Anyone live on a golf course? pros/cons (1 Viewer)

[Max Power]

The wife and I are looking at housing again and she found an amazing place that backs up to a golf fairway.  I'm pretty turned off by the fact that I have a dog that barks at everything.  I assume she will drive me and golfers mad. I wanted to see if anyone here has some golf course community experience they can share. 

I don't golf, so its not a pro in that aspect. 

 

[loser]

Balls

 

[belljr]

The wife and I are looking at housing again and she found an amazing place that backs up to a golf fairway.  I'm pretty turned off by the fact that I have a dog that barks at everything.  I assume she will drive me and golfers mad. I wanted to see if anyone here has some golf course community experience they can share. 

I don't golf, so its not a pro in that aspect. 

How close to fairway? 

What side of the fairway?

Is it near landing area?

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Gophers 

 

[TheAristocrat]

Pro- putting a flag in a sand trap was always good for a laugh

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Didn't you have bullet from a local shooting range hit your house once? Golf balls aren't quite as dangerous but taking one in the head still probably sucks.

 

[AcerFC]

Dont leave anything nice within eyesight. The loopers will be casing the place

 

[El Floppo]

Gophers 

damn yer eyes, man.

 

[Vanilla Guerrilla]

Is it a legit decent golf course or some scrub par 3 hack course?

 

[BobbyLayne]

How close to fairway? 

What side of the fairway?

Is it near landing area?

Since the OP is not a golfer...

Don't do it if it's close to the right side of the fairway 150-250 yards from the tee.

Bad golfers tend to slice the ball badly and miss right.

 

[El Floppo]

Gophers 

damn yer eyes, man.

ya great git.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Depending on your tastes, I'm not sure if this is a pro or a con, but plan on having guys pissing on your bushes 3/4 times a day.

 

[Max Power]

How close to fairway? 

What side of the fairway?

Is it near landing area?

left side, maybe 100 yards, and no?  its closer to the tee than the hole.

 

[belljr]

How hot is the beer girl?

 

[IC FBGCav]

Balls

Old man balls, taking a leak.

 

[belljr]

You're 100 yards from the fairway?

 

[Max Power]

Didn't you have bullet from a local shooting range hit your house once? Golf balls aren't quite as dangerous but taking one in the head still probably sucks.

lol... I sure did. Sold that thing with a bullet hole in the gutter.  I'm friends with the guy who bought it and he could care less.

 

[Grahamburn]

left side, maybe 100 yards, and no?  its closer to the tee than the hole.

Snap hook rockets are killers.

 

[Max Power]

Is it a legit decent golf course or some scrub par 3 hack course?

I hear its good for the area.  Houses are in the 290-650 range. They have a on-site restaurant/bar, fitness center and pool.

 

[Max Power]

Your 100 yards from the fairway?

Sorry, the house is only like 20-30 yards from the actual fairway. It would be about 100 from the tee.

 

[mr roboto]

As a golfer, I don't get annoyed by barking dogs, people using power tools outside and loud music in back yards. 

But... there are many golfers who take themselves super seriously and can be giant #####. And if they are drinking it only gets worse. 

Does the course have large trees lining the fairway between the course and this back yard?  How far is your back property line from the rough?

i wouldn't want my back property line to be within 75 yards of the rough personally. 

 

[Max Power]

Dont leave anything nice within eyesight. The loopers will be casing the place

I get the gist, but what is a looper?

 

[James Daulton]

You must not realize that 90% of golfers are #######s.  You'll basically have a steady stream of #######s parading past your back yard every day.

Enjoy that.

 

[AcerFC]

I get the gist, but what is a looper?

Caddies. I was a caddy for a while in HS and college. Lets just say I overheard some of the older guys talking. 

 

[NutterButter]

it would be cool to live near the tee.   hang out on the deck drinking a beer, smoking a dub and watching people golf.  Gives you something to look at while you're chilling.    

 

[El Floppo]

I get the gist, but what is a looper?

a looper, a pro... which is nice.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

I get the gist, but what is a looper?

A jock

 

[El Floppo]

too much with the low-hanging fruit?

 

[grateful zed]

Bad golfers tend to slice the ball badly and miss right.

does tiger play there?

 

[NutterButter]

I get the gist, but what is a looper?

  No caddyshack for you?

 

[grateful zed]

Pro- putting a flag in a sand trap was always good for a laugh

funny story.

hole 8 on my local course is a reachable par 4 with a green that you cant see from the tee.

well, some pesky neighbor kids thought it would be funny to start putting some of the long drives into the cup.

we had 5+ hole-in-ones reported in less than a week before someone figured out what was going on.

the bar made a killing over that span, so i think it may have been an inside job.

 

[IC FBGCav]

You must not realize that 90% of golfers are #######s.  You'll basically have a steady stream of #######s parading past your back yard every day.

Enjoy that.

He might be a Proctologist. 

 

[IC FBGCav]

funny story.

hole 8 on my local course is a reachable par 4 with a green that you cant see from the tee.

well, some pesky neighbor kids thought it would be funny to start putting some of the long drives into the cup.

we had 5+ hole-in-ones reported in less than a week before someone figured out what was going on.

the bar made a killing over that span, so i think it may have been an inside job.

