sambora666
Club Champion
Celtic Manor 2010
Played here on Saturday and although the course had a light frost the fairways were in fantastic condition and still fluffy so you could still hit off them like it was a normal day.
The greens had been hollowed but the roll and putting on them was still a joy – didn’t get one bad roll where it jumped or anything.
All in all the way you are treated on the whole resort is fantastic. The starter also greets you at the clubhouse when you finish and hands you a metal engraved bag tag with your name and date on it – a lovely touch.
The course itself is a little disjointed in terms of design. The first seven holes or so are quite links like with lots of bunkers, then at around the 8th the River Usk and the lakes come in to play. The first 15 holes are very level but with contoured fairways. Then the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th are all uphill on the side of the valley. It really was a testing course and quite long for someone who doesn’t hit it 300 yards.
You have to think about every shot you play from tee to green which made it enjoyable and very challenging. The greens were a lot easier to read than I thought they would be and a nice pace.
All in all a fantastic place to play golf. Playing a course that you see on TV makes you appreciate how good the pros are.
Played here on Saturday and although the course had a light frost the fairways were in fantastic condition and still fluffy so you could still hit off them like it was a normal day.
The greens had been hollowed but the roll and putting on them was still a joy – didn’t get one bad roll where it jumped or anything.
All in all the way you are treated on the whole resort is fantastic. The starter also greets you at the clubhouse when you finish and hands you a metal engraved bag tag with your name and date on it – a lovely touch.
The course itself is a little disjointed in terms of design. The first seven holes or so are quite links like with lots of bunkers, then at around the 8th the River Usk and the lakes come in to play. The first 15 holes are very level but with contoured fairways. Then the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th are all uphill on the side of the valley. It really was a testing course and quite long for someone who doesn’t hit it 300 yards.
You have to think about every shot you play from tee to green which made it enjoyable and very challenging. The greens were a lot easier to read than I thought they would be and a nice pace.
All in all a fantastic place to play golf. Playing a course that you see on TV makes you appreciate how good the pros are.
