One of the main things I wanted to do with my blog is visit and play every course in Second Life. I wanted to talk about my experiences at each one, and try to take some fun photos in fun, cute couture that my partner, Sam Daltrey, and I have come to call ‘golfy’.
My first stop is the course where I discovered and fell in love with virtual golf in Second Life: Barnyard Country Club. Designed by Robin Loxely, the front nine at Barnyard was opened up for play during the 2024 Spring camping trip for another of my favorite places in SL, Fawkes Landing. The front nine is built around, and sometimes through, the Barnyard campground, with a canal winding its way through the course. It’s an ideal starter round for new players as it is quite straightforward with few hazards to negotiate. The back nine, however, is a very, very different animal.
(Barnyard Country Club is gearing up for the inaugural Banger Air Open tournament later this fall…more to come…)
Today, Sam and I dressed up in some golfy gear and went to play a quick nine holes at Barnyard.
Hole 1: Par 4, 82m
As I mentioned earlier, ‘straightforward’ is an apt description of most of the front nine, and the first hole doesn’t disappoint. The fairway is mostly uniform and of average width with a large, flat green. To the right as one makes approach, there’s an overgrown wooden fence concealing a tent.
Hole 2: Par 5, 170m
The second hole features a long, straight fairway from the tee with thick forest on either side. It’s interrupted at the 75m mark by a canal water hazard, which winds through the entire front nine. That canal is spanned by a charming covered wooden bridge which are commonplace on the front nine. A thick patch of rough crowds the fairway from the right, running from the canal forward all the way to the green, creating an even narrower fairway surface for one’s second shot.
In the middle of that rough is a run down cabin billing itself as the Love Shack. It’s a little old place where…we can get together. A sign over the door reminds us that “What happens at the Cabin, Stays at the Cabin.”
The green is of average size and surrounded on the back and both sides by thick woods with a campsite to one side. Try as I might, I could not find a ruling in the USGA Rules of Golf for a shot that lands in a campfire.
Hole 3: Par 3, 70m
There’s a short nature walk from the second green to the third tee, the first of several you’ll experience as you play through the front nine. This long par three is a really challenging birdie, especially when some uncooperative wind blows your way. Once more, the rough encroaches from the right for the length of this fairway. Another campsite has a great view from around the 35m mark.
The green on the third is of average size, and while hitting the green in regulation might be a challenge, it’s flat and forgiving, which makes sinking a clever chip shot a real possibility. From the third green, one can catch sight of the cornfield and the barn from which Barnyard gets its name.
Next time, we’ll take a look a holes 4, 5, and 6 at Barnyard! Don’t forget we have a contest going on until September 15! Check out the first post on the blog and leave a comment to win either a TrueGolf VGS Pro Pack or a TrueGolf VGS Caddy HUD.
Until next time, fairways and greens!
Keyli
Credits
Sammie
- Body: Lara – Maitreya
- Top: ActiveBabe Polo Crop Top – EVIE
- Skirt: Lena Pleated Skirt – Sweet Things
- Shoes: Star Trainers – Belzebubble
Keyli
The Second Links Traveler 
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