Golf Courses
liltaytayyy-PGO
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Hi, I am wondering about golf courses. I would like to know what would be acceptable. I understand that individual golf holes are not acceptable. What about the first hole of the golf course, so that it could be counted as the entire golf course. What about a putting green adjacent to the golf course. It seems that golf courses are large athletic fields, but they are not eligible in the same way that a soccer or baseball field is. I would like some clarification on this. I am having a hard time thinking of a way to get a stop that is a portal of a golf course approved. There is one footbridge on the golf course that I have in voting, which I know is eligible, but is there a part of the actual course that is eligible?
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Lechu1730-PGO
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On a golf course I think any of the holes, but particularly the first and the last, would be a good place to mark the course. I think the clubhouse could be a PoI on its own.
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A specific issue for ANY sporting field:
- NEVER* place the pin directly in the field of play
Best not to get the legal department involved again, with the inevitable collision between the sportsball player (or their equipment) and the AR player. Virtual wayspots have already been legally an "attractive nuisance", which was how the previous PRP lawsuits started.
It's always preferred to use some kind of signage, when available, as a "standin" for the wayspot. For some places, I will place the pin at the bleachers/seating, when there is no sign.
*some locations have no sign, no bleachers, nothing but the field. In those cases, something at the edge of the field tends to work best, such as the baseball's backstop, soccer/football goalposts, etc.
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Would be eligible under the "Great place for exercise" category
For golf courses I believe that it is only the clubhouse that is eligible
I was wondering about that. I was wondering if I should submit the adjacent putting green, or the first hole, or the driving range, just wondering what part of the golf course would be eligible. @LukeAllStars-PGO
On a golf course I think any of the holes, but particularly the first and the last, would be a good place to mark the course. I think the clubhouse could be a PoI on its own.
normally, every kind of golf course should be eligible.
NianticCasey-ING Posts: 414Niantic › admin July 2020
Hi folks,
You should reject hole markers (including hole 1) and other locations on a golf course.
They can be accepted if they are in areas where agents can sit and socialize (like cafes or club areas). If it's for a park (and not for the golf course inside the park), submit the signboard for the park instead.
Hope that helps!
https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/5152/golf-courses/p1
That's guidance prior to the latest update, when they said that prior guidance was no longer valid.
Certain definitions and rules have stayed the same. Prior to the new criteria overhaul there was and still is the rule that any poi cannot interfere with the field of play on a sportfield. Putting poi’s on the golf course holes is just that. Generally the clubhouse is what the poi gets attached to. Maybe a gazebo if theres one there as well
Definitions did not change at all with the 3.1 update.
If theres a sign for the course, submit that to cover for it. The clubhouse itself if there is one can be a separate poi. If neither of these exist, then you could, maybe, push for the tee off area for the first hole but male sure its out of the way, similar to how disc golf is done
As for the putting green, if its a separate thing, the you could submit that tok and put it to the side (so as not to interfere), similar to how mini golf courses are done
A specific issue for ANY sporting field:
Best not to get the legal department involved again, with the inevitable collision between the sportsball player (or their equipment) and the AR player. Virtual wayspots have already been legally an "attractive nuisance", which was how the previous PRP lawsuits started.
It's always preferred to use some kind of signage, when available, as a "standin" for the wayspot. For some places, I will place the pin at the bleachers/seating, when there is no sign.
*some locations have no sign, no bleachers, nothing but the field. In those cases, something at the edge of the field tends to work best, such as the baseball's backstop, soccer/football goalposts, etc.
I recently got a nomination for hole number 18 on a frisbee golf course. I rejected it. My thought process is, If you allowed one hole to be nominated, people are going to think that all the holes are eligible, which is incorrect. If you have a golf course that is a great Wayspot location, but please try not to nominate anything relating to the holes, Greens, Tees, etc. Of course footbridges on golf courses are a bit different. I can't say I've seen a footbridge on a golf course nominated though.
My logic was, for disc golf, sign for the course, if there isn't one, the starting spot for the first hole, but make it clear uts for the whole course. And if there's any cool hole that could be interesting enough to use too