]

They used to play one near me lining the fairway with glow sticks, same up the pin with a circular disc in the hole and a glow up ball.

Looked a right giggle.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Didn’t you use glow balls

The one we did had something in the ball that lit it up when you hit it, but eventually it went out. Twice it went out during my downswing.

 

[chrisd]

Didn’t you use glow balls

We did, and glow rings round the hole - torches were not allowed

 

[chrisd]

Twice it went out during my downswing.

Having seen your downswing who can blame it ??

 

[Blue in Munich]

Having seen your downswing who can blame it ??

Harsh!