What's the difference.

[Atticus_Finch]

Can someone tell me or give me a link to describe the differences between a Inland, Parkland, Heathland, Moorland and Woodland courses.
We have an idea, but can't be certain.
This is a current discussion at work.

 

[birdieman]

No definitive differences, there is often some overlap but for me :-

Inland - anything more than 2 miles from the sea.

Parkland - looks like an urban park - manicured, flat, all cut grass and every feature made rather than natural.

Heathland - dry course usually sandy and undulating with pine trees, gorse, heather characteristic.

Moorland - high elevation with lots of heather on dry areas and rushes in damp areas.

Woodland- erm....holes cut through a forest.



There you go... pretty vague really!

 

[USER1999]

So what would a parkland course on the side of a hill be called?

Augusta is parkland, but flat it is not.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think woodland and parkland can be one in the same.

 

[birdieman]

Those definitions would be for the UK only, US would have a whole different set I imagine?

 

[SammmeBee]

What about Dubai?

 

[haplesshacker]

And what do you call some of the dust pits in Oz that they play golf on in the back country?

Please don't say 'burnt'.

 

[viscount17]

What about Dubai?

bunker?

Inland = not links
Parkland = used to be farmland or deerpark
Heathland = grazing land, too poor to plough
Moorland = grazing land, usually at a higher elevation and more remote than heathland, lots of heather

 

[shanker]

Can someone tell me or give me a link to describe the differences between a Inland, Parkland, Heathland, Moorland and Woodland courses.
We have an idea, but can't be certain.
This is a current discussion at work.

It's an interesting question, Atticus. I don't have the answer, however. I'd say that one of the great things about golf is the variety of courses. Some fit easily into one category, others don't.

 

[Herbie]

I dont really care, its a golf course in a location, its often different types of grass with or without trees