紐約長島links球場：Timber point golf course~下集

紐約長島links球場：Timber point golf course~上集
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下集開始。

藍場的果嶺是小，沒起伏斜坡，給大家一線生機，大多可以兩推收。但球道難度、水池、海邊、沙坑和小果嶺，多層障礙包圍，對開球和鐵桿準度極為重要。風大加持，等於變態等級了。藍場的球道有不少水池和海邊攪亂，開球稍微偏掉就是陣亡下水。一些區塊有半個人高的長草跟雜草區，我的球大多是找不到，但在長草區可以找到不少球。所以今天雖然三次球都找不到，卻還撿到五顆球來補。

整體來說，這個球場的難度高，紅場果嶺很難，藍場的風景美，風大、難度可以到變態的等級。打白tee沒有風，就很好打，對一般人來說要多帶一點球，因為很容易落水，或找不到球。我個人認為這個球場，打藍T 6600碼會是比較考驗你的技術、距離、準度、和策略。尤其開球一偏掉，就開始懷疑人生，多一桿算經驗老到。藍tee打85以內都是高手！

這個球場也會放在我的口袋名單，費用和其他我喜歡的球場差不多，同時球場特色就擺在那裡，你的開球和長桿的準度還在看狀況的就算了。推桿不好就把這球場給移除在你的地圖上，雖然果嶺不大，但坡度讓你推的罵聲連連。要掌握果嶺的草紋和速度，一推就是隨手拈來。今天有3洞都是一推進。今天的果嶺速度在八、九左右。算是很人性的速度。

不過，這個球場有一個問題，在哪一洞我忘記了，果嶺和隔壁洞的開球台很近。我在開球台上，連續2球都打到開球台和果嶺的中間位置，嚇得我要拿鋼盔來戴。因為後一組也沒有喊看球/fore，球落下來，只能挖靠。這是球場設計的瑕疵，沒有樹隔開，就小草叢，擋不了球飛到開球台來。就算喜歡打這裡，也不會常來，萬一被球打到那就靠北了。

打完18洞結束是四個小時又10分鐘，算合格。以星期六早上來說，是可以再來。打的人數沒有其他的球場的多。可能球場的位置比較偏，大概都是在地來捧場。再來就是球場難度是上得了榜，專治高差點和不會打直球的。只要是好球場，我都願意花多一點時間開車過來。只是夏天開始，10點過後氣溫就會熱起來，開始要把防曬裝備給帶上，打球才不會中暑。

Youtube 本影片/中文 https://youtu.be/oIg3mfw5iKw

The Blue greens are smaller with less slope, which gives you a fighting chance — most were two-putt greens. But between the tight fairways, water hazards, ocean, and small greens, you need serious accuracy off the tee and with irons. Add strong wind and it becomes brutal.

There are quite a few water hazards and ocean carries on Blue. Miss the fairway even a little and your ball’s gone. There are also patches of knee-high rough and fescue. I lost three balls today but found five others, so I actually came out ahead on balls.

Overall verdict:
This is a tough course. Red has very difficult greens, Blue has beautiful scenery but the wind and difficulty can get ridiculous. From the white tees with no wind, it’s probably pretty playable. For average players, bring extra balls — you’ll lose some to water or deep rough.

Personally, I think playing the Blue tees at around 6,600 yards is a real test of your game — distance, accuracy, and course management. One bad drive and you start questioning everything. Shooting in the mid-80s or better from the blues here is solid golf.

I’ll keep Timber Point on my list. The price is similar to other courses I like, and it definitely has character. If your driving and long irons aren’t reliable right now, maybe skip it. And if your putting isn’t good, definitely remove it from your map — the greens aren’t big, but the slopes will make you curse. Today the greens were running about 8-9 on the Stimpmeter — pretty reasonable actually. I even had three one-putts.

One downside though: There’s one spot (I forget which hole) where the green is really close to the next tee box. Others hit two balls right into that area from the tee — scared the crap out of me. I almost wanted to wear a helmet. The group behind didn’t yell “fore” either. The design is a bit flawed there — just some small bushes, no real trees to block the balls. So even though I like the course, I probably won’t play it too often. Getting hit by a ball would really suck.

The round took 4 hours and 10 minutes — pretty good for a Saturday morning. Not too crowded either. Probably because it’s a bit out of the way, so most players are locals. The difficulty is legit — it punishes high handicaps and anyone who can’t hit it straight.

As long as it’s a good course, I don’t mind driving a bit further. Now that summer’s here, after 10 a.m. it gets hot, so I’ll need to start bringing sunscreen and proper gear so I don’t get heatstroke.

Youtube Timber Point golf course video https://youtu.be/fu6hfw7MTrM

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