{"id":63,"date":"2017-06-04T11:18:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T11:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/?p=63"},"modified":"2017-06-04T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T11:18:56","slug":"doggolf-database","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/index.php\/2017\/06\/04\/doggolf-database\/","title":{"rendered":"DogGolf Database"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doggolf.info\/DogGolfDB\/search.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doggolf database\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Doggolf database\" src=\"http:\/\/doggolf.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Doggolf-database.jpg\" width=\"416\" height=\"307\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">The database of dog-friendly golf courses is really the heart of DogGolf.info. Everything else is just gravy on the bone. The database is about having a complete list of possible courses, but also an interactive one that you can interrogate to find the one just right for your pack whether for a weekend outing, an extended holiday or even a long term membership.<\/font> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">At the outset, the information will be more thorough within a 25 miles radius of our home in Marlow because (a) our network is deepest there, and (b) I am doing more in depth research in that area (out of self-interest obviously). That means Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire will have more comprehensive information with a bit of Surrey, Hertfordshire, and Greater London as well.<\/font> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">The index of the whole dataset is the Course Name. We use the short name, not the full on \u201cEast Wimblebottom Golf &amp; Spa Resort\u201d (so don\u2019t set your brand police in your marcom department on me to \u2018correct\u2019 it).<\/font> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">Several fields in the database you can filter on\u2026<\/font> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\"><b>County<\/b> \u2013 So you can get a short list of places close to you.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\"><b>Postcode <\/b>\u2013 For alternative geo-search<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\"><b>Green Fees <\/b>\u2013 Highest listed for peak times. Vary by times and promotions so just approximate. $0 means no visitors, members only.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\"><b>Lead required?<\/b> \u2013 Well-trained and biddable dogs might find such courses a bit confining.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\"><b>Handicap Certificate required?<\/b> \u2013 Many of the finer courses allow dogs, but they do insist on handicap level playing standard.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">When you get a listing of courses, you can click on the club name to take you to a Profile snapshot of basic course information. The profile is limited to details that would be of greatest interest to dog-owners. It is expected that if you needed further details, you would click on the link to their website (included in the profile) to find those things out.<\/font> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\"><b>Picture<\/b> \u2013 I include one picture of the course just to provide a small sense of the nature of the property (a picture worth a thousand words), but I suspect most people looking to get a feel for the grounds will go through to the course website itself.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\"><b>Notes<\/b> \u2013 The \u201cdog policy\u201d of the course in their own words (usually from their website, an enquiry response or some other reference)<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\"><b>Members Constraints<\/b> \u2013 Sometimes dogs are only allowed for members or when playing with members. I kept in the \u201cMembers Only\u201d clubs because (a) people might be searching for a club to join.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#008000\"><b>Time Constraints <\/b>\u2013 A some courses dogs are not allowed during specific times, most commonly (a) competitions, and (b) peak busy times.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><font color=\"#008000\">If anyone has any suggestions of other details we should research and track, please forward them to <\/font><a href=\"mailto:grace@doggolf.info\"><font color=\"#008000\">grace@doggolf.info<\/font><\/a><font color=\"#008000\">.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The database of dog-friendly golf courses is really the heart of DogGolf.info. Everything else is just gravy on the bone. 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