Cardrona Golf & Country Club, Peebles. I don't get it!

[birdieman]

When my friend picked me up in the car we stopped for drinks and fuel at a petrol station on the way down and when I got back into the car I found myself sitting in the driver's seat wondering why I didn't have a key and all the controls were different. I wasn't quite "with it" for the first few holes shall we say.

I did that without being hungover, used to drive a landrover, one snowy day I parked, went into post office, came back out and got in landrover to be greeted by a bemused looking labrador staring at me, my brain was in neutral....took me about 10 seconds to twig what the hell was going on and finally dawned on me it was someone else's landrover, mine was 5 yards away behind his one.....same colour though!

 

[DCB]

Just back after a couple of days down at Cardrona. I used GolfBreaks.Com to book a short break for my wife and I. Having seen John's videos of the course I was looking forward to playing it but was unsure as to what the conditions would be like so early in the season.

Well nothing to fear really. The ground conditions were dry and firm, so the ball did roll out quite a bit on some of the holes.Fairways were reasonably lush for this time of year and the greens were in good condition and although still showing signs of the hard winter we've had they did putt very well indeed.

As a resort course there are all types of golfer out playing. When we played on Friday we almost had the place to ourselves. A calm overcast day with no wind. A surreal experience indeed. Granted we did see one group who had merged from two groups into a five ball , but they were far enough ahead that we didn't catch them up until nearer the end.

On Saturday it was a different story. A bright breezy day (for breezy read WINDY !) It was a local holiday weekend in Edinburgh, so the course was busy. There were guys out there who were way out of their depth on a course of this length. The opening two holes caused a major snarl-up as many struggled to get out into the wind.

Whilst there are some very appealing holes on the course, there are also some fairly dour if not plain boring holes. The 14 springs to mind. A long barren slog if you ask me.
The 3rd and 8th were visually appealing holes and the 10th & 15th likewise in the back 9. The 18th was a fine closing hole. Needing a good drive and an accurate 2nd into the two tiered green.

All in all a good couple of days golf. Some long walks between tees, but lots to see around the course on a nice day. Well worth playing, but maybe not at the full green fee