rustystrings
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Hello all, I am designing a private course on my property of 3.5 wooded acres.
I'm torn between a properly spaced out 9-10 hole course or trying to squeeze in more holes. I have created a 19 Hole layout that is attached.
I know that safety is always a priority in design for public courses with fairways, tees, and greens being spaced out enough to prevent stray discs from being a safety concern. Would you make some exceptions to this for a private course that would likely never have more than one group playing at a time?
Advantages to this would be more holes, more shot shapes to practice, and generally more fun per square foot of the property.
Disadvantages are obviously safety if I were to have multiple groups playing. Also, it doesn't quite "feel" as much like a proper public park with holes packed in tightly.
In my 19 Hole design attached, I have some greens being shared by 2 holes, some fairways that cross over one another, and some tee boxes that are exposed to incoming discs from other holes. All of this is done to accommodate more holes and create a course with a balance of shot shapes and distances. The mature trees on my property do shape the holes and provide some protection from the surrounding holes.
I'm interested to get your thoughts on this. Would you make exceptions for a private course in my situation or stick with a smaller properly spaced layout?
Thanks
I'm torn between a properly spaced out 9-10 hole course or trying to squeeze in more holes. I have created a 19 Hole layout that is attached.
I know that safety is always a priority in design for public courses with fairways, tees, and greens being spaced out enough to prevent stray discs from being a safety concern. Would you make some exceptions to this for a private course that would likely never have more than one group playing at a time?
Advantages to this would be more holes, more shot shapes to practice, and generally more fun per square foot of the property.
Disadvantages are obviously safety if I were to have multiple groups playing. Also, it doesn't quite "feel" as much like a proper public park with holes packed in tightly.
In my 19 Hole design attached, I have some greens being shared by 2 holes, some fairways that cross over one another, and some tee boxes that are exposed to incoming discs from other holes. All of this is done to accommodate more holes and create a course with a balance of shot shapes and distances. The mature trees on my property do shape the holes and provide some protection from the surrounding holes.
I'm interested to get your thoughts on this. Would you make exceptions for a private course in my situation or stick with a smaller properly spaced layout?
Thanks