Comments on: More than a Gathering Storm http://www.earthgolf.com/2007/04/26/more-than-a-gathering-storm/ Golf Course Design, Architecture, News and Commentary Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:16:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Taylor Anderson http://www.earthgolf.com/2007/04/26/more-than-a-gathering-storm/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Taylor Anderson Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:06:34 +0000 http://wire2.wirenine.com/~earthgol/golf/?p=24#comment-3 Robert - appreciate the response. I'll continue to watch the situation and I hope you keep us (i.e. the golfing public) up on the changing conditions to the golf courses you mentioned in your article. I'm going to look into the R&A summit - hopefully there is some information available from that meeting. I do agree that erosion is having a major impact on golf courses - and you're right, whatever the cause - these golf courses face major challenges. If it continues to be economically feasible to battle mother nature will, ultimately, be the story. Robert – appreciate the response. I’ll continue to watch the situation and I hope you keep us (i.e. the golfing public) up on the changing conditions to the golf courses you mentioned in your article. I’m going to look into the R&A summit – hopefully there is some information available from that meeting.

I do agree that erosion is having a major impact on golf courses – and you’re right, whatever the cause – these golf courses face major challenges.

If it continues to be economically feasible to battle mother nature will, ultimately, be the story.

]]> By: Robertthompson http://www.earthgolf.com/2007/04/26/more-than-a-gathering-storm/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Robertthompson Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:35:30 +0000 http://wire2.wirenine.com/~earthgol/golf/?p=24#comment-2 An interesting site you have here and one that I'll surely be turning to on a regular basis. Thanks for the nod on the story. I don't think I characterized this issue as a problem of the last century. It is an accute problem facing courses now -- though many have had problems of this nature for a while. It just seems they are worsening. But I don't agree the problem is the courses' fault. Weather patterns have changed, and the inability of some governments to develop coastal policies is a contributing factor. If one area builds up its coastline, another loses sand, and so on. This needs a general policy. To say this isn't an issue that is having a greater impact on more courses is to ignore the problem. Ask the GM at Dornoch about their issue. Explain the problems in PEI or the change in currents in South Carolina. In fact, the R&A recently had a summit of links courses that all suddenly face this issue. Some have had problems before, but not the same extent. Call it climate change, global warming or whatever -- but this problem is getting worse. Thus the story. Best and keep up the intriguing site. RT An interesting site you have here and one that I’ll surely be turning to on a regular basis. Thanks for the nod on the story.

I don’t think I characterized this issue as a problem of the last century. It is an accute problem facing courses now — though many have had problems of this nature for a while. It just seems they are worsening.

But I don’t agree the problem is the courses’ fault. Weather patterns have changed, and the inability of some governments to develop coastal policies is a contributing factor. If one area builds up its coastline, another loses sand, and so on. This needs a general policy.

To say this isn’t an issue that is having a greater impact on more courses is to ignore the problem. Ask the GM at Dornoch about their issue. Explain the problems in PEI or the change in currents in South Carolina.

In fact, the R&A recently had a summit of links courses that all suddenly face this issue. Some have had problems before, but not the same extent. Call it climate change, global warming or whatever — but this problem is getting worse. Thus the story.

Best and keep up the intriguing site.

RT

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