Heather

[Sam Krume]

i think the most heather laden course must be Hankley, it is everywhere and its a bitch...

[Paul Gray]

i think the most heather laden course must be Hankley, it is everywhere and its a bitch...

They farm it, literally. If you want to buy a lot of heather, Hankley can give you a quote.

[Mark Chaplin]

Bill you may remember I cracked a rib playing out of the heather at Alwoodley.

[Bill_McBride]

Bill you may remember I cracked a rib playing out of the heather at Alwoodley.

I missed that trip but can believe it.  On #12?

[Paul Gray]

I know the heather at North Hants could be rather thick. Last year they were making a real effort to thin it out which appeared to be working.

Liphook can certainly be a pain. I seem to recall the heather at New Zealand also being a struggle.

[Sam Krume]

Walton Heath also have an abundance of the short purple stuff but they seem to be in control of it. A lot being stripped thinner on the old last time I was up there, I seem to remember

[Adam Lawrence]

i think the most heather laden course must be Hankley, it is everywhere and its a bitch...

They farm it, literally. If you want to buy a lot of heather, Hankley can give you a quote.

They do. All the heather that was planted at Queenwood came from Hankley

[Sam Krume]

i think the most heather laden course must be Hankley, it is everywhere and its a bitch...

They farm it, literally. If you want to buy a lot of heather, Hankley can give you a quote.

They do. All the heather that was planted at Queenwood came from Hankley

Cant say that ive seen or played Queenwood as i dont have an odd 150k laying around but i reckon Hankley could heather every course in UK and they would still have some left over!!!

[Marty Bonnar]

It's like a fine Scottish lassie. Bonnie, but deadly!



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[Bill_McBride]

i think the most heather laden course must be Hankley, it is everywhere and its a bitch...

They farm it, literally. If you want to buy a lot of heather, Hankley can give you a quote.

They do. All the heather that was planted at Queenwood came from Hankley

Cant say that ive seen or played Queenwood as i dont have an odd 150k laying around but i reckon Hankley could heather every course in UK and they would still have some left over!!!

The tee to green heather on #7 Hankley is equal to most courses where I've seen the stuff. 


New Zealand's heather is diabolical because it's typically on both sides of the fairway.  I had a great driving day there and spent most of my time helping my fellow competitors look for their errant missles!

[David_Tepper]

The only thing tougher than playing out of heather is playing out of ice plant.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ice+plant&tbm=isch&imgil=aO343apqJDAfaM%253A%253BwEJL0rSCWVNnQM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Flandscaping.about.com%25252Fod%25252Fperennialflowers%25252Fp%25252Ficeplant.htm&source=iu&pf=m&fir=aO343apqJDAfaM%253A%252CwEJL0rSCWVNnQM%252C_&biw=1366&bih=657&usg=__qNSdF9yMtK9g1-3KFEkYbKSV1Ck%3D&ved=0CMEBEMo3ahUKEwi_1JCgs4LJAhUQVogKHZs8AHc&ei=IxNAVv-2DZCsoQSb-YC4Bw#imgrc=ACuAuEJDobdiZM%3A&usg=__qNSdF9yMtK9g1-3KFEkYbKSV1Ck%3D

[Tim Gallant]

Here's the article.


http://http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/Article/Course-management-Waving-not-drowning-at-Royal-Dublin/2956/Default.aspx#.Vj3qD2IgGSM

Seems to be a broken link?

Ratbag, I'll check and repost


Try this for size:


http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/Article/Course-management-Waving-not-drowning-at-Royal-Dublin/2956/Default.aspx#.Vj4zUoQbTzI

Adam, thank you very much for the link - really enjoyed the article. My next question: what specifically does 'scarifying' do? So it cuts into the soil, but is that to encourage better drainage?

[Josh Stevens]

These sandy heathland soils tend to create a crust to them.  I guess its nice to break that up.

I do wonder however about the heather lips on the bunkers.

Looks lovely but raises the potential that a ball could actually pop through  a bunker up onto the heather covered lip and go from being an annoying half shot penalty, to being utterly unplayable.

Pros must scream at the unfairness of it all

[Adam Lawrence]

Here's the article.


http://http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/Article/Course-management-Waving-not-drowning-at-Royal-Dublin/2956/Default.aspx#.Vj3qD2IgGSM

Seems to be a broken link?

Ratbag, I'll check and repost


Try this for size:


http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/Article/Course-management-Waving-not-drowning-at-Royal-Dublin/2956/Default.aspx#.Vj4zUoQbTzI

Adam, thank you very much for the link - really enjoyed the article. My next question: what specifically does 'scarifying' do? So it cuts into the soil, but is that to encourage better drainage?

As I understand it (greenkeepers feel free to correct me) the point is to remove a proportion of the grass plants, the aim being a sward that is tall and waving, yet open.