Magilla Gorilla Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 (edited) I put a cache out, when i should of asked first. The cache is mulit and at one point you have to cross a 150ft part of a fairway. Your on the trail and you can see the other trail in front of you but there is the fairway. There is trails out here then run all around and throught the golf course not cart trails but gravel trails. At the last part you have to walk along the course but not on it there is ponds and waterfalls between the course and were you have to way. The golfers dont go here. I saw no sign on the gravel trails or all way along the way that said do not enter or no tresspassing. So should i remove it or leave it. It has not been approved yet and it might not. I just Listed it tonight Edited July 19, 2004 by Magilla Gorilla Quote Link to comment
+JohnnyVegas Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 My guess is that the cachers may have a problem with the range marshall. Or they mightget beaned my a golf ball. Quote Link to comment
Magilla Gorilla Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 The more i think about it the more i think i should remove it. Man the ponds and waterfalls were pretty kewl Quote Link to comment
Magilla Gorilla Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 yep i dont think this was a good idea...lol....going to remove it right now...it's 1:30am here right now Quote Link to comment
+ZackJones Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Is there anyway to remove some of the multi-parts so that it would be eaiser to get to the ponds and waterfalls? Perhaps an approach from a different direction? Zack Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Or arrange the multi stages so they will lead the searchers to spots where they don't have to cross fairways. Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaoss Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 The cache is mulit LEAVE IT !!! I've never done a mulit cache on a glof course. Quote Link to comment
+CompuCash Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 The cache is mulit LEAVE IT !!! I've never done a mulit cache on a glof course. OK - captain now you know that was a typo --- Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 The cache is mulit LEAVE IT !!! I've never done a mulit cache on a glof course. It's gonna take a while for my hair to grow long in the back. Quote Link to comment
+The Cheeseheads Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 The cache is mulit LEAVE IT !!! I've never done a mulit cache on a glof course. It's gonna take a while for my hair to grow long in the back. Can you do a feather mulit? There shouldn't be a problem with caches next to a golf course, just as long as the cacher wouldn't be required to actually cross onto the course property, since many courses are actually private property. Even if the course is public, I would still watch your placement so nobody is tempted to walk anywhere where they would interfere with the golfers who have paid to be there. I used to have a cache next to the local country club and it was never a problem, as there was easy access to the cache from a public bike trail next to the course, so nobody ever had to venture onto the course. Quote Link to comment
+Beta Test Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 If you HAVE to cross the golf course, you might want to discuss the cache with the range-master. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 OK. Silly question. What IS Glof? Is it some new game? (Yea, Yea, I'm not usually this anal, I just hate that you can't correct your own mistakes on thread titles.) If this glof course is on private land, then No, unless you get permission. If it is not, then take a shot at submitting a listing. Or ask your approver first. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Most golf courses are off limits to not-paying players. They will not even allow you to bring a "rider" along with you in your cart (unless they have clubs and pay). I'm sure this is all for liability protection. Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Like stunod said... Public or private, it doesn't matter, all glof courses are the same way. I was once told that, in order for me to ride with my parents, we would have to pay $16 for me. My father's response was to leave my uncle and my mother at the glof course and go home with me. I'm sure it's a beautiful area, but is there a way to reconfigure it so you can still see the pond and not cross the course? Better yet, have you ever approved this with the course managers? Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 (edited) Maybe you should recommend that this stage only be hunted at night. I have had some of my best times on a course after dark. : That way cachers would be safe from falling glof (sic.) ballz. Unless Stevie Wonder was teeing off. But seriously-I agree with the chicken and the fly-no one should be on or near a fairway who isn't playing that game, for safety and liability. Golf has its own certain etiquette and awareness just like geocaching. If there are trails/greenways that are near and around the course, redirect the order of stages to eliminate this unecessary risk. Edited July 19, 2004 by wimseyguy Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 (edited) OK you Abjectly Silly people, I edited the title for the original poster. BTW, regarding crossing the course... NO NO NO! As a golfer, I would really be mad is some person went walking across the fairway in front of me. You don't even do that as a golfer. You follow the cartpath to go back to the clubhouse if you have to go back. These people pay good money to go out there to play golf. The liability you assume by putting cachers at risk is also a big issue. It is also private property. Golf courses in State Parks don't have hiking trails going across fairways. Why? A golf ball can kill you. There is no need in putting a geocacher at risk like this. Edited July 19, 2004 by mtn-man Quote Link to comment
Magilla Gorilla Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 this cache was removed last night thanks for your thoughts. GLOF...just so u know i do this all the time its a learning problem called i cant spell it but something like Dis-lex-e-a.....sound it out and youll get it lol Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 That's just fine Magilla Gorilla. Thanks for getting the cache. I don't think anyone was being malicious but was just poking good natured fun. I am slightly dyslexic myself so I understand. It is tough for me to read the numbers at our drawings during our GGA meetings sometimes. If I am tired it seems to get worse. In any case please feel free to post in the forums at any time. You asked your question in the right place. Quote Link to comment
Magilla Gorilla Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 I know they were just playing around. I have no problem with anyone. Thanks for the reply and the honesty. I have moved the cache and am waiting for it to be approved "Magilla's Things You Can Use" Quote Link to comment
+Wild Thing Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I like the idea of putting a multi-cache near or in a golf (glof) course! My father lives on a well-known private course in California that allows walkers on the trails early in the morning and in the evening. IF the course that you are considering allows entry during off-hours and IF you include that contraint in the cache description, it should be fine. Also, it would be a fun one to hunt! Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 (edited) I realize that I am late to the party, but what are the nature of the trails? If these are hiking trails that intermingle with the golf course, golfers are no doubt warned of possible intrusion. If this is the case, the cache should be fine as long as permission has been obtained for box placement and a warning is placed on the cache page regarding flying glof balls. Personally, I'm of the opinion that caching should be permissible anywhere that allows hiking. Edited July 20, 2004 by sbell111 Quote Link to comment
+Tprints Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I just got FTF with a new cache hidden in a cemetery that's located smack dab in the middle of a golf course. There's a road that splits the course and you can park right next to the cemetery. I had to wait until a threesome of golfers played through before grabbing the cache that I had already spied. Kinda cool. Golf-mugglers! Diehard Golfer Cemetery Cache Quote Link to comment
+piper28 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Diehard Golfer Cemetery Cache Hmm, there's just something amusing about the name of that one. Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I realize that I am late to the party, but what are the nature of the trails? If these are hiking trails that intermingle with the golf course, golfers are no doubt warned of possible intrusion. If this is the case, the cache should be fine as long as permission has been obtained for box placement and a warning is placed on the cache page regarding flying glof balls. Personally, I'm of the opinion that caching should be permissible anywhere that allows hiking. Ironically, we recently did a cache in Nashville that was near a golf course. I wish the cache owner had made mention that there was a green right next to one part of the multi. We got over there and I sort of freaked out a bit when I saw the coarse through a thick set of trees and hedges. I know how bad of a golfer I am! I might not be able to keep the ball within that narrow fairway and green. Fortunately there were some guys on the green when we were there so no golfballs were coming our way while we were there. It would have been nice to know it was there though. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 My game isn't all that it could be either. A note on the cache page regarding the danger would definitely be in order. Quote Link to comment
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