ITINERARY FOR WOODHALL SPA 16th/17th APRIL.

Quite an elevation change if you drop into one of those bunkers though Chris! Make sure you let someone know which one your climbing into.....or we may never find you again! ;)
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I have removed the sand wedge from my bag and replaced it with a bucket and spade and a few sticks of dynamite.


If anyone needs to contact me on the day (to let me know they're held up in traffic/running late etc.) my number is 07919 563926
 
Hello gents, on my way to work this morning I noticed a few things some of you might like to be aware of:
If you're coming over from the west you'll probably want to go the A158 from Lincoln, they're closing the road at the railway crossing at Langworth and will probably divert folk through Nettleham or something, it's going to add 10 minutes at least to your journey if a lot not more depending on Saturday Skegness traffic. They also have roadworks at the moment in Horncastle (lights out at the Woodall junction) which last Saturday backed traffic up to Caistor high street (about 4km!) AND they were putting cones out on the straight between Wragby and Baumber. What does this mean?! LEAVE EARLY! Or ideally avoid the Lincoln - Horncastle (A158) stretch if you can. Wouldn't want anyone to miss out, it's supposed to be a beautiful course, have fun chaps.
Oh Ps. someone asked if the Admiral Rodney is a posh hotel - erm, posh for Horncastle :-) No, its very comfortable but not stuffy at all, jeans and a tee shirt and you won't get funny looks.
 
Quite an elevation change if you drop into one of those bunkers though Chris! Make sure you let someone know which one your climbing into.....or we may never find you again! ;)
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I have removed the sand wedge from my bag and replaced it with a bucket and spade and a few sticks of dynamite.


I'll bring my little ladder then! :D
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It says there is 1 12feet deep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hello gents, on my way to work this morning I noticed a few things some of you might like to be aware of:
If you're coming over from the west you'll probably want to go the A158 from Lincoln, they're closing the road at the railway crossing at Langworth and will probably divert folk through Nettleham or something, it's going to add 10 minutes at least to your journey if a lot not more depending on Saturday Skegness traffic. They also have roadworks at the moment in Horncastle (lights out at the Woodall junction) which last Saturday backed traffic up to Caistor high street (about 4km!) AND they were putting cones out on the straight between Wragby and Baumber. What does this mean?! LEAVE EARLY! Or ideally avoid the Lincoln - Horncastle (A158) stretch if you can. Wouldn't want anyone to miss out, it's supposed to be a beautiful course, have fun chaps.
Oh Ps. someone asked if the Admiral Rodney is a posh hotel - erm, posh for Horncastle :-) No, its very comfortable but not stuffy at all, jeans and a tee shirt and you won't get funny looks.
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bang goes my pink shirt and shorts then. :D
 
Hello gents, on my way to work this morning I noticed a few things some of you might like to be aware of:
If you're coming over from the west you'll probably want to go the A158 from Lincoln, they're closing the road at the railway crossing at Langworth and will probably divert folk through Nettleham or something, it's going to add 10 minutes at least to your journey if a lot not more depending on Saturday Skegness traffic. They also have roadworks at the moment in Horncastle (lights out at the Woodall junction) which last Saturday backed traffic up to Caistor high street (about 4km!) AND they were putting cones out on the straight between Wragby and Baumber. What does this mean?! LEAVE EARLY! Or ideally avoid the Lincoln - Horncastle (A158) stretch if you can. Wouldn't want anyone to miss out, it's supposed to be a beautiful course, have fun chaps.
Oh Ps. someone asked if the Admiral Rodney is a posh hotel - erm, posh for Horncastle :-) No, its very comfortable but not stuffy at all, jeans and a tee shirt and you won't get funny looks.
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Yea, nice one, good heads up there! I personally wouldn't take the A158 anyway, it's a bit long winded.

If you're coming from the West/North and coming off the A1, follow these directions:

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If you're coming from a more south westerly direction, get to lincoln and follow the same directions.

Be aware that if your route is taking you on the A46 from Leicester through to Newark (probably the case if you're coming from South West or West Mids), they are doing MASSIVE roadworks on the A46. It's a gamble as to whether you get good traffic flow or not, but unless you want an alternative across country that isn't that straight forward (which I can give directions on if people want it), it's the only (direct) way to go unfortunately.

It's usually not too bad, just a 40mph limit for around 20 miles.

I love Woodhall Spa, but it's a right pain in the jacksey to get to!
 
Anyone else frustrated at the lack of an online course guide, like a strokesaver?

I normally spend ages looking at them when I'm playing a course for the first time, but there isn't one that I can find.

Worn my screen out looking at the course cards instead
 
It's a particularly bad web site really. They have one of the most photogenic golf courses in Britain, and on their web site they have two photos. You would think they would have a really good gallery, a stroke saver, an over head of the layout, etc.

After all, they are in the middle of nowhere, and so will get no passing trade. You have to really want to play there to bother making the trek.
 
Hope someone has a google earth map on their phone so we can find JustOne in all those trees......... :o :D
 
I know it's not much help but here's a few pics of the Bracken
1st

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7th

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16th (I think)

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17th

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18th
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It's a particularly bad web site really. They have one of the most photogenic golf courses in Britain, and on their web site they have two photos. You would think they would have a really good gallery, a stroke saver, an over head of the layout, etc.

After all, they are in the middle of nowhere, and so will get no passing trade. You have to really want to play there to bother making the trek.
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The trouble is, they don't have ANY problem getting bookings so they're never going to do more than the minimal required to generate business. And as much as I love the course, most of the people there are so far up their own arse (and most of whom don't want "non-members" playing "their" course), they wouldn't notice the stuff mentioned above is what people actually want.
 
Cheers Bob - those two trees down the left of the first are where I'll be Saturday afternoon!!!
 
Cheers Bob - those two trees down the left of the first are where I'll be Saturday afternoon!!!
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Looking at what's on the right, those 2 on the left are where I'll be aiming!!


Might be pushing my luck here, but would anyone with knowledge of the courses point out where on Google Maps the first for each of the courses is?

From that I might be able to follow the holes using the scorecard.

I know.
I'm sad :o
 
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