

Nevertheless, when the flag is anywhere but on the back shelf, putts never seem to do what they should, often seeming to be pulled, beyond all reason, toward the green's dominant slope. It's a two-tiered affair whose lower front level seems to tilt ever-so-slightly toward the front. Never mind such a phenomenon is impossible by definition a golfer punked by that particular trompe l'oeil doesn't care about the laws of physics. I'm not the only one - most of my regular Saturday group will lodge the common complaint about a putt "breaking uphill" at least once a round. It has really helped me keep going during those difficult times.No matter how often I play my two home courses, there are certain putts I seemingly always misread. Resident and group member Stephen Peugh said: "I only discovered this green space during lockdown, and I didn't really know about it until it closed. The authority said Brandhall Village will house 550 homes, a large new public park, space for a new replacement for Causeway Green Primary School, pedestrian and cycle links and new wildlife areas.īut the proposals have sparked a storm of protest from residents who argue the "beautiful" green space should be retained as a space for wildlife.īrandhall Green Space Action Group, made up of residents from Old Warley, Langley, and Bristnall council wards, has been campaigning to keep the land for local people to use and to stop urban development on the land. READ MORE: Three protests with over 75 people at Sandwell Council and what they were about The golf course - an 18-hole facility run by Sandwell Council - closed in May 2020 with the authority saying it was costing taxpayers £275,000 per year to subsidise. Sandwell Council launched a public consultation on November 1 detailing the its future plans for the former Brandhall Golf Course in Oldbury. Four maps giving different options to carve up a much-loved green space in Sandwell have been unveiled.
