huds1475
Journeyman Pro
Huds,
How did you get on?
Its quite easy isn't it
Loved it. Easy money.
Have a good weekend :thup:
I'm playing a new course for the first time... (Rolling thread)
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Loved it. Easy money.
Have a good weekend :thup:
sam85
Head Pro
I played it earlier on this year, nice enough course but I didn't particularly enjoy it. Definitely a course you have to manage your way round rather than try and smash driver off every tee.
Are you playing any other courses while you're out there?
Junior
Tour Winner
Agree with this. Lots of streams and tight fairways. I've played Aphrodite Hills a lot over the years and really enjoyed it. they always have offers on also. Elea is a cracker too but quite expensive.
sam85
Head Pro
They're the other 2 courses we played on our trip. Stayed at Aphrodite Hills and loved it, but Elea was definitely my favourite of the 3.
Bazz
Q-School Graduate
Cheers for the replies, we're staying at Aphrodite Hills so I'll have a wander into the pro shop and see if they can fit me in.
Birchy
Money List Winner
I'm guessing bunker trouble, absolutely brutal aren't they!
Tough course to score on, every hole like a minefield.
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Tough course??? Nah
huds1475
Journeyman Pro
Only went in 2. Cost me 4 shots though!
What cost me more was playing mince :rofl: Serves me right for having blinders in the two previous outings.
The more 8 think about after 24hrs, it's a beauty of a course, especially the finish.
Have a good one up in Scotland.
huds1475
Journeyman Pro
Wolf Man's track in the morning with Davie La as well.
Bound to be interesting
Bound to be interesting
Joff
Challenge Tour Pro
Played Kingswood yesterday for the first time for a bit of an away-days with some lads. Good course, nice barmaid 😇
Kingswood in Surrey and the Spanish barmaid (Helena)?
Odvan
Journeyman Pro
North Berwick tomorrow after Royal Aberdeen ticked off today.
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Does the front 9 remind you of Hillside's back 9?
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Snelly
Guest
Playing West Sussex on Sunday 21st.
Hope I play better than I played at Gainsborough on Tuesday morning!!
What did you think of the West Sussex Rob?
JohnnyDee
Tour Winner
Branston Golf and CC tomorrow in our industry association charity day off the yellows in a scramble.
Had a look of the website and 16 of the 18 have water!!
Anyone had a knock there and what's the strategy - do I load my bag full of Pinnacle reds?
Had a look of the website and 16 of the 18 have water!!
Anyone had a knock there and what's the strategy - do I load my bag full of Pinnacle reds?
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
It's not amazing but I quite like the place. There is one hole (9th I think) where the green is set back in water, so surrounded on 3 sides.
If you hit a decent tee shot you've only got a wedge left, but you will find out how "free and easy" your swing is when there is no good miss. Very hard not to try to steer it.
Be sure you know where you're going on the second. It's a dog-leg left but not obvious from the tee what the line is.
Take a line a little more left than you think you need on the 4th.
The 18th is fun playing your approach to the green over water when the weather is nice because the clubhouse is directly behind and there will be lots of people outside having a beer and watching the golfers come in.
There's also (I think) a par 5 on the front 9 that has a hazard in front of the green that you can't easily see from the fairway so be careful about getting as far as you can towards the green.
Disclaimer: It's been a while since I played there and my memory is getting worse so it could all be made up!
JohnnyDee
Tour Winner
Thanks for the heads-up. Sounds a wee bit tricky here and there.
I'll print out your reply and take it with me :thup:
Odvan
Journeyman Pro
Not in the slightest, Pete. For a start they have fairways at Hillside!
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Odvan
Journeyman Pro
did you tame it though?
Lol, not really. Think the course quite easily tamed us and the rest of the field. When we arrived a few scores were already on display, first group had 2 NRs and a 101 off 10... Net 70 was winning when we left off 15 which was some round I have to say but there were many NRs. LQs 0.1 has apparently shown up on his handicap this morning so not reductions only, though.
Would I go back - yes, for the open at £50 but i wouldn't dream of paying full green fee. It's too hard a course to enjoy, certainly from a first-timers perspective.
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