Links Or Parkland? - Page 2

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Originally Posted by iacas

Most people who might vote Links and live in the U.S. have probably never played anything even close to links. They might have played a course with very few trees and a pot bunker here or there, but that doesn't make it links golf.

yea i agree links golf is about target golf controlling your ball in high winds if you miss the fairway deep rough its a whole differant challange.

Scots Golf

Yeah, the only thing that protects the links courses is the wind.
Take St Andrews, the par is 72 but it plays about 70 unless there is a fair wind blowing as there is nowt else to protect long hitting.
If the weather is good this year for the Open, expect Tiger's scoring record to get beaten.

*ctyankee*

If anyone gets up to Cape Cod Massachusetts, Highland Golf Club in Truro has a fun links course. Naturally, the wind is a factor but so is the rough. Miss the fairway by inches and you may have a tough time just finding the ball let alone hitting it. On wayward shots, odd plants and the like come into play some with serious thorns. The course will make you bleed in more ways then one.

It's only nine holes but plays reasonably different from two sets of tees. This isn't St. Andrews but it's a fun round of golf.

*VOX*

I have been fortunate to play many of the great courses in the US, Ireland and Scotland and my choice is links by a mile.

I'm playing Augusta National next week so maybe that will change my mind.

bogeyhitter25

The closest thing thing I've played to links style was Scottish Meadows in Warren, MA. Hard fairways and hard around the greens. Lots of wind. Thick stuff off of the fairway. And deep bunkers (not quite pot bunkers, though). I didn't really like it.

I like "U.S." golf courses a lot more.

*James_Black*

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Originally Posted by VOX

I have been fortunate to play many of the great courses in the US, Ireland and Scotland and my choice is links by a mile.

I'm playing Augusta National next week so maybe that will change my mind.

How did you manage to get a tee time at Augusta?

How much did it cost?

*Leftygolfer*

I've never played a links course so I picked parkland. I am looking foward to when I get the chance but there is nothing in my area that is close to links.

*SQ Bimmer*

I have only played one links course. http://www.rusticcanyongolfcourse.com/

From what I understand, the course is built as a typical links course would be built. Very little dirt moved, natural terrain used, very hard ground, fast, huge, multi-tiered greens, etc. However when I played there, it wasn't windy, and I got a couple 300 yard drives counting the roll.

Was pretty hard to find balls in the "rough" which sometimes meant "the weeds and shrubbery that was already there before they built the course." Pot bunkers everywhere, and I found a couple of them, and man were those some tough bunkers. One of the bunkers I found was MAYBE 1 sq foot of sand, with the lip about a foot high coming from a 45* angle from the same. Was very awkward, I had to crouch way down and take a stance outside of the bunker and hit way down on the ball. I popped it out onto the green, only got about 8 feet from the bunker, lol. I wish I took a picture of this thing. Then running bunkers across fairways made things a little challenging. At one particular hole, a random, strong gust of wind carried my ball just a tad further than I had intended and my ball barely rolled into the thing.

Yea, I shot a horrible score, but it was fun and I want more. But I do not have a preference to the type of course, so long as it's well maintained and decently designed.

Kcas77

Quote:

Originally Posted by iacas

Most people who might vote Links and live in the U.S. have probably never played anything even close to links. They might have played a course with very few trees and a pot bunker here or there, but that doesn't make it links golf.

This is why i voted parkland because the links courses ive played really didnt seem to be very links like because they were on the cheap side.

I would really like to go to Scotland or Ireland to play a real links course.