Would you make a homemade golf course?

[TEPaul]

Rich:

I'm a disciple of Max Behr----I'm all about having it as wide as possible. Some clubs and people worry about things like people getting hit and hurt and liability. I don't.


"I'm more worried about your heavy horses."


Horses and golf coexisted just fine once upon a time in early golf, so I'm sure they could again.

[Charlie Goerges]

With the whole bird situation, I'm guessing Featheries are "out".

[Mike Sweeney]

A few GCAers including Historian Moore, World Traveler Huntley and Long Ball Hitting Loh have been on and walked the property. However, none have been granted playing rights to the exclusive grounds.

Jeff Loh and his wife Suzanna were granted playing privileges today. Like many clubs, we need the unescorted fees these days!

[Brett_Morrissy]

Tom,
I first began posting on here in 2003 as I was seeking some comment on my plans to build a golf hole(s) on my 5 acre property.

I would say my best assistance was George C THomas' Golf Course arhcitecture of America and TD's Anatomy of golf course.

as I was scared of the amount of maintenance involved, I imported a synthetic Impact green from Atlanta Georgia to here in Australia. I had the green, 7 bunkers and 10 tees (3 tee complexes) shaped by Tony Cashmore's shaper, incorporated a water storage, reticulating bore water thru a series of ponds and a 'burn', basically designed the 10 tees beginning with Sand wedge at 85 yds up thru each club to 3 iron and hybrid, at about 205 yards, with a fair bit of irrigation, but not too much.

The green site is about 360 sq feet with three pin positions and a 'fairway' area of around 3,300 sq metres.

It is a wonderful thing, with hours of fun for my family, handicap down from 15 to 7, but has required significant commitment, time and energy, but have enjoyed every minute of it. Weeds are my biggest issue.


Cheers
Brett

[Carl Johnson]

I've got a couple of friends with homemade "courses" . . . one guy retired as head of a company, and for a retirement gift his friends built him a par three with various teeing sites from the back of his house.  The green is an artificial surface with three holes.  The other guy has a farm with various teeing sites out back, and targets across a pond.  All I can say is that with a drink and some good friends on hand, these are great "courses" to chill on.  I'd take either one of them.

[George_Bahto]

3 or 4 (2, par-4s and 2, par-3s) huge double greens - each with about 4 holes cut in each and as you played a hole, on the way off, you change that pin to a different position on that green.

you can play any of the other 3 greens after you putt out

[Tim Johnson]

This topic has been a lifetime discussion with my golfing buddies over a couple of beers and what we would do with lottery winnings. We have never done up drawings but it basically came down to 3 greens in a triangle that could be played any number of ways.
Might have to start some drawings, we have 40 million on for Lotto 6/49 tonight.

[Kevin Pallier]

The green site is about 360 sq feet with three pin positions and a 'fairway' area of around 3,300 sq metres.

It is a wonderful thing, with hours of fun for my family, handicap down from 15 to 7, but has required significant commitment, time and energy, but have enjoyed every minute of it. Weeds are my biggest issue.


Cheers
Brett

Brett

Any chances of you showing some pics of "Sunnyside Downs" ?

[Michael Taylor]

Sounds great Brett. Where is this amazing course you speak of!? 

I too would be interested in some pics please.

Pup

[Patrick_Mucci]

I have about a ten acre field next to the barn/office here on the farm. I was just eyeing it the other day and I realized I could design a homemade course that would basically be a target course (putting would be a bit raw and tough). I could make hazards out of high grass shapes and I could make maybe 6-9 target greens. No seeding or sodding, just mowing out fairway shapes and high grass hazards in various arrangements.

If I didn't like it I could redesign it in about a month with the tractor and lawn mower! 

It would probably be something like golf around 1800.

Would you do it if you were me?   

Not unless I could devote the time and resources to MAINTAIN it.

[archie_struthers]

 

Any crop circles on the farm lately   

[Dan Herrmann]

Come on, Tom - We need another golf course around these parts!