Aug
23

Living on a Golf Course

Posted under Basically Golf by Swinger

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Most golfers have at some point walked past the houses on the side of the golf course and thought to themselves that there would be a great place to live as you can just walk out of your front door onto the course. Well there are plus and minus points to living on a golf course!

A massive plus is the quiet during the day, the odd tink as someone hits their tee shot, the odd cry of FORE as the tee shot rockets towards the unknown and of course the distant rumble of the odd car, but with all this being the nice tranquil part of living on a golf course there are of course the odd downfall.

Living on the first line of a golf course (right on the fairway) can be a little dangerous and of course costly with replacement windows. This is rare that someone sends a ball crashing through a window but stray golf balls into your garden are not unusual. I was lucky enough to play the San Roque Club on the South Coast of Spain when someone said “That house is where Seve lives!” 30 seconds later I was watching my ball vanish into the water hazard that just so happened to be Mr Ballesteros’ swimming pool (luckily without him in it) Very Embarrassing!

There is also the added problem of security living on a golf course, because you want to have the unspoilt views of the course most people lapse when it comes to having a barrier between them and the course meaning that someone can wander straight off the golf course up to your front or back garden! This means that you have to be extra aware when it comes to leaving doors and windows open.

Rememeber at the start of this post I mentioned that there was a great tranquility to having a place to live on a golf course well this is true but there are other noises on the golf course that can bring around strange happenings. Sounds silly but I defy anyone to lay in bed with the window open while they are sleeping and not have to get up and go to the toilet in the middle of the night when the sprinkler system kicks off! Gushing water into your subconscious.

If you are considering living on a golf course then also think about the age of the course and the number of properties around it. The reason I say this is because if it is a young course then chances are there are not many properties but this can mean that there will be a lot of building going on for a number of years as the land around the course is sold off a plot at a time.

Aside from the odd problem living on a golf course is tranquil and looking out over the trim well maintained fairways in the morning is something that should appeal to everyone who likes the country and the peace and quiet.