Playing off the beach

[patricks148]

after having a look at West Kilbride fly over, i noticed the beach is OOB, as is Crail, i think Dunbar?? all the St Andrews courses its OOB , though you are not that close to the beach

Now most of the links up here you can play from the beach should you land on it, red staked hazzard.
Brora, Golspie, Fortrose, Nairn,Castle Stuart, Moray Old and New , Hopeman. I think you can on Machrihanish Old as well, also think Royal Aberdeen is. i think its good to be able to play from the beach, and i'm a reg visitor on our 5th

any other courses close to the sea you can play it/ red staked?

 

[jim8flog]

The most obvious one to me is Pebble Beach.

 

[IanM]

6th and 7th at San Lorenzo.... if the tide is out! But I guess that is technically a tidal lagoon, rather than the actual beach! Sticking one of the beach there is very very wide!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Isn’t Trump Aberdeen oob on the left for the Par 3 2nd or 3rd hole?

 

[patricks148]

Isn’t Trump Aberdeen oob on the left for the Par 3 2nd or 3rd hole?

will have to check, The one with the burn?

nope just checked the scorecard and it says beach is a lateral hazzard

 

[Deleted member 16999]

will have to check, The one with the burn?

It’s the 3rd, closest hole to the beach.

 

[IanG]

North Berwick beach is red staked everywhere it comes into play.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

At the courses I can think of in Northumberland the beach is OOB. I would assume it is for safety reasons which would make total sense for the courses I am thinking of. Perhaps the layout of some of the Scottish ones is different and the public do not go on those bits of beach.

 

[merv79]

I have hit one off the beach on I think the 2nd hole at North Berwick!

 

[need_my_wedge]

I played off the beach at Turnberry

 

[patricks148]

At the courses I can think of in Northumberland the beach is OOB. I would assume it is for safety reasons which would make total sense for the courses I am thinking of. Perhaps the layout of some of the Scottish ones is different and the public do not go on those bits of beach.

Tain (11th and 12th)the beach is OOB, but that would be more to do with the danger of getting down there rather than danger. Nairn the first 7 holes the beach is in play and there are plenty of people wandering about on it.

 

[Deleted member 21258]

I think you can on Machrihanish Old as well,

You can, I pulled my tee shot on the 1st and played from the beach. Got a cough beach sandy par from there

I have hit one off the beach on I think the 2nd hole at North Berwick!

I did that as well, the climb down the frame is great fun

 

[patricks148]

You can, I pulled my tee shot on the 1st and played from the beach. Got a cough beach sandy par from there

if you get a decent lie after the tide as just gone out, its easier from the beach, last time i played i took the kemlo line

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Tain (11th and 12th)the beach is OOB, but that would be more to do with the danger of getting down there rather than danger. Nairn the first 7 holes the beach is in play and there are plenty of people wandering about on it.

Very surprised at that. A simple Risk Assesment from the club should highlight the dangers of allowing it. If the beach is in play then the golfers are not going to be too worried about going there. If it is OOB then you try your utmost to keep the ball on the course.

 

[patricks148]

Very surprised at that. A simple Risk Assesment from the club should highlight the dangers of allowing it. If the beach is in play then the golfers are not going to be too worried about going there. If it is OOB then you try your utmost to keep the ball on the course.

you wouldn't hit the ball on there deliberately, you can't stop balls ending up there so danger is still there, though not when the tide is in

 

[CliveW]

If I remember correctly, the beach alongside the 12th at Kingsbarns.

 

[Lincoln Quaker]

will have to check, The one with the burn?

nope just checked the scorecard and it says beach is a lateral hazzard

You have no chance of playing from the beach though even if you are that far left as the burn is way too wide to jump across.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

you wouldn't hit the ball on there deliberately, you can't stop balls ending up there so danger is still there, though not when the tide is in

I get that you would not hit there deliberately but if you don't lose a shot by going on the beach the consequence is limited. My first club was a links course with a very popular beach running alongside it. The beach was OOB so apart from not wanting to hit anyone there was also a consequence of losing a shot if you went there. It made you play away from the beach more, definitely. Obviously you would still slice the odd ball on there and it was always a terrifying moment, one of the reasons I left there.

 

[HankMarvin]

If I remember correctly, the beach alongside the 12th at Kingsbarns.

As is the Par 5 3rd hole and all the other holes alongside the beach 🏖

 

[Slab]

Le Paradis is played as staked hazard and quite a bit can be beach at low tide


While Ile Aux Cerfs tends to be mostly OOB for their beach holes (& more chance of other beach users being present)