Britishshooting
Club Champion
I'm a member at two courses, one of which I was a childhood member and have literally just re-joined as I miss the social and it's okay to practice at when I can't make it to my preferred course.
There is a new owner who claims to have big plans for this very average if not sub-par golf course. Greenfee's are typically around £25 in peak summer to give an idea. Greens are in good knick due to keen greenskeepers but it's mainly sand based and the fairways are poor as it's a clay base, not your carpet fairways..you're usually thankful to not have a bare lie in summer. What i'm getting at is whilst it's okay to have a knock around it has many limitations currently.
ANYWAY...
Someone has recently acquired the course as the previous owner sold up having failed to develop the land adjoining the course.
He's making many bold claims however one major one was undersoil heating to the greens.
I can get my head around it for some top flight course but not a course of this nature. I see woburn has a system like this in place but has anyone ever been a member when such works have been undertaken?
It must be a lengthy, costly and disruptive installation to retrofit such a system not to mention the running costs unless technology has advanced somewhat.?
I'm sure it's one of the many bold claims that are made and quickly forgotten however it would be interesting to know what implications it would have should it go ahead?
There is a new owner who claims to have big plans for this very average if not sub-par golf course. Greenfee's are typically around £25 in peak summer to give an idea. Greens are in good knick due to keen greenskeepers but it's mainly sand based and the fairways are poor as it's a clay base, not your carpet fairways..you're usually thankful to not have a bare lie in summer. What i'm getting at is whilst it's okay to have a knock around it has many limitations currently.
ANYWAY...
Someone has recently acquired the course as the previous owner sold up having failed to develop the land adjoining the course.
He's making many bold claims however one major one was undersoil heating to the greens.
I can get my head around it for some top flight course but not a course of this nature. I see woburn has a system like this in place but has anyone ever been a member when such works have been undertaken?
It must be a lengthy, costly and disruptive installation to retrofit such a system not to mention the running costs unless technology has advanced somewhat.?
I'm sure it's one of the many bold claims that are made and quickly forgotten however it would be interesting to know what implications it would have should it go ahead?