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Had an idea that this would be useful, post up a visitors guide to your home track. Came about as Rickg has a round at my gaff tomorrow. Maybe if enough people take a little time to write up a hole by hole guide it would be useful to people that travel around and play in opens etc..
Anyway,
Newbury and Crookham
1st - driver - pretty bog standard par4, right side of fairway gives you a better line in, there is a group of small trees on the rh side of fairway, just inside of these is your line.
2nd - hybrid, long iron- short par 4, you want to hit a draw about 200 yards, land on fairway and allow the gradient to feed the ball to the green, absolute birdie chance here. (Note, take notice of the wind when walking the fairway for next hole) note 2 take notice of pin position of green next to you, that's the 12th.
3rd - short iron- deceptive par 3 massively downhill, very easy to go long if the wind is behind ( see note from last hole)
4th - driver - wide fairway, OOB right. Plays downhill and anything straight will leave a short pitch. Narrow green which rolls to the front.
5th - driver- back up the hill, you want to clear the ridge. Ditch on the right but not OOB. Hidden green at top of hill, note if using GPS that green has moved recently and not all software a updated. If pin is on right you are on the lower tier, left placement is upper.
6th - short iron / wedge - par 3 with tricky hidden green, plays longer than you think. Very tricky green that slopes left to right. Front right is a pig of a pin position, go long is safer.
7th - driver - boom it down hill, ditch at 350yards, keep to the right if you can so not to block line into green.
8th - long iron- do not try and carry the ditch! Keep to the right with a long iron, left side will feed downhill to the right, but you risk being blocked out of approach. Uphill again to sloping green. Rolls back to front.
9th - mid iron - longer than it looks, green is very steep back to front. Pin at the front is tough work, short is often better than a very quick downhill putt.
10th - hybrid/ fairway - driver is often too much here, the blind tee is uphill but flattens quickly. The post marker is a bit misleading. Use that as your worst case left, play tee shot between that and right trees. Another well protected green downhill, rolls back to front.
11th - driver- fe- hyb - straight is key here, it is drivable, but miss the FW and you are I trouble with woods left and downhill right, cleanest Approach is from straight on, lots of bunkers left and right. Pretty flat green.
12th - choices! - either boom it over the bunkers, or lay up left with long iron. Nice flat green but lots of FW bunkers on route.
13th - driver/FW - driver can send you down the hill leaving a yucky position for next shot, bunker and trees left side is you line, you can make in 2. Go down th hill and its tougher. Nice flat green with bunkers on right. Take note of pin position of next green, that's the 18th.
14th- FW or diver if you draw- doesn't dogleg as much as you expect, trees on right is not the end of world.. Nice flat green but bunkers left and right. Go long, banking to protect you.
15th - mid iron- straight par 3, plays quite long, accuracy key as nasty bunkers everywhere. Short is best leavening a chip on.
16th - hybrid/ long iron- the fir tree on left corner is you point to aim, get past that to the right by 10 yards and you have a simple wedge. Do not take driver here unless you have a Very strong draw! I still wouldn't!
17th - very well protected green, pin on right is tricky, aim for the right and ball will feed down to the left. Take a par here and run away!seen. Some howlers here!
18th - driver- another one to draw, get over bunkers on left. Approach can be done in 2, but bunkers protect a short approach. Heather on left is a free drop out. Conservative play would b long iron down right side, hybrid or FW then a chip on.
Go for a pint!
Anyway,
Newbury and Crookham
1st - driver - pretty bog standard par4, right side of fairway gives you a better line in, there is a group of small trees on the rh side of fairway, just inside of these is your line.
2nd - hybrid, long iron- short par 4, you want to hit a draw about 200 yards, land on fairway and allow the gradient to feed the ball to the green, absolute birdie chance here. (Note, take notice of the wind when walking the fairway for next hole) note 2 take notice of pin position of green next to you, that's the 12th.
3rd - short iron- deceptive par 3 massively downhill, very easy to go long if the wind is behind ( see note from last hole)
4th - driver - wide fairway, OOB right. Plays downhill and anything straight will leave a short pitch. Narrow green which rolls to the front.
5th - driver- back up the hill, you want to clear the ridge. Ditch on the right but not OOB. Hidden green at top of hill, note if using GPS that green has moved recently and not all software a updated. If pin is on right you are on the lower tier, left placement is upper.
6th - short iron / wedge - par 3 with tricky hidden green, plays longer than you think. Very tricky green that slopes left to right. Front right is a pig of a pin position, go long is safer.
7th - driver - boom it down hill, ditch at 350yards, keep to the right if you can so not to block line into green.
8th - long iron- do not try and carry the ditch! Keep to the right with a long iron, left side will feed downhill to the right, but you risk being blocked out of approach. Uphill again to sloping green. Rolls back to front.
9th - mid iron - longer than it looks, green is very steep back to front. Pin at the front is tough work, short is often better than a very quick downhill putt.
10th - hybrid/ fairway - driver is often too much here, the blind tee is uphill but flattens quickly. The post marker is a bit misleading. Use that as your worst case left, play tee shot between that and right trees. Another well protected green downhill, rolls back to front.
11th - driver- fe- hyb - straight is key here, it is drivable, but miss the FW and you are I trouble with woods left and downhill right, cleanest Approach is from straight on, lots of bunkers left and right. Pretty flat green.
12th - choices! - either boom it over the bunkers, or lay up left with long iron. Nice flat green but lots of FW bunkers on route.
13th - driver/FW - driver can send you down the hill leaving a yucky position for next shot, bunker and trees left side is you line, you can make in 2. Go down th hill and its tougher. Nice flat green with bunkers on right. Take note of pin position of next green, that's the 18th.
14th- FW or diver if you draw- doesn't dogleg as much as you expect, trees on right is not the end of world.. Nice flat green but bunkers left and right. Go long, banking to protect you.
15th - mid iron- straight par 3, plays quite long, accuracy key as nasty bunkers everywhere. Short is best leavening a chip on.
16th - hybrid/ long iron- the fir tree on left corner is you point to aim, get past that to the right by 10 yards and you have a simple wedge. Do not take driver here unless you have a Very strong draw! I still wouldn't!
17th - very well protected green, pin on right is tricky, aim for the right and ball will feed down to the left. Take a par here and run away!seen. Some howlers here!
18th - driver- another one to draw, get over bunkers on left. Approach can be done in 2, but bunkers protect a short approach. Heather on left is a free drop out. Conservative play would b long iron down right side, hybrid or FW then a chip on.
Go for a pint!
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