Fishman Dan
30th April 2004, 05:07 PM
Perhaps a topic for Courses? Not design, just straight up course chat?
Reason being because i played Paradise Palms (Cairns) on the honeymoon - yes, left the missus by the Lagoon pool at the Outrigger Palm Cove and had a round. Not a bad course, but...
Managing the course:
Perhaps i was a little pissed after shanking my 2nd shot of the day into the woods, but they were scarifying some greens when i was playing, so still got hit with $99 green fees. Shame in timing really. But they sent me out as a single, behind another single, behind a twosome, behind a threesome (caught them in 4 holes), behind several groups of 4. After 8 holes i'd been let through a few groups, but the next lot said it was the same for numerous groups in front, so they didn't let me play through. Very boring.
Design
The other comment is about the design (yes Richard, a Marsh/Watson course) - they are actually filling in some creeks, but the old debate ran hot (in my head at least). On the 5th (?) i got let through 2 groups at the tee - so to be thankful i grabbed my hired driver and dead-set SMASHED it, slight draw. When i popped the driver back in the bag, i noticed the picture of the hole, with a creek running through it.
I would have hit this ball 250+ metres, most of it on the fly, so of course when i get up to the gulley (creek?!), no sign of my Nike. This gully was 25m wide and 15 deep, overgrown with weeds, a stream and rocks. Any well hit drive would end up there, even the longer-hitters would be punished, forcing 3-iron or 5-wood off the tee. Where's the reward for the longer hitters?
G69 tipped me off so i've wound up here. Quick note to say that i'm back after the weddin' and the honeymoon, so golf is very much on the agenda. Seems i missed something on the ISG forums? Moving on...
Reason being because i played Paradise Palms (Cairns) on the honeymoon - yes, left the missus by the Lagoon pool at the Outrigger Palm Cove and had a round. Not a bad course, but...
Managing the course:
Perhaps i was a little pissed after shanking my 2nd shot of the day into the woods, but they were scarifying some greens when i was playing, so still got hit with $99 green fees. Shame in timing really. But they sent me out as a single, behind another single, behind a twosome, behind a threesome (caught them in 4 holes), behind several groups of 4. After 8 holes i'd been let through a few groups, but the next lot said it was the same for numerous groups in front, so they didn't let me play through. Very boring.
Design
The other comment is about the design (yes Richard, a Marsh/Watson course) - they are actually filling in some creeks, but the old debate ran hot (in my head at least). On the 5th (?) i got let through 2 groups at the tee - so to be thankful i grabbed my hired driver and dead-set SMASHED it, slight draw. When i popped the driver back in the bag, i noticed the picture of the hole, with a creek running through it.
I would have hit this ball 250+ metres, most of it on the fly, so of course when i get up to the gulley (creek?!), no sign of my Nike. This gully was 25m wide and 15 deep, overgrown with weeds, a stream and rocks. Any well hit drive would end up there, even the longer-hitters would be punished, forcing 3-iron or 5-wood off the tee. Where's the reward for the longer hitters?
G69 tipped me off so i've wound up here. Quick note to say that i'm back after the weddin' and the honeymoon, so golf is very much on the agenda. Seems i missed something on the ISG forums? Moving on...