And every golfer will still say theirs was an actually hole in one.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Invest in an airhorn.  

 

[Steve Tasker]

I grew up in a neighborhood with a private golf course.  My buddy across the street had a tee box essentially in his backyard.  As a kid, it was awesome, we'd sneak out on the course in the evening and play a quick ~7 holes if the course was empty; you could loop around and play them in a circle ending up back where you started.  Or we'd go into the woods and find golfballs, clean em up and sell em the next day to golfers.  Or take a small bucket of balls and practice chipping or putting or whatever.  Setting up lawn chairs in the fairway also gives you a great view of the night sky for fireworks celebrations like the 4th of July.

As an adult homeowner, I have no input.  Most of our neighbors along the fairway had fences in their backyards, I'm sure they'd get an errant ball over the fence every so often.  But as a kid....

 

[Grahamburn]

Don't be the guy who comes out of his house and throws a temper tantrum after someone doinks one off your roof.  You live on a golf course, bozo.

 

[ffldrew]

I grew up in a neighborhood with a private golf course.  My buddy across the street had a tee box essentially in his backyard.  As a kid, it was awesome, we'd sneak out on the course in the evening and play a quick ~7 holes if the course was empty; you could loop around and play them in a circle ending up back where you started.  Or we'd go into the woods and find golfballs, clean em up and sell em the next day to golfers.  Or take a small bucket of balls and practice chipping or putting or whatever.  Setting up lawn chairs in the fairway also gives you a great view of the night sky for fireworks celebrations like the 4th of July.

As an adult homeowner, I have no input.  Most of our neighbors along the fairway had fences in their backyards, I'm sure they'd get an errant ball over the fence every so often.  But as a kid....

When I was a kid a friend lived on a nice par 3 at the Country club and they shut down course on Mondays - we would play about 3 holes in a loop as well. Great times.

 

[mr roboto]

Sorry, the house is only like 20-30 yards from the actual fairway. It would be about 100 from the tee.

Hell no then. I'm a single digit handicap and can hit a hard snap hook 30 yards left. 

 

[Brunell4MVP]

I've played forever.   The only thing to worry about is where the lot is located.  99.9% of golfers suck.  You can be 50 yards off a fairway and you'll still end up with balls in your yard.  It's dangerous.  Your kids can't play out back.  Your dog will probably eat 100 pounds of Titleists.  You will get a broken window every year.  Eating on the back deck is worrisome certain times of the day.

If the lot is behind the tee or green it's pretty safe.  Anywhere alongside the fairway is a recipe for disaster. 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

A jock

pro jock

 

[Binky The Doormat]

We live one house down from a tee on a par 4.  No real danger of balls hitting us or the house.  Always looking out over a well-groomed area - we can see across several holes and the back of houses across the fairway.  

We have a cart path from the garage to the course edge - if I want to play a few holes in the evening, I just roll on out.   If I want to have a couple more drinks than I should after playing, I can, and just take my little drunk-### home in the cart ...never hitting the streets.  

 

[avoiding injuries]

Not a fan of the location described. Your house will be hit weekly and you'll have golfers in your yard every day. I also like privacy, so the only hole I would consider is up above a par 3. 

 

[Quint]

and since 99.6% of all golfers suck, be ready for a cavalcade of hacks traipsing through your back yard, tearing apart your shrubberies in search of their precious ProV1X. 

 

[TheAristocrat]

Also, be ready for FBGs that need to take a messy #2 asking to use your bathroom.  Probably just best to put a port-o-potty in the yard and be done with it.

 

[EYLive]

  You will get a broken window every year. 

Wouldn't the home builders use special windows in that area?

 

[NutterButter]

Not a fan of the location described. Your house will be hit weekly and you'll have golfers in your yard every day. I also like privacy, so the only hole I would consider is up above a par 3. 

Yeah, a par 3 would be nice

 

[NREC34]

You won't get as many drives at your property but what you do get will be very dangerous. 

 

[Max Power]

As a golfer, I don't get annoyed by barking dogs, people using power tools outside and loud music in back yards. 

But... there are many golfers who take themselves super seriously and can be giant #####. And if they are drinking it only gets worse. 

Does the course have large trees lining the fairway between the course and this back yard?  How far is your back property line from the rough?

i wouldn't want my back property line to be within 75 yards of the rough personally. 

limited trees between the course and the house and looking again at the property I think 100 yards from the tee was a stretch.  Probably closer to 70-80 yards. 

I'm souring on this quickly.

 

[Max Power]

and since 99.6% of all golfers suck, be ready for a cavalcade of hacks traipsing through your back yard, tearing apart your shrubberies in search of their precious ProV1X. 

I'm within my legal rights to shoot these drunkards with paintballs right?

 

[Zow]

Depending on your tastes, I'm not sure if this is a pro or a con, but plan on having guys pissing on your bushes 3/4 times a day.

Yeah can't imagine who would do that