PaulStewart
Newbie
WEYBROOK PARK GOLF CLUB
Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Wide open downs land
6,438 yards, Par 71, CSS 70
INTRODUCTION
Open course on the Hampshire Downs about 10 minutes from the M3.
LOCATION
Junction 6 of the M3 - follow signs for Newbury on the A339. RG24 9NT
SIGNATURE HOLE
Probably the 16th. A short downhill par four which is easy to get careless on the drive with. You then pitch to an uphill green that is not very deep but has two distinct left/right levels.
FRONT NINE
Much longer than the back nine. Two par fives to start and finish the nine with some long par fours in between and a 220-yard par three played uphill.
BACK NINE
Shorter and a little tighter. Birdie chances abound but there are enough slopes on the greens, particularly the par threes, to make really good scoring difficult.
HIDDEN ATTRIBUTE
The par-four 13th looks very tight from the tee but you can play to the right of the telegraph poles that run down the right hand side of the hole. Hence it is not as tough a hole as you first think.
COURSE OPTIONS
Having them produce a course planner would be a start. There are 100 and 150-yard posts but if you are playing the course for the first time, a lot of the trouble cannot be easily seen from the tee or fairway approach. And the supposed new nine holes they are designing seems to be in the same state every time I go back there.
WEBSITE
http://www.weybrookpark.co.uk/
COSTS
£28.00 Monday-Thursday (£17,00 twilight)
£33.00 Friday-Sunday (£20.00 twilight)
Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Wide open downs land
6,438 yards, Par 71, CSS 70
INTRODUCTION
Open course on the Hampshire Downs about 10 minutes from the M3.
LOCATION
Junction 6 of the M3 - follow signs for Newbury on the A339. RG24 9NT
SIGNATURE HOLE
Probably the 16th. A short downhill par four which is easy to get careless on the drive with. You then pitch to an uphill green that is not very deep but has two distinct left/right levels.
FRONT NINE
Much longer than the back nine. Two par fives to start and finish the nine with some long par fours in between and a 220-yard par three played uphill.
BACK NINE
Shorter and a little tighter. Birdie chances abound but there are enough slopes on the greens, particularly the par threes, to make really good scoring difficult.
HIDDEN ATTRIBUTE
The par-four 13th looks very tight from the tee but you can play to the right of the telegraph poles that run down the right hand side of the hole. Hence it is not as tough a hole as you first think.
COURSE OPTIONS
Having them produce a course planner would be a start. There are 100 and 150-yard posts but if you are playing the course for the first time, a lot of the trouble cannot be easily seen from the tee or fairway approach. And the supposed new nine holes they are designing seems to be in the same state every time I go back there.
WEBSITE
http://www.weybrookpark.co.uk/
COSTS
£28.00 Monday-Thursday (£17,00 twilight)
£33.00 Friday-Sunday (£20.00 twilight)
