What a shame!!

[damoc1]

I recently played a course in my home town of Liverpool, England. Its only a public course and doesnt pretend to be anything else, you get alot of kids, gangs of partime golfers all with no ettique or who are just oblivious to golf pretence and manners and its just generally a crap course.

But I am starting this thread as it seems such a shame because the greens that are on this course are the best greens i have seen anywhere, they are just immacluate and could easily be seen on any championship courses anywhere in the world, it just a terrible waste on such a bad course!!!

Anyone else had an experience like this.

[Rafcin]

I can't tell I do... It's big money deal here in New Jersey (land is expensive), if a course has potential to attract golfers with the quality of grass - you can bet it will be expensive, semi- or even fully private in no-time. No land wasting here.
But then of course - the BEST courses that are fully private are being played on by people who afford it, not people who appreciate the layout/quality or even CAN play. From that point of view - yeah, we're wasting a lot of golf courses

[allin]

I like to play small town golf courses when I travel. There are a couple of 9 hole courses in small towns in northeren Iowa I have played that are just great. Farmers in overalls out for league etc. Common courtesy and common sense just seems to be part of the culture in these towns. Maybe the fact that the course is a reflection of community pride is part of it also.