French Lick

[Paul Payne]

I had a chance to play there last week. There has been enough printed around here about the course that I don't need to give a detailed description of it. I'll just say that I very much enjoyed the course and I espeacially liked the aproach shots. Most required some sort of uphill shot to a protected green with sloping sides etc. some partially blind. Great fun course.

WHAT IS WITH THE CART PATHS?!?!?  

There was a thread a while back about what course could most benefit from cart path removal. I think I found my candidate.

They are new bright concrete with curbing and because the property is compact, they appear to be everywhere. The land is rolling enough that you often get some sort of view out over the course from the tee box and you almost cannot focus on the course because the cart paths are so prominently in view.

Let's just say I hated them.

I would probably go back and play again if in the area because I did enjoy the course so much but the paths would almost make me want to pass. I shake my head at how much of their recent rennovation budget was sunk into those dismal trails.

[michael j fay]

Paul:

There are half as many linear feet of cartpaths as there was.
Before it looked like an extension of I-65.

As unfortunate as the cartpath system is it could not be avoided. The property (as you could see ) is rather hilly and the area gets a fairly hearty amount of rain. Without the paths the course would need to be closed to carts for a fairly long time after a heavy rainfall. In that it is optimistic to expect players to walk the course (especially casino guests) the paths are a necessity.

It is really too bad that they stand out so obviously on such a nice canvas.

[Paul Payne]

Wow,

It is hard to imagine that the amount of cart path has actually been reduced.

I understand the need for them of course, especially for a resort course but aren't there materials out there that could somehow look a little more subtle? Possibly a darker agregate, or colorizing the concrete?

I feel a little bad diss'ing the course like this but many times after a good round I will replay different holes and shots in my mind for some time afterwards. In this case one of the first visions that come to mind whenever I recollect the course are the images of white ribbons running up and down the hills.

[Nick Pozaric]

Whats the condition like now?

[Doug Ralston]

Awwww-ww

I hope you ride to the golf course on your horse, because back when golf was 'as it should be' without carts, horses were also in vogue. Don't cars, planes, TVs and computers seem 'so out of place'?

Welcome my friends, to the new millineum.

BTW, I am certain any private course is free to revert to no cart paths, sticks and feather balls etc. Public courses are unlikely to desire the primitive, since $$$ are in the amenities. Darn, reality intrudes yet again.

Doug

[Paul Payne]

It was a little rugged. Everything was pretty dormant still. The rough was short and had just been aerated. The greens were true but slow and were starting to grow in so a little bumpy. There had also been a rainstorm the night before so it was soft but had drained really well. I don't recall any real water problems anywhere.

I could tell this course will be very nice whithin about a month. You can see it had been well kept last season.

[David Kelly]

Awwww-ww

I hope you ride to the golf course on your horse, because back when golf was 'as it should be' without carts, horses were also in vogue.

So you are saying that before golf carts golfers rode around the course on horses?

[Doug Ralston]

LOL

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