+ Reply to Thread
Results 121 to 142 of 142
Thread: Ongoing Course Conditions...
-
07-13-2002 04:34 PM #121
Re: Iroquois Golf Club
Originally posted by Andy4Par
I am playing at Iroquois on Sunday. Can anyone give me an idea of what to expect in the way of course conditions, etc. Never been there...thanks!
-
07-13-2002 07:14 PM #122
Its pretty flat, wide open links course.When the wind is blowing its a little tougher [always a wind it seems]. The rough is hard to get out of likes grabbing your club.[have not played there this year]. Like any course stay in the fairway and its an easy course and depending on the wind .Was by the course today and the greens and fairways look in really good shape. Here is there website www.igolf.on.ca
-
07-13-2002 08:11 PM #123
Iroquois
I haven't played there since April, so I can't really tell you the conditions. The layout is wide-open and flat with few trees. There are a few tricky holes alongside the St. Lawrence River, but if it's not windy then it is a pretty easy course to play.
-
07-17-2002 11:39 AM #124
- Join Date
- Mar 2002
- Location
- Almonte, Ontario
- Posts
- 584
Greensmere
Since the next OGT event is at Greensmere, I thought that I'd go and play the course so that this time I have at least a bit of an idea of the layout.
Has anyone been there lately? What shape is the course in??nice_lag
Almonte
-
07-17-2002 10:19 PM #125
- Join Date
- Jun 2001
- Posts
- 29
anybody know what kind of shape Arnprior (Sandpoint) is in???
-
07-17-2002 10:42 PM #126
- Join Date
- Jun 2001
- Posts
- 79
Sand Point
Very good. Greens are excellent, and the overall course conditions are great. You will not be disappointed.
-
07-18-2002 01:39 PM #127
Nation
Played Nation yesterday for the first time this year. Overall, the course was in good shape, but the greens were pretty slow and the first green was in pretty dismal shape. The beer cart woman was fantastic, we must have seen her 7 or 8 times in 18 holes!
-
07-18-2002 01:55 PM #128
Watch out Shtick!!
Hey Schtick.....you might just have some competition!!
-
07-18-2002 06:37 PM #129
- Join Date
- Mar 2002
- Location
- Almonte, Ontario
- Posts
- 584
Ouhhh The Shtick vs Jeffc
Could be interesting to see who draws the most....
Just back from Greensmere... course is in good shape when you consider that it hasn't been opened for a full year yet. The greens were amazing, very true, fairly fast and very receptive to long irons.
The fairways need a bit of work but once everything gets a bit more mature, the bent grass will be real good.
IMHO, the back nine is way better than the front one. More challenging, better variety and definitely more pleasing to the eye.
Teed off at lunch time and finished in 3h45. Very impressive.
And while we're on the beer cart subject, the young lady seemed to be around the corner at every hole. Good service. I'm sure that The Shtick will let us know how it goes at the next OGT event.
CheersLast edited by nice_lag; 07-19-2002 at 10:49 PM.
nice_lag
Almonte
-
07-19-2002 06:29 PM #130
-
07-20-2002 04:57 PM #131
Stonebridge
Played yesterday...
1. Fairways were very dry
2. Greens were very dry
3. They airated some fariways and greens
Still a beautiful course, but it needs to be watered.
-
07-22-2002 09:37 PM #132
- Join Date
- Jul 2001
- Posts
- 148
Stonebridge
I played Stonebridge last week and was very disappointed with the conditions and I also noticed a difference in the # of marshalls. Not nearly as
controlled(pace of play that is). We actually had to wait a few times which was the courses bissest attribute.
I played approx. 20 rounds on this course last year and about the same # the previous fall when only the east nine was open and I wonder what is happening. Tons of divots, aerated fairways, top-dressed greens(sand) and some sort of freaky clover growing in patches all over. Not what I was used to and/or expected from a course that had become a favorite from the blues (whites definately too short two 4's are driveable). Won't be back until the fall-sorry.
-
07-22-2002 09:47 PM #133
Stonebridge
I have to agree and yet disagree.
