Golf Course
December 8, 2009 by Alex Mirabeau
Filed under Golf
The game of golf is played on a big piece of land known as golf course. But that piece of land is not as small and flat as that of football. A lot of design goes into the making of a golf course and obviously a lot of money is also required for the same. It is not possible to discuss the layouts aspects of the golf course in the small space of this article, but we can talk about good golf course criteria here in short, keeping in mind that a good golf course should pose enough challenge and thrill of playing golf to the golf player.
While miniature golf courses, which are about the size of one-tenth of regular golf courses, can incorporate fun windmills or other fancied hazards that cannot be built into the design of regular golf courses, the much bigger size of the land and its natural elements like water bodies greeneries etc can be usefully utilized to create fun and challenges into the regular golf course.
Obviously, the first thing you’re going to need is land. I mean, you’re going to need A LOT of land! The golf course must have some long yardage holes as well as some shorter yardage holes. However, most golfers will agree that having mostly longer holes is a great challenge. But they also need those short par 3s for a little ego boost!
Further challenges can be built into the regular golf course by making sand bunkers and placing them on the fairway apart from their normal placement around the holes. This will add extra headache to the golfer with a pinch of extra challenge.
Water bodies can also create enough challenge and sensation to golfers. So apart from natural water bodies like rivers, lakes etc, that are available in regular golf courses, man made water bodies can be incorporated in the design to make the golfers game more adventurous.
Addition of rolling hills in the golf course is one more way to make the game challenging for golfers. A golfer with great drive may have a faulty shot landing on the side of a hill. The ball then sticks there or would roll down the hill adding woes to the golfer creating new challenge.
To complete the golf course environment, natural trees and woods are also added. Indeed, one of the worst things that could happen to a player is to have their ball stuck at a tree. The anticipation of finding out where the ball landed is exciting and fun. Yet another way to use natural elements is to make the sport more challenging.
Designing a golf course can be great fun – for both the designer as well as the player. Take in the natural elements of your favorite golf course and then navigate through those hazards with a positive attitude. Then you’ll be having fun!
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