MendieGK
Tour Winner
The highlight for me was the burger van in the carpark behind the 8th(?) green
Agree. Perranporth is so much fun to play! :thup:
Yeah not many golf courses can compete with Reg's Rat burgers!!
Yeah not many golf courses can compete with Reg's Rat burgers!!
There was a fair bit of wondering around looking for the tee as well, that didn't help esp and we had been out drinking in Broughty ferry till 4am and tee's of at 9am at Fairmont
MendieGK
Tour Winner
Its a good test if you like baseball shots! stupid course, aim at trees to get the ball onto the fairway, hit the fairway, end up in the rough.
It would be nice if they filled it in and rebuilt it.
Paperboy
Mini Cam
The highlight for me was the burger van in the carpark behind the 8th(?) green
Right down the road from work, so when I wasn't a member used to play Friday afternoons after work. It's an ok course nothing special.
But the burger van is to die for!! Jumbo sausage in french stick with grated cheese and ketchup. Lovely
the local low life like to roam this place and have a habit on nicking your clubs.
I played here on Friday as it was on my way home from the hospital and I had to stop on one hole as the little darlings were riding their quad bikes over one of the greens!!!
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The highlight for me was the burger van in the carpark behind the 8th(?) green
Right down the road from work, so when I wasn't a member used to play Friday afternoons after work. It's an ok course nothing special.
But the burger van is to die for!! Jumbo sausage in french stick with grated cheese and ketchup. Lovely
Oh Simon......so many comments I could make about the burger van and your sylph like waistline but I like you so I won't.........
while not the worst course I have played as there are some great holes, The Kent and Surrey GC isn't one i would rush back too. when I played it there were no course maps, decent score cards or signs on the tees and when you are playing blind tee shots it makes it a bit of a lottery.
MendieGK
Tour Winner
Oh Simon......so many comments I could make about the burger van and your sylph like waistline but I like you so I won't.........
If you only knew how grotty the man who owns that burger van is, you wouldnt be raving about the food
Tarkus1212
Challenge Tour Pro
There are a few I wouldn't rush back to -
Brampton Park near Huntingdon, some truly daft holes especially the par 3 index 1. In the summer the smell from either the land fill to the right of the first tee or the sewage plant in the middle of the course is something else.
I hated every minute I spent on Perranporth, far too many blind tee shots. I see others have described it as "fun", well I've had more fun in the dentists chair than at Perranporth.
Millbrook in Beds is just one long slog with pretty poor greens when you do get to them.
The Jubilee course at St Andrews, overpriced and overplayed. I've never played another course with so many divots on the fairways and pitchmarks on the greens.
The Dunes course at Hardelot. Used to be one of the best courses in France but they've sold off a load of the land to build more houses and consequently there are now 6 par 3's. The closing hole used to be a great par 5, it's now a poor par 4. Whoever designed the changes needs shooting. A real shame.
Brampton Park near Huntingdon, some truly daft holes especially the par 3 index 1. In the summer the smell from either the land fill to the right of the first tee or the sewage plant in the middle of the course is something else.
I hated every minute I spent on Perranporth, far too many blind tee shots. I see others have described it as "fun", well I've had more fun in the dentists chair than at Perranporth.
Millbrook in Beds is just one long slog with pretty poor greens when you do get to them.
The Jubilee course at St Andrews, overpriced and overplayed. I've never played another course with so many divots on the fairways and pitchmarks on the greens.
The Dunes course at Hardelot. Used to be one of the best courses in France but they've sold off a load of the land to build more houses and consequently there are now 6 par 3's. The closing hole used to be a great par 5, it's now a poor par 4. Whoever designed the changes needs shooting. A real shame.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
There was a fair bit of wondering around looking for the tee as well, that didn't help esp and we had been out drinking in Broughty ferry till 4am and tee's of at 9am at Fairmont
Ahh, the plot thickens. Every course is bad when you are drunk or hungover.
matt71
Tour Rookie
We had this topic back in the summer and to add more suggestions of courses to avoid:
Westerwood (Near Falkirk) one of the those hotel resort places on top of a hill. I am sorry it wa sutter bobbins! Way too busy as there was a 30 strong party out before us and my round lasted way over 5 hours nearly 6!
