grass is not green. looks like they play on dirt. it rains there almost every day but yet no green grass. just tumbleweeds and brownness.
2006-12-26 07:35:13 · 9 answers · asked by Ivan P 1 in Sports ➔ Golf
One of the joys of the British Open is the simple, natural courses they play. This year at Liverpool, the year before that at St Andrews represent a total change from the manicured, parklike courses that are style used in the USA.
And, true, Liverpool looking desert like this year - it had been a very dry summer and it was very brown. But it's a different game in the UK - the courses tend to be much older and much more natural. There isn't a drop of water or a single tree at the Old Course because there wasn't one when it was built. However there is a cunningly evil gourse, bunkers to break your heart and undulations not only on the greens but in the fairways. Some USPGA players don't like the set up of the British Open - Scott Hoch, for example, doesn't play it and many players play it only because their equipment contracts require it. But others love it - Tiger, for example.
The British Open represents a different style of golf- personally, I love it. And I think of the 4 majors, the Claret Jug is the top.
So grab your clubs,hop on a plane, take your game to the UK this summer. Experience these gems of the game and you will find a new facet to the world's most maddening and enjoyable game.
2006-12-26 11:09:37 · answer #1 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
British Irish golf courses are beautiful just more billy goat. There courses have smooth fairways and pure greens its the layout that is different miss the fairway and you could get a good lie or 3 foot long grass that's natural though not the 5 inch us open trained grass. I think they are awesome courses seaside windy very hard. It only looks ugly be causes its different they maintain the course with natural beauty in all its glory. American courses at least most of them require target golf the fairways are lined with pines oaks and other trees its just different thats all they are both beautiful but American courses tend to be more land locked and artificial than British and Irish courses.
2006-12-26 18:41:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you noticed, the conditions this year were far worse than those of any other year
there is an obvious answer as to why the coursees looked so crappy over in europe and that is because that had one of the worst droughts ever in europe this past year
therefore they were not allowed to water the courses nearly as much and the grass died
I guess they decided that letting people drink the small supply of water they had was more important than watering the golf courses!
2006-12-26 15:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry you have a lot to learn. There is no "British" Open it is simply "The Open" since it was the first to be held! The Open is always played on links courses(see question and answer from yesterday) this is natural sandy terrain along the sea shore, the grass types must survive constant exposure from the salt laden sea breezes (sometimes gales) hence the colour or lack of it!
There is nothing so true as "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" for a true golfer nothing is so beautiful as a genuine links golf course.
2006-12-26 09:23:39 · answer #4 · answered by Peter J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hello Ivan
Of course over there the growing conditions are different and the strains of grass are different.
The courses are mainly left in the natural shape of the land , this is true linx golf. The course arent pretty but excellent to play the game on.
Happy New Year
Leon
2006-12-26 07:47:52 · answer #5 · answered by Ltgolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The open championship is often performed on a hyperlinks direction because of the fact of custom. the 1st actual golf classes interior the international have been hyperlinks classes because of the fact of there very just about organic format like sandbased turf and organic bunkers. hyperlinks classes are additionally seen via many to be the only "actual" attempt of golf requiring you to play a large sort of pictures in often gruelling wind situations. as a result this is clever to maintain the open at a hyperlinks as its very "British".
2016-11-23 18:13:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The courses that the British Opens are held on are true courses. I mean, they are designed out of the natural landscape. They are true links style course and as such are meant to be very challenging.
2006-12-26 08:00:36 · answer #7 · answered by delyle w 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just like the old course, since it's mostly IRELAND it's not great conditions for grass growing.
2006-12-26 07:42:06 · answer #8 · answered by robbygolfs73 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they want everything to be natural
2006-12-27 01:58:55 · answer #9 · answered by Doug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