We were the first group out last Friday on the East nine. At hole #6, as we were walking toward the green, a marshall was waiting for us, telling us that we were about five minutes behind pace. We had had a tough first few holes, balls in the fescue, water, etc. We knew we were behind, and that we needed to pick it up, which we did and we arrived at West one ten minutes early. This was the second or third marshall that we had seen through-out the course of the first few holes, and we continued to see them, including having a good chat with one on the West two tee box.
There is some clover growing, which I agree is not good for the bent grass. It was, however, only located in small isolated patches, and I was never sitting in any on the fairway.
Courses do have to perform maintenance, and in the case of courses that are played every day in a short season, that maintenance may impact play. Yes the fairways had been aerated, but if I was in a hole, more like a slit, I just move the ball an inch or so out of it. I didn't see any green top dressing, but it's all part of the maintenance duties. If it wasn't done, the course would be in shambles in no time.
As for the divots, that's not the courses fault, although they need to figure out how to get them filled in. Some golfers just don't seem to care, it goes hand in hand with ball marks on the greens (but that's a nother topic )It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others.
Colby
-
07-23-2002 07:44 AM #134
Stonebridge and divots holes
Originally posted by Colby
As for the divots, that's not the courses fault, although they need to figure out how to get them filled in. Some golfers just don't seem to care, it goes hand in hand with ball marks on the greens (but that's a nother topic )
I thought that was the weirdest thing.
-
07-23-2002 10:33 PM #135
- Join Date
- Jul 2001
- Posts
- 148
My point was that there were not nearly the same # of marshalls as there has been in the past and they were not nearly as vigilant. Perhaps it was a fluke or just my impression. Pace of play and/or waits have never been an issue. Is it a trend?
I agree that all courses require maintenance but this course is marketed as "Ottawa's Premiere Golf Facility"and in my opinion should reflect that as long as they charge what they do. Don't get me wrong, I am a big fan but feel that they should consider lowering the rates during these times. Wouldn't it be great if you were told in advance that there was work being done? Pretty hard to sink a 12 footer on dressed or sandy greens. Pretty annoying for a player trying to slam the lid on his/her handicap.
Divots, pitchmarks and other blemishes are all our responsibility but we should not see unfilled divots on a course like this. I am paying alot of money to play there, I expect more. This is not a goat track!!
-
08-14-2002 11:42 AM #136
Has anyone played the Champlain lately? Playing there in a tournament there next week.
-
08-19-2002 11:24 PM #137
- Join Date
- Jun 2001
- Posts
- 29
anybody been to Upper Canada lately???......what are the conditions like??....thanks ahead!!
-
08-21-2002 09:15 PM #138
will tell you on sunday
I have not been there (Upper Canada) in a few years but have always been very satisfied with the conditions. We have a tee time for this sunday, and will let you know when we get back.
-
08-31-2002 10:21 AM #139
-
01-23-2003 12:48 PM #140
- Join Date
- Feb 2002
- Posts
- 47
At present, course conditions are snowy and cold. It would be good for Eskimo golf, but not normal golf.
Playing golf is very similar to life.
You gotta have lots of spare balls in your bag to make the perfect score, cause over time, your going to lose some of them...:shot
-
05-09-2003 01:51 PM #141
- Join Date
- Feb 2002
- Posts
- 47
Obviously its early in the season, but I would like to see how people are finding the course conditions around the city these days.
It would go a long way in saving people the frustration playing a course that is obviously not up to par maitenance wise.
Myself, I am playing in a tournament at Kingsway at the beginning of June, and was curious to see what type of condition the course was in.
ThanksPlaying golf is very similar to life.
You gotta have lots of spare balls in your bag to make the perfect score, cause over time, your going to lose some of them...:shot
-
05-09-2003 08:47 PM #142
Check out the site called "COURSE CONDITIONS" not the one you put this query into.
Much more topical & current..............
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Similar Threads
-
Dry Conditions
By Riddler in forum Local StuffReplies: 2Last Post: 06-30-2007, 04:15 PM -
Course Value and Conditions
By Riddler in forum Local StuffReplies: 8Last Post: 05-11-2007, 04:29 PM -
Course conditions
By mully in forum Local StuffReplies: 2Last Post: 05-17-2005, 12:42 PM