No marshals and with some many blind shots I can see why the party in front had been so long taking their shots. The course is in poor condition with some of the greens you could not even putt on and bunkers like clay. Being a hotel course the clubhouse is very expensive too and not great value for money (£6 for a bacon roll which I declined of course).
Its a pity its rubbish and left such a bad taste as it is only 10 mins from my brothers house for when we visit him!
Talking of Falkirk I nearly added Falkirk course as it was dreadful in winter due to drainage and said I would never return, however played it again in summer and it was in great condition with superb greens and this has changed my mind on the place (nice cakes in clubhouse too and my brother also lost too me as well he he)
Westerwood (Near Falkirk) one of the those hotel resort places on top of a hill. I am sorry it wa sutter bobbins! Way too busy as there was a 30 strong party out before us and my round lasted way over 5 hours nearly 6!
No marshals and with some many blind shots I can see why the party in front had been so long taking their shots. The course is in poor condition with some of the greens you could not even putt on and bunkers like clay. Being a hotel course the clubhouse is very expensive too and not great value for money (£6 for a bacon roll which I declined of course).
Its a pity its rubbish and left such a bad taste as it is only 10 mins from my brothers house for when we visit him!
Talking of Falkirk I nearly added Falkirk course as it was dreadful in winter due to drainage and said I would never return, however played it again in summer and it was in great condition with superb greens and this has changed my mind on the place (nice cakes in clubhouse too and my brother also lost too me as well he he)
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Westerwood aint the greatest, it attracts people because its a Seve design but condition isn't the best.
Falkirk Golf Club can be horrid in winter but to be fair it has got better.
Paperboy
Mini Cam
Oh Simon......so many comments I could make about the burger van and your sylph like waistline but I like you so I won't.........
Gordon, that would be cruel
But not played there for a while, doesn't compare to the bacon sandwich at my halfway house.......
Really?
Agree with this.
Can honestly say from all the courses I've played, there would only be a handful I wouldn't want to go back to unless forced.
And I've played Buncrana, by the way, which has some extraordinary holes!
Karl102
Journeyman Pro
I would rather play on a rubbish course than go shopping any day....
rosecott
Money List Winner
Very sad to say that, on the evidence earlier this year, that Nottingham City (Bulwell Hall) is heading in that direction. Together with Bulwell Forest, they made a fine pair of munis. Things have gone badly wrong however. After a couple of years of the Jack Barker group dumping countless lorry loads of muck from road improvement schemes, Jack Barker up and left at short notice early this year. I played there in the summer and it was dire. The only work taking place on the course was fairway cutting by Nottingham City staff twice a week. This is a great shame as it was a reasonable track keenly priced for the less affluent golfer. I hope they recover.
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
We can all be quick to slate a course, especially when you have not played very well. I remember playing at Port Stanley golf course (Falklands) back in 1991, not the best but after 3 months without hitting a ball it seemed like the greatest course in the world at the time. I'm not a fan of Wareham but I always try my hardest to win when playing for my club. You can only play what is put in front of you at the time.
markgs
Tour Rookie
swansea bay. Rough was 2 ft high 1 inch off tight fairway. cat 1 golfer lost 9 balls(not me ) im not a cat 1. i lost more
DaveyG
Challenge Tour Pro
I would have to say Rowley Golf Club in Dudley...
but... some of the most enjoyable rounds because its where I got my brother dad and brother in law playing... my dad had played many years before and the other two hadn't really picked up a club other than range sessions for a few weeks before!
The course has quickly became a place we wont play now but without it I don't think they would have picked up a club.
It did what it said on the tin and definitely has its place in the game!
but... some of the most enjoyable rounds because its where I got my brother dad and brother in law playing... my dad had played many years before and the other two hadn't really picked up a club other than range sessions for a few weeks before!
The course has quickly became a place we wont play now but without it I don't think they would have picked up a club.
It did what it said on the tin and definitely has its place in the game!
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