Eight-Inch Holes
The Southern California Golf Association also reports on the results of an event held at a local course using 15" diameter holes. These are really large and some of the putts are quite fun to watch. Watch the video!
As reported in the article,"If we don't do something as an industry, we're going to wake up one day and be falling off a cliff." Those words came out of the mouth of Mark King, CEO of TaylorMade". TaylorMade hosted the event as a trial to obtain the reaction of participants. The story and accompanying video can be found
In the Southern California event the rules of golf were followed, other than the size of the holes. While larger holes makes scores at the event, or anything held like this, ineligible for handicap purposes, does that matter to most golfers? Would larger holes every once in a while at a course attract more casual or infrequent golfers? Doug Hawley says he might try a regular size and a larger hole size on each green on some days.
The Globe and Mail also recently covered this topic in this article by Margaret Gallahgher In an interview with Joan Probert, who oversees the Vancouver Parks Board courses, she says that the Parks Board has no plans to change hole sizes at their courses, but that there are a number of other options they are looking at to increase play.
What are your thoughts?