Hey Everyone!
Tonight is Doubles night!
Once again we will be playing at Fairmont on a temporary back 9.
Once again we will need at least 9 portable baskets. I can provide 3 of them, so we n ...
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Hey Everyone!
Tonight is Doubles night!
Once again we will be playing at Fairmont on a temporary back 9.
Once again we will need at least 9 portable baskets. I can provide 3 of them, so we need at least 6 more.
I will mark a new temporary 9 this afternoon. It will incorporate some of the holes from the Austin/Clouse set up from last week, but will have a few new twists.
Remember, the idea is to try some different layouts before we settle on a permanent back 9 layout that we will work with Riley County on. As a group, we will try to evaluate the various layouts based upon the following criteria:
1. Parameters given to us by Riley County. If the county ain't happy, it ain't happening!
2. Safety. If there are injuries or property damage, the county may shut us down as well.
3. Happy Neighbors. Whether their concerns are reasonable or unreasonable doesn't matter. Angry neighbors are a roadblock.
4. Flow. Right now the plan is to flow smoothly from old hole 2 to our new nine and back to old hole 3 in a way that first time players can navigate without a guide, and that will not require unnecessarily long walks between holes or crossing fairways. We also want to consider Speed of Play issues. Too many lost discs means slow recreational, league, and tournament play.
6. Best use of land and obstacles. How can we get the most bang for our buck?
7. Fun! How can we make the new 9 fun for all abilities of play?
8. Lefty/Righty balance. What constitutes a righty/lefty favored hole is debatable, but we should at least consider this.
9. Variety. We don't want 9 450 ft wide open bombers, or 9 technical tunnel shots... you get the idea.
10. Excellence! The course won't be perfect, but we want a new nine that we can all be proud of!
