Golf in general

[someguy1]

Ive got Friday tix, with a smaller crowd it actually might be even better than Grange

I don't know about that, they will try and cram in as many people as possible, will be like sardines, wont be able to have half the food options, drink stations, toilets will be a debacle, can see it being a mess. Live one street away so may charge $50 for cars to park here though

Think it was said here the 1st might be the merch area but even then there isn't the room around the course. You'd get a decent grandstand around 18 and the 15th would have to be the watering hole but apart from that space is already tight in there. The ladies open next month will be cramped enough.

[Booney]

Ive got Friday tix, with a smaller crowd it actually might be even better than Grange

I don't know about that, they will try and cram in as many people as possible, will be like sardines, wont be able to have half the food options, drink stations, toilets will be a debacle, can see it being a mess. Live one street away so may charge $50 for cars to park here though

Think it was said here the 1st might be the merch area but even then there isn't the room around the course. You'd get a decent grandstand around 18 and the 15th would have to be the watering hole but apart from that space is already tight in there. The ladies open next month will be cramped enough.

Lockleys ( RIP ) / Brooklyn Park Primary School Oval will be the concert venue I reckon, the new car park perfect gate entry down the Burbridge Road end and if you look at Maps you can see between the 1st and 2nd they've built a small par 3 ( only 97m ) so I would say they'll bring that into play, probably use the 9th ( 480m par 5 ) as the main food, drink, village etc.

Behind the 6th tee there's a turf farm that they might use for a staging / toilets etc area. It will be tight but they do have some space to work with but will have to use it very wisely.

[Eagles2014]

Already been announced concert stage will be at Lockleys Football oval on Rutland Ave.

[Booney]

Already been announced concert stage will be at Lockleys Football oval on Rutland Ave.

So they'll have to put a gate on Strathfield or Netley Ave to get through to Lockleys FC. Where was that announced mate?

[mighty_tiger_79]

Already been announced concert stage will be at Lockleys Football oval on Rutland Ave.

So they'll have to put a gate on Strathfield or Netley Ave to get through to Lockleys FC. Where was that announced mate?

Ch 7 last night

[Eagles2014]

Already been announced concert stage will be at Lockleys Football oval on Rutland Ave.

So they'll have to put a gate on Strathfield or Netley Ave to get through to Lockleys FC. Where was that announced mate?

Yep, walkway between them, spoke to some residents also last night in the story, be happy with all the drunks trudging towards the concert

[Dutchy]

I don't think they will close down the 9th hole, even though it makes sense by being central - presuming the 2nd will play as a par 4 (most amateurs can make it in 2), that only leaves 3 more par 5's as it is. Id say it will have to be the 10th that gets closed down as it is a wide fairway and there is some wasteland next to it they can use, but then again the 10th is one of the most testing holes there, esp into a south wind.

Its going to be fascinating to see how it all lands.

Koey is going to play a lot shorter than Grange, its going to be a drive/wedge tourney with very few ways to extend the course.

[carey]

I don't think they will close down the 9th hole, even though it makes sense by being central - presuming the 2nd will play as a par 4 (most amateurs can make it in 2), that only leaves 3 more par 5's as it is. Id say it will have to be the 10th that gets closed down as it is a wide fairway and there is some wasteland next to it they can use, but then again the 10th is one of the most testing holes there, esp into a south wind.

Its going to be fascinating to see how it all lands.

Koey is going to play a lot shorter than Grange, its going to be a drive/wedge tourney with very few ways to extend the course.

I do know they are defiantly closing 1 hole for all the food, bars etc and having the 19th hole in play.

Again, I don't know what hole but, apparently, they need to remove a couple of trees to achieve this as well as removing a couple of trees to accommodate the party hole.

LIV are contractually bound to ensure these trees are re-planted upon completion of the tournament; however, I highly doubt this will appease the tree huggers.

[Eagles2014]

I don't think they will close down the 9th hole, even though it makes sense by being central - presuming the 2nd will play as a par 4 (most amateurs can make it in 2), that only leaves 3 more par 5's as it is. Id say it will have to be the 10th that gets closed down as it is a wide fairway and there is some wasteland next to it they can use, but then again the 10th is one of the most testing holes there, esp into a south wind.

Its going to be fascinating to see how it all lands.

Koey is going to play a lot shorter than Grange, its going to be a drive/wedge tourney with very few ways to extend the course.

I do know they are defiantly closing 1 hole for all the food, bars etc and having the 19th hole in play.

Again, I don't know what hole but, apparently, they need to remove a couple of trees to achieve this as well as removing a couple of trees to accommodate the party hole.

LIV are contractually bound to ensure these trees are re-planted upon completion of the tournament; however, I highly doubt this will appease the tree huggers.

One of the biggest whingers about Grange I kept hearing was the course was too short, too easy for the long hitters, they tried to extend a few holes the last couple of years to make it bit harder which worked. Kooey will be ridiculously short for them. If they take out a Par 5 and put the spare hole, reduce 2nd hole to Par 4, will probably be a Par 69 course which is embarrassing!

[Eagles2014]

Speaking to committee member of Kooyonga today, bit of goss (will post when tells me more):

The 11th hole will be the one taken out to accomodate food/drinks etc
As mentioned earlier, three significant trees going including two from the party hole 15th
Practice area not big enough to accommodate them all, will have to ferry players to and from the Pat
Numbers half what Grange had, limited to 20k but that will still be crammed in

[Dutchy]

11th makes sense and central, also one of the least interesting holes.

The logistics is going to be a headache for the organisers.

[Booney]

Already been announced concert stage will be at Lockleys Football oval on Rutland Ave.

So they'll have to put a gate on Strathfield or Netley Ave to get through to Lockleys FC. Where was that announced mate?

Yep, walkway between them, spoke to some residents also last night in the story, be happy with all the drunks trudging towards the concert

Smart play, 18-20,000 for the golf and then sell another 15,000 just for the concert. Given the space at Lockleys with the soccer fields adjacent they'll get 30,000 on there if they can.