Ramped course, marshalling desperately needed
Ile Aux Cerfs Golf Club的点评
点评:Ile aux Cerfs is an exquisite course, short but very challenging. Unfortunately it seems every golfer in Mauritius descends on it, and while that’s understandable given its unique setting on a small island, its design and its history, unless players are managed properly before and throughout their round, this will soon become a course to absolutely avoid because of excruciatingly slow play.
My suggestions are a) set sensible handicap limits on golfers eligible to play here (the course is tough, so it’s no use whacking your ball 300 yards if you can’t control its direction; b) dictate the tees players can use, depending on their handicap; and c) marshall the course throughout, instructing slow fourballs holding up play to pick up if necessary.
We played two rounds here. The first was okay, the second was so slow that we gave up after nine holes and saw another group stacked behind us give up too. There is no way we’d have wanted a third round here. This is an iconic course that could easily be ruined by greed and seems to be halfway there already. I really hope some urgent action is taken to limit the numbers on it and to control the pace of play.
翻译:鹿岛高尔夫球场(Ile aux Cerfs)是一座精致的球场,虽然短小却极具挑战性。可惜的是,似乎毛里求斯的每位高尔夫球手都蜂拥而至。考虑到它坐落于一座小岛上的独特位置、球场设计以及悠久的历史,这种现象固然可以理解。然而,除非球场管理得当,否则球手们在开球前和整个过程中都无法得到妥善管理,否则这座球场很快就会因为极其缓慢的比赛节奏而成为人们避之不及的选择。
我的建议是:a) 对有资格在此打球的球手设定合理的差点限制(球场难度很高,如果你无法控制球的方向,即使把球打出300码也无济于事);b) 根据球手的差点,规定他们可以使用的发球台;c) 在整个球场安排工作人员巡视,必要时提醒那些拖慢比赛节奏的四人组停止击球。
我们在这里打了两轮。第一轮还算可以,但第二轮实在太慢了,我们打了九洞就放弃了,而且看到后面还有一组球手也放弃了。我们绝对不想再来这里打第三轮了。这是一个标志性的球场,但贪婪很容易毁掉它,而且似乎已经步其后尘。我真心希望当局能采取紧急措施,限制球场人数并控制打球速度。