Best Course You Played This Year

[Tarkus1212]

The title says it all really, which is the best course you played this year (excluding your own club) and why?

For me it was Notts GC (Holinwell). I won a fourball in a charity auction for £160. We played on a Sunday in August and the course was in magnificent condition, the greens were probably the best I played on all year. Challenging enough off the yellow tees some of the white tees looked near impossible carries. Lovely clubhouse and a decent pint of cider too.

 

[GB72]

Not been that far afield this year but the best one was Woodhall Spa. Never played before so was over the moon to win a 4 ball on Twitter. Cracking course.

 

[Tarkus1212]

Not been that far afield this year but the best one was Woodhall Spa. Never played before so was over the moon to win a 4 ball on Twitter. Cracking course.

Which course at Woodhall Spa?

 

[Twire]

Swinley Forest, it's been on my must play list forever, and it didn't disappoint.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Royal Cinque Ports :thup:

 

[NWJocko]

Played some incredible courses this year on the Inverness trip.

Royal Dornoch for me.

Honourable mentions to Castle Stuart, Nairn, Tain and Blairgowrie aswell on that trip, was some few days!!

North Hants was lovely for H4H aswell, even through my drunken haze......

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Played a few new top courses this year but the standout one has to be Royal Birkdale. Easy to see why it is ranked #1 in England.

 

[Tongo]

Probably the Championship course at Meon Valley. Was in superb condition after the dry summer and is a super test, especially the 16th and 17th. And i parred the 200 yard plus 15th after lacing an arrow straight 5 iron tee shot that bore through the almost twilight ether to within 15 feet of the flag!

 

[GB72]

Which course at Woodhall Spa?

The Hotchkin

 

[JCW]

Other then my home club Parkstone which has been in great condition with fast true greens it has to be a toss up between Formby Links GC and Hillside GC , greens were better at Formby .............both were great to play and I played well around Formby playing to my 5 handicap without much trouble with a 1/2 set of clubs , Hillside was much harder as the wind was blowing and rough was long due to it having the Open qualifier there a few weeks later , 32 points was good in the end , the 17th there was about 530 yards , well i hit driver and 2 3 woods to get on and I am a above average hitter , Also played Montei Rei in the Algarve , good track

 

[Smiffy]

Coombe Hill was lovely when I played there a couple of months ago. Most probably one of the best manicured courses I have ever played.
But for sheer "awesomeness" it has to be Royal Cinque Ports.
Some of the fairways and greens had to be seen to be believed.
I don't think I've seen so many humps and hollows on one course

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

the 17th there was about 530 yards , well i hit driver and 2 3 woods to get on and I am a above average hitter

Well, obviously if you are on this forum. We don't have any short hitters on here

 

[bladeplayer]

Concra wood in Castleblaney on the Irish Craic Classic , has everything a course should have , Risk & Reward , carries over water , doglegs the lot Il go further and say its the best course ive ever played ..

Followed closely by Slieve Russell 2 days later again in the ICC ..

 

[LanDog]

Concra wood in Castleblaney on the Irish Craic Classic , has everything a course should have , Risk & Reward , carries over water , doglegs the lot Il go further and say its the best course ive ever played ..

Followed closely by Slieve Russell 2 days later again in the ICC ..

In full agreement there Bill, Farnham was exceptional as well though

 

[JCW]

Probably the Championship course at Meon Valley. Was in superb condition after the dry summer and is a super test, especially the 16th and 17th. And i parred the 200 yard plus 15th after lacing an arrow straight 5 iron tee shot that bore through the almost twilight ether to within 15 feet of the flag!

I played that in August , not in very good nick , I remember a few years ago when i played it it was , always remember that day as the 4 ball in front of us was Desmond Haynes , Malcolm Marshall , Nigel Cowley and Monte Lynch who i knew from his Surrey days , I played against Nigel Cowley`s brother in Dorset League 1 vs Mere , Phones did not have the cameras they do now so photos were not great , we played through them on the 3rd hole , The course is very poor now , not one in our group of 12 thought the condition was any good , looks like they are not spending money on the course and it shows

 

[need_my_wedge]

Spoilt for choice this year - tough to decide between either of the Sunningdale courses, The Marquess at Woburn (even in the frost), and Belle Dune.

The two Sunningdale courses are a joy to play, even when playing badly and taking a battering. I do think playing both on the same hot summers day is a tough ask at the best of times, especially playing the New Course second sue to the length. But, both courses were in immaculate condition in a beautiful surround with tough greens. Personally I think the Old edges the New, just for the wow factor on some of the holes.

I thought the Marquess was a beautiful course, well laid out, very long with some incredibly tough breaks on some of the greens.

I've played Belle Dune the last two years and just love it to bits. Playing out in the dunes in the sunshine is just fantastic. The only thing that let it down a little for us this year the 4 ball in front of us that refused to play us through despite the fact that no one on the group could hit further than 50 yds. That aside, it is one of the most picturesque courses I've played.

 

[bladeplayer]

In full agreement there Bill, Farnham was exceptional as well though

Greens in Farnham were like snooker tables mate , probably the best ive ever been on , and i agree if it had'nt been placed between 2 such brilliant courses it probably would rank higher in my estimation .

 

[Tarkus1212]

Spoilt for choice this year - tough to decide between either of the Sunningdale courses, The Marquess at Woburn (even in the frost), and Belle Dune.

The two Sunningdale courses are a joy to play, even when playing badly and taking a battering. I do think playing both on the same hot summers day is a tough ask at the best of times, especially playing the New Course second sue to the length. But, both courses were in immaculate condition in a beautiful surround with tough greens. Personally I think the Old edges the New, just for the wow factor on some of the holes.

I thought the Marquess was a beautiful course, well laid out, very long with some incredibly tough breaks on some of the greens.

I've played Belle Dune the last two years and just love it to bits. Playing out in the dunes in the sunshine is just fantastic. The only thing that let it down a little for us this year the 4 ball in front of us that refused to play us through despite the fact that no one on the group could hit further than 50 yds. That aside, it is one of the most picturesque courses I've played.

Belle Dune would have been a contender but they had just top dressed the greens when we played it in September. Is it easy to get a round at Sunningdale?

 

[hines57]

For me - probably Parkstone. The first time I'd played it and has a super time, together with excellent service from the whole team there.

 

[Foxholer]

Not been a year for 'different' courses.

But Blackmoor was certainly my 'top' one for the year!