Despite the warmest, driest spring on record I should have suspected an early opening of my local pasture golf course wasn't in the cards, which of course was certainly the case this past weekend. However, the luxury of having golf flags in and holes cut didn't faze me one bit, as I was really just out for the exercise and fresh air combination. Knowing the course like I do, helps a lot too with knowing where to approximately chip the ball close to the hole in the sand greens where the cup has a permanent home in for the playing season.
Showing posts with label Pasture Golf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pasture Golf. Show all posts
Pasture Golf With Hickories
I happened to be driving in to my local pasture golf club, Bruce Beach GC, a few years ago for one of my solo rounds there and I noticed a golfer with an old time, white cloth golf bag with leather strap and maybe 6-7 wooden shafted clubs...
I bit in to hickory/pasture golf that winter hard enough. I went on E-Bay and picked up two sets of old hickories complete with niblick, mashies, and mid-mashies in astonishingly good shape (maybe I was lucky?).
I bit in to hickory/pasture golf that winter hard enough. I went on E-Bay and picked up two sets of old hickories complete with niblick, mashies, and mid-mashies in astonishingly good shape (maybe I was lucky?).
Cow Patty Classic - Is "Pasture Golf" Still Golf?
I'm going to say yes... end of discussion. Check out our review of "Pasture Golf"
Perhaps it's only within the circles in which I roll, but it seems more golfers are willing to try a less intense type of golf. This example below is an "extreme" version, but looks like fun, and thats the purpose of golf right?
Perhaps it's only within the circles in which I roll, but it seems more golfers are willing to try a less intense type of golf. This example below is an "extreme" version, but looks like fun, and thats the purpose of golf right?
The Buffalo Chip Classic, Pasture Golf benefitting Frontier Texas! This 4 minute video is a preview of the 2009 event at Fort Phantom Hill near Abilene. This event was inspired by a pasture golf event in Cuero, TX.
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Playing in the Pasture
Images of the Dubai Classic and the Masters at Augusta raise golfers aesthetic expectations to levels barely attainable. Fast rolling greens, lush fairways, blue ponds and sculpted white sand bunkers cost money, mostly because they are highly resource intensive. But not all golfers are as demanding as the pros, enter Pasture Golf.
This type of golf is attractive to those looking for a low green fee, want to wear Birkenstocks or boots, or those naturalists/purists who believe that modern golf courses bear little resemblance to the links style of their ancestral roots. Many people are starting to share the view with www.pasturegolf.com that "the prolific use of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, refrigerated greens (you think we're kidding, don't you?)" are actually hurting the game, and potentially threatening the environment.The Pasture Golf website outlines the locations and individuality of many courses that meet their strict expectations. I was surprised to find out how many are located near me.
Here's one down in Kansas.
Due to the strong natural character of these courses they have unique house rules, some of these include:
Smedberg Pines Golf Course in Pollock Pines, California - Bear shit counts as a "loose impediment". The house may be considered a "hazard". Don't spend more than 5 minutes looking for any one ball. Beware of cars on #4 and #12. Read yardages on every hole, it's a short course. See nothing, feel nothing and be the ball.
Ernie Holzemer's Four Hole Pasture Golf Course in Amidon, North Dakota - has it's own particular rules:
No Golf Carts Rule - It would cut playing time down to five minutes.
Badger Rule - "If a badger steals your ball, don't mess with the badger."
Gopher Rule - "If a gopher steals your ball, it's legal to retrieve it from the gopher hole."
7-Iron Rule - "Use your 7-iron to kill rattlesnakes."
Alaskan Pasture Golf Courses are no different:
The Raven Rule - Muskeg Meadows Golf Course, Wrangell, Alaska
If a raven steals your ball, you may replace it with no penalty, if you have a witness to the theft.
The Critter Rule - Birch Ridge Golf Course, Soldotna, Alaska
Please allow moose and other wild critters to play through!
The Bear Rule - Bear Valley Golf Course, Kodiak, Alaska
Bears have the right to play through.
Relief from Moose Tracks - Mt. Fairweather Golf Course
Take relief from moose tracks.
Free Drop - North Star Golf Club, Fairbanks, Alaska
If raven or fox steals ball, take free drop at theft location.
If raven or fox steals ball, take free drop at theft location.
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