hovis
Tour Winner
In August. I love the place
In August. I love the place
hovis
Tour Winner
I was 18. I had no class
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Not a patch on Gleneagles or Turnberry as a resort though
happyhacker
Challenge Tour Pro
I still dont have any, I just don't highlight it.
Still its an interesting memory to have everytime you play the hole so to speak.
Stuey01
Journeyman Pro
Ha! Classic!Can I just point out that Celtic Manor is in Wales and the award was for England
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I will always defend the Belfry as I have had only positive experiences of staying and playing there. All the facitilities are great, and whilst the Brabazon isn't the greatest course and has a number of very bland holes, it has always been in excellent condition.
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Sounds like you always have a good 'score' there Paul 
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Sounds like you always have a good 'score' there Paul
Never been in the Bel Air nightclub!!
RGDave
Money List Winner
Its like most of what we see in today's world. You pay (in one way or another) to win awards. Being 'busy' or 'full' says the marketing people have done their job.
Ever heard of "Product of the Year"? - well, that's taken these marketing cons to the max.
Sadly, these days, people fall for it. Google (search) anything and you become another victim of the fakery and BS.
It has become a fact that most of the 'top' of anything are simply not. Until you can find a review or recommendation based on no financial interest, we are all fish to be fried.
I'm not saying the Belfry is bad, but there is little chance it is the "best"...
we published our last top 50 stay and play rankings 2 years ago and will be releasing a new list in a few months - our list is GB&I BTW
http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/courses/uk-and-ireland/top-50-uk-ireland-stay-and-play-1684
Belfry would have been the 5th best in our rankings (was 17th overall) but they have done a lot of work to the hotel/off course since the last rankings so a move upwards could well be on the cards
As an aside I recently played and stayed at Close House - very impressed - think that will be a high new entry in the new list
http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/courses/uk-and-ireland/top-50-uk-ireland-stay-and-play-1684
Belfry would have been the 5th best in our rankings (was 17th overall) but they have done a lot of work to the hotel/off course since the last rankings so a move upwards could well be on the cards
As an aside I recently played and stayed at Close House - very impressed - think that will be a high new entry in the new list
I just went on your link, looked at the courses then came back to....nothing! Not the first time this has happened and I can't see what I'm typing either???
user2010
Challenge Tour Pro
Didn`t a top caddie once describe it as a "potato field"? Can`t remember who it was though.
fine for me - any other forumers having issues?
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Cheers for that Mike
How much weight does the hotel carry in regards the ratings ?
I know that Belfy have spent a lot of money improving hotel so would that improve its ranking despite the course staying the same ?
I've reported it before in the feedback section and it would seem I wasn't on my own, for once :smirk:
I'm having issues. To be fair the Belfry has done a lot of work. It was looking tired but I thought it was looking better when I went and the course(s) were better. Still not a fan of the place but certainly better than it was before
hovis
Tour Winner
The courses haven't stayed the same. Extensive bunker, drainage, tee and landscape work has been carried out. £600,000 Spent in the last 18 months
quinn
Q-School Graduate
not sure why people knock the brabazon ? Your not going to get 18 memorable holes. I don't know a course that has,it's a parkland course in Sutton Coldfield, your not going to get stunning views Stood on every hole..it's a cracking course and it keeps getting better.
JCW
Journeyman Pro
Formby Hall in Liverpool is better , Nice course , good range , good par 3 course and the Head pro there is a 1st class guy ............EYG
SaintHacker
Journeyman Pro
Come on tell the truth, it was a sparrow with a 7 iron wasn't it...
