[Pictures: LC Lambrecht] The Yale University Golf Course that is closed and being renovated by Gil Hanse experienced a tragedy this week when a man was electrocuted by a downed power line that fell during a storm in New Haven, Connecticut. OTHER NEWS: LIV Golf Team Championship: Cam Smith’s Ripper GC out of the season Read more…
Now, there are some obvious instances when abandoning a round is totally fine. Playing alone? Sure, walk off at your leisure. Nobody gets hurt. With strangers? They don’t care about me, I don’t care about them. Good day, sirs.
Sydney golf fans have hit out at the NSW government’s move to pay nearly $1 million in consultancy fees for design plans to scrap nine holes from the beloved Moore Park Golf Course for conversion to open public space.
Too often we are seeing news of some palooka destroying a golf course with their ute or motorbike. This year alone we saw an entire dirt bike crew tear through a course in Delaware in the US in broad daylight and a Champions Tour venue vandalised 36 hours before the tournament was scheduled to begin. Read more…
Listen, before anyone yells at me, aeration is an important necessity for greens. Aeration helps air and water get deeper into the dirt. It also prevents the soil from getting too compact, all of which is good for the grass’ root system. It’s really, really important.