5. The mini-golf course on the top of a Skoda
Car nut John McArthur has the ultimate green motor after turning his
Skoda into a mini-golf course – and he doesn’t even play the game
himself. The 22-year-old has covered the Felicia with fake grass from
bumper to bonnet, complete with flag on the roof and a bunker. The film
extra was hunting for a replacement for his Renault Megane Scenic when
he spotted his dream car on auction website eBay. He drove away with the
converted Skoda at a bargain price of £347. One of the bonuses of his
green car is that he never has to clean it and it is on a par with other
motors when it comes to reliability.
Despite his car, Mr McArthur, from Rayne, Essex, won’t be taking up the game of golf any time soon.
This nine-hole course was built and is maintained by prisoners, who
aren’t allowed to play on it. Prison View Golf Course is located on the
grounds of Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA, and is operated by
the Louisiana State Penitentiary Employee Recreation Committee. It was
designed by the prison dentist and appears to be much like any other
golf course. Anyone wanting to play must apply 48 hours in advance so
they can be screened, and play may be suspended at any time “due to
institutional need or at the Warden’s discretion.”
3. World’s first naked golf course
A novel golf concept is played in this course. Naturist golf. “La
Jenny”, a resort on the west coast of France – not too far from Bordeaux
claims to be the only naturalist golf resort in the world. “La Jenny”
was created in 1993 and expanded to cover 9 hectares in 2009. That isn’t
a big course (6 holes) as championship courses, even non-championship
18 hole courses should cover around 60 hectares. But then again, how
long do you want to walk around a course completely nude?
The six playing holes include 4 par 3s and 2 par 4s. We wonder what’s in
store at the 7th hole for drinks and refreshment. Their promotion
mentions a welcoming clubhouse to have an enjoyable time “after golf”.
The resort provides individual and group lessons with a professional on
their incomparable (according to the website) driving range. There are
no restrictions – we suppose that means no handicap is necessary to
play. Their slogan is “At La Jenny, golf is available for everyone. See
you soon for a tee-off.”
2. World’s most extreme 19th hole
Should you choose to holiday in the vicinity of the 22,000 hectare
Entabeni Safari Conservancy in South Africa, make an effort to play at
least one round of golf at The Legend Golf Resort, surely one of the
most beautiful courses yet to be created. If the surrounding scenery
isn’t enough to guarantee your attendance, just take a look at the aptly
named ‘Extreme 19th Hole’ in the photographs above and reconsider. The
good news: it’s a par 3. The bad news: you need to jump in a helicopter
to reach the tee, which is situated nearly half a kilometre above the
green, near the tip of Hangslip mountain.
1. The only golf course located in two different countries
Green Zone or Tornio Golf Club is perhaps a unique golf course with 9
holes in one country, Finland, and the remaining 9 in another, Sweden.
The border follows the Tornio River which runs through the course. Due
to its location, it is possible to play golf at anytime of the day or
night in full sunshine during the golfing season. If that isn’t a unique
golfing experience, I don’t know what is.
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