Which GB&I links course would you most like to give a make-over?

[Niall C]

James B/Ally

Re SSSI, I know that Silloth had a bit of a job getting permission to build a new 5th green. The new green is further back into an area previously "untainted" by the golf course. On the plus side English Nature did provide a grant to help with clearing away the gorse.

John C-S

I have some sympathy with your views however as most links courses have evolved with constant tinkering what particular era are you preserving ? Maybe we should limit changes to tinkering which somehow suggests less draconian changes than make-over which suggests to me complete redecoration and obliteration of the past. If thats your thoughts I'm all for it.

I love playing old links, and inland courses, where you can still make out old greens/tees/bunkers etc.

Niall 

[Ally Mcintosh]

Niall,

As you said, most links courses are now unrecognisable from when they were first designed... John's view is a romantic one. That said, I hate the idea of getting rid of any of the individual stuff that is out there and in particular the remodelling of greens for the sake of it... but as I said before, it's a hypothetical thread...

With regards to Silloth, thanks for that... Again though, you are talking about development outwith the current course footprint. I doubt the same problems would arise for tinkering within the current course... Individual cases of course...