Fore! Three holes axed at Chamberlain Park golf course after vehicles struck
26 Apr, 2021 01:24 AM
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Three holes at the Chamberlain Park golf course will be closed after three incidents in close succession which saw vehicles getting hit. Photo / Dean Purcell
Three holes at the Chamberlain Park golf course will be closed after three incidents in close succession which saw vehicles getting hit. Photo / Dean Purcell
NZ Herald
Wayward golf balls and several near misses have led to three holes at an Auckland golf course being closed.
Three vehicles travelling along the Northwestern Motorway have been struck by golf balls coming from Mt Albert s Chamberlain Park in the three months between December and February this year
The temporary closure of the 5th, 12th and 14th holes reduces the public course to an unconventional 15 holes, raising questions about how the handicapping system will cope. Kim O’Neill, Auckland Council community facilities acting general manager, said most of the errant swings damaged car body work, but in one case a ball smashed into a windscreen. “Until we can work out a long-term practical solution the best thing to do to ensure public safety is to close the three holes,” she said. Three incidents were reported in as many months, from December 2020 to February 2021.
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