Nudgee Golf Club Redevelopment.

[AndyP]

And Andy unless it rains bad all the new holes are playing as if there has been no rain.

Thanks, Hux. My playing partner says that he can only play morning now, and I know those slots are scarce at Nudgee.

[Hux]

Sounds like its going to rain anyway

[AndyP]

I actually did get in at 6:48a. I'll be annoyed if he pulls the pin now, as I would have played somewhere this morning otherwise.

[gazgolf1]

36 pts with birdie on the last, not bad AndyP considering the constant drizzle, how was the course?

[AndyP]

Stalker!!!!

Not bad. I enjoyed the finishing holes which had been completed, but there were way too many par 3s in the current temporary setup (8 in total). I'm never a fan of buried elephants in greens either.

It would be best to come back next after everything is finished.

[Ferrins]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3rax27_ZIVM

[gazgolf1]

. I'm never a fan of buried elephants in greens either.

yeah there are a few of those now.

[peter_rs]

There will be more with all the greens to be done now

[AndyP]

Do you guys like the greens? I felt it made birdie opportunities a fair bit harder, as you had to get pretty close for a more straight forward putt.

[gazgolf1]

Do you guys like the greens?

I love them, after being a member there since 2004ish and experiencing 2 courses with pretty boring greens the new ones represent a real challenge in putting your approach on the proper side of the hole to make a birdie possible. I'm not saying I'm good enough to do that but I've put myself in some spots on the new greens where due to the slopes a 2 putt par from 20 feet was no bargain. It has been fun learning where you can hit it on certain greens and where you cannot.

[AndyP]

Hopefully they don't start putting pins in ridiculous positions on 18, especially from the back tees, because I don't recall seeing multiple slopes like that on a green.

[gazgolf1]

Keen to play it off those back tees, we measured it the other day and it will play about 150m normally into the prevailing northerly.

[markTHEblake]

Hopefully they don't start putting pins in ridiculous positions on 18, especially from the back tees, because I don't recall seeing multiple slopes like that on a green.

have you forgotten the 17th at Pacific Harbour?

[AndyP]

Have you seen 18 at Nudgee? They are cliff like drops.

[BUSHY]

Have you seen 18 at Nudgee? They are cliff like drops.

It’s an interesting green that’s for sure.

[Ferrins]

It’s an interesting green that’s for sure.

Took us 5 hrs to get to it!

[markTHEblake]

Have you seen 18 at Nudgee? They are cliff like drops.

No. How is it compared to New 1st at City?

[AndyP]

No. How is it compared to New 1st at City?

Much steeper.

[BUSHY]

Took us 5 hrs to get to it!

[markTHEblake]

Much steeper.

ok thats steep then.

[AndyP]

This doesn't show much except the bit where there are four close lines on the green, which means steep.


The pin was front right on Sunday, which while scary, wasn't a bad target at 103m from the forward tees.

This Facebook post has a picture of it in the background.
https://www.facebook.com/nudgeegolfc...34417379925169

[Sydney Hacker]

What sort of speed do they run the greens at?

[AndyP]

What sort of speed do they run the greens at?

You'd have to ask a local if they know a number. It took a bit for me to get used to the faster speed on the practice green compared to what I putt on in the Western suburbs.

[gazgolf1]

This is the green in question.

[Ferrins]

The chummy Sunday foursome.