Top 5 Wettest courses

Top 5 Wettest courses

We've had a ridiculous amount of rain in Tasmania of late that's stopping me (and others) play golf. It's probably a good time to detail the golf courses that are most affected by water, from my experiences.

1. Riverside - a.k.a. Riverslide. We played a Northern Open or something there in the mid 90's where it was unplayable. It is very close to the Tamar and if it floods then the course suffers.

2. Kingston - similar story to Riverside. If Brown's River floods there's not much the golf club can do about it. I've seen the course completely submerged a number of times over the years.

3. Seabrook - The first nine holes (the farm holes) can get very muddy but then the sand-based back nine can play completely differently.

4. Mowbray - affectionately called Mudspray. Similar to Claremont (below), it can get a little heavy after rain deluges.

5. Claremont - Yep, even my own course gets a mention. I've defended it for years from its detractors, but the course has not coped well in 2009. We've had preferred lies for months and there are pools of water demanding attention. Not good enough for a Metropolitan course.

It should be mentioned that Royal Hobart and Tasmania Golf Clubs with their sand bases have always handled the rain well.

I'll get back to playing and reveiwing more golf courses when this stupid rain stops.
Patto