JudgeSmails 2,225 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 This is a new one to me, never heard of it.......takes some of the creativity away IMO, but I see their point http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/ra-put-stop-players-taking-short-cut-no-9/?cid=facebook-gc-a-ra-put-stop-players-taking-short-cut-no-9-071817 Quote Driver: TR20 10.5* Utility Iron: UHX 18* Hybrid: Epic 4h 23* Irons: JPX900 Hot Metal 5-GW Wedges: CBX2 52* 56* 60* Putter: ER 2.2 Ball: Tour BXS Link to post Share on other sites
drewneddy 188 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I've never been a fan of internal OB. I think it shows flaws in the design of the hole if guys are playing away from where the hole was intended. You see it occasionally at opens, but I remember guys on the road hole playing it almost like a par 4.5 and playing down the adjacent fairway Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 25,554 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 They need to employ this at all the courses near me.... haha. People cutting corners on accident makes it like dodgeball out there. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eseay32 666 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I don't have a problem with it. Safety concern and it's a line that (as I understand it) was not the intent of the course. It was something guys hitting it 350 yds figured out. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote <p>Knoxville, TN 4 Hdcp Ping G30 9deg loft Ping G25 3 wood Nike Vapor rescue Ping I irons +1 upright Vokey Sm5 52, 56, 60 TM spider with 1.0 super stroke</p> Link to post Share on other sites
Golfspy_CG2 25,102 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Makes sense, there is a hole on one of my regular courses here, The Pa5 5 17th, where you would pretty much take that exact line aiming down the 2nd fairway (another par 5) and if you hit it decently, you have a clear look into the green from about 190 yards. Interesting thought, there are two fairway bunkers on the 2nd hole that you need to clear or avoid, it's almost like they become a hazard for the 17th hole as well. I should add, you can see pretty much the entire 2nd fairway, so you can see if anyone is in the fairway before you hit. But it's too risk reward for me, you have to carry it about 200 yards and keep it pretty straight as there is tall heather to the left if you miss. 1 Quote TSi2 Kuro Kage 50g R Flex TSi2 16.5 FW with GD AD IZ 6 Shaft G410 FW 7 Alta CB R flex G410 Hybrid 26 degree Alta CB R Flex T100S/T200 Combo 5-7 T100S 8-P T200 TT Black Oynx R Flex SM7 54.08 F 58.12 K Heppler Tomcast ProV1X Play number 12 Link to post Share on other sites
TheWahoo 3,505 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I was a member of a course where the 9th and 18th holes were beside each other and shared a rather large green. Normally, there were no OB stakes between the holes. The club hosted the then Futures Tour. The Tour placed OB markers between the holes. However, as others have noted, I have played courses where OB makers could be or rather should be a safety feature. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 25,554 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Nothing worse than being mid swing and hearing "FORE"... just thinking about that makes me nervous. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 23,085 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I have seen it here as a local rule during tournaments. My course has large mounding between some of the fairways and they make for a lot of very uneven lies if you get off the fairway. But if you hit an errant shot you can be in the next fairway. You can't see anyone so no one yells Fore! I've hit a few of those, and on back-to-back par 5's it's much better to play down the wrong fairway for your 2nd shot rather than risk the trees getting back into the correct fairway. A 3rd shot is open at about 120y. The problem is I'm swimming upstream! Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
poprocksncoke 1,338 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Have never been a fan of internal OB, I understand it just don't like it Quote SLDR 10.5 Oban HB R11s Rip Phenom Ft. Worth Black Irons 588 RTX Rotex 2.0 54 CG10 58 Sabertooth Link to post Share on other sites
HeathS16 1,424 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I thought a few years ago there was another hole that had internal OB...may have been the old course and some tent thing area. Don't remember but that was the only other instance I've heard. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Driver: TSi3 Tester and Proud Owner 3-wood: Tight Lies 2 (15*) 5-Wood: Tight Lies 2 (19*) Irons : i210 4-PW Wedges: RTX-4 50* and 54* RTX-3 *58 Putter: Impact No. 3 Ball: MAXFLI TOUR Tracked by: Link to post Share on other sites
TBT 2,155 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 A course I used to belong to had an internal OB for the first file, a huge dogleg left around a lake, people were hitting across the narrow part of the lake into the 18th fairway, it was a 220 carry but it left you with a 8 iron or less into the green on the par 5 1st hole. Now anything left of the lake is OOB. Quote King F7+ UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 6F4 Shaft King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft King F7 5 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft King F7 6-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts King PuR Wedges 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 3.0 grip Arccos Generation 1 Sensors on all clubs Snell MTB Twitter: @timldotson Instagram: timldotson Facebook: TimDotson Link to post Share on other sites
MaxEntropy 6,515 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 A local course around here has an internal OB. In the picture, 1 and 18 are in the center, 1 heading top to bottom, 18 being the "S" shaped hole which is pretty much a forced three shot par 5. Tuesday, when I was pulling everything, I ended up on the 1st fairway near the cluster of trees (played a fade and pull-hooked it). I had a decent view of the green and was within hybrid range. I would have had to hit over the heads of people on the first tee, though, and my partner noticed the stakes between the two holes. Sent from my BLN-L24 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote Driver: Tour B JGR 9.5* Recoil 460ES cut to 45" 3W: Tour B JGR 15* Recoil 460ES 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-PW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 AW: S5 52* SW: 588 LW: MD3 Putter: Stroke Lab Marxman Bag: Tour B Stand Bag Ball: Z-Star Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Tester Starting Driver Speed on PRGR Monitor: 102 mph Final Driver Speed (end of Level 2): 120 mph Link to post Share on other sites
BigtazzGolf 1,901 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 We've got them at a few courses here. Mainly to protect houses from guys cutting corners lol Tazz Grip n Rip it Quote Grip n Rip it Chicks dig the LONG ball In my staff bag King F7+ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 60 - Graphite Tour X-Stiff CBX 13.5 3 Wood Atomic Irons 4-AW (reviewing) CG16 Satin 52* 588 RTX 2.0 56* and 60* Sentio Sierra 101-M Putter Proud tester of the Tommy Armour ATOMIC Irons Link to post Share on other sites
AH1980MN 934 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Takes a bit of creativity out of it, don't you think? If there is a flaw in the design, one should be allowed to exploit it. If, however, you are playing a casual round at your local muni (or whatever) you should never put anyone's safety at risk. And if you do miss, for God's sake try to warn people! Quote WITB: Adams 9064LS 9.5* (until I cracked the face) Adams Super LS 17* Adams XTD Ti 23* Wilson Staff Ci7 4-PW Adams wedges: 52/7 56/13 60/7 Wilson Staff Infinite Southside putter/Odyssey DualForce 660 putter Link to post Share on other sites
STUDque 11,841 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Here's the arrangement for one of my local courses. I've ended up in the bail out fairway on this par 5 many times. Aside from the embarrassment of making the fellows on the tee wait while I shot, it gives an excellent angle into the green to get on in 2 if you can pop a 6i over the trees. Thank God this one isn't internal OB cuz it would wreck me. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to post Share on other sites
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