The Centurion Club, as much as I like it, isn’t a 10th of what this set-up is on & off the course.
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The Centurion Club, as much as I like it, isn’t a 10th of what this set-up is on & off the course.
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Reading the various articles is that it’s a parkland with lots of water to try and make it dramatic but built on heavy clay land - let’s hope there is a lot of very good drainage to help. Looking at the pictures it’s hard to see what will make it stand out from the other purpose built parklands.
Wrighty90
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It’s a deal that has already been done. 2020 season.
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To host what ?
Wrighty90
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Trust me. It’s nothing like any other park land course. It’s simply staggering, it wasn’t designed by the top architect from European Golf Design, robin someone, I want to say heisman but can’t remember. It drains very well, there has been no expense spared.
Wrighty90
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ET event. That’s all I know.
Surprised you found any articles let alone 'various' ones , especially as you claimed the press aren't interested in at all just a page back.
😂😂😂
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Only have to look at the clubs own twitter feed with links to articles from people involved and golf course architects
Only have to look at the clubs own twitter feed with links to articles from people involved and golf course architects
Again, entirely embellished. 1 article, 1 link. Why the plural?
It's mental how you can perform a 180 on any given topic to suit an agenda or against a poster. You could start an argument with yourself in an empty room.
Your handle should be 'Reverse Ferret'.
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The pictures are all over a twitter feed from Euan Grant , there was an article on his feed ( bunker mat I think it was ) and there was another on the club feed. Anything else ?
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Isnt the broad diversity of courses on the planet part of the game? You can still put a fiver or tenner in an honesty box somewhere and you also have Queenwoods etc...
I guess when Fish sends his forms back, he'll be signing some of us in? Good man!
I guess when Fish sends his forms back, he'll be signing some of us in?
Good man!
Liverbirdie
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Do they do a twilight?
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Liverbirdie
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if someone wants to invest and build a course, well its their money after all. plenty of exclusive places already anyway.
As for the ET i would imagine they would jump and someone stumping up the cash to hold an event, something that was lacking for a long time in the UK, after all this is the only reason we have events in certain parts of the world on the ET... money
As for the ET i would imagine they would jump and someone stumping up the cash to hold an event, something that was lacking for a long time in the UK, after all this is the only reason we have events in certain parts of the world on the ET... money
need_my_wedge
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Happened to be in a waiting room this morning. They had a copy of this months edition of Today's Golfer, was flicking through to find a two page spread on this course. Not a particularly informative article, other than it has a big pic of the par three 17th, mentions the plans to build lodges, clubhouse and halfway and says what a stunning a layout it is.
I think to do it properly, GM should arrange a GM day and we can all try it out
I think to do it properly, GM should arrange a GM day and we can all try it out
tugglesf239
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Just bumping this.
No real reason other than to say I’ve had an invite for September to play it
Can’t wait to be away from the great unwashed for a few hours.
Smelly orrible lot 😉
No real reason other than to say I’ve had an invite for September to play it
Can’t wait to be away from the great unwashed for a few hours.
Smelly orrible lot 😉
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richbeech
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This is only 30 minutes from me. I'm dying to play it but you have to be invited by a member or a JCB employee (or fork out £15k a year corporate membership). They're holding a pairs comp there soon. We ran a comp at my course a month ago and the prize was entry into the pairs comp at JCB (worth £700) and the prize if you won that was a trip to the masters.
There's a few members at my place who've played it and every one of them says it's absolutely spectacular. Some of the stories I've heard are crazy. The head greenkeeper was headhunted from Turnberry and he has complete carte blanch over the course; if he thinks the course needs a rest then he just closes the course, no questions asked. Probably not really an issue though when on a busy day they only have 4 groups out on the course. There's been absolutely no expense spared putting the course together, I believe it's cost him £100m+, which to a multi billionaire is nothing really. As others have said he's not built it to make money, he's made it to promote his brand. The ultimate aim is to get a Ryder Cup, but in the meantime is aiming for ET and/or WGC.
We have a Titleist rep who's a member at our place and he's played it. He said off the back tees it's got to be one of the hardest courses in the world. The condition of the course is first class (as you'd expect though) but the service when you get there matches it. You're met in reception where they take your bag to the range where there's lovely pyramid's of Pro Vs for you to hit.
Fortunately I know a couple of people who have recently got a job working in the hotel and I'm just going to keep giving them a gently nudge once they've got their feet under the table.
There's a few members at my place who've played it and every one of them says it's absolutely spectacular. Some of the stories I've heard are crazy. The head greenkeeper was headhunted from Turnberry and he has complete carte blanch over the course; if he thinks the course needs a rest then he just closes the course, no questions asked. Probably not really an issue though when on a busy day they only have 4 groups out on the course. There's been absolutely no expense spared putting the course together, I believe it's cost him £100m+, which to a multi billionaire is nothing really. As others have said he's not built it to make money, he's made it to promote his brand. The ultimate aim is to get a Ryder Cup, but in the meantime is aiming for ET and/or WGC.
We have a Titleist rep who's a member at our place and he's played it. He said off the back tees it's got to be one of the hardest courses in the world. The condition of the course is first class (as you'd expect though) but the service when you get there matches it. You're met in reception where they take your bag to the range where there's lovely pyramid's of Pro Vs for you to hit.
Fortunately I know a couple of people who have recently got a job working in the hotel and I'm just going to keep giving them a gently nudge once they've got their feet under the table.
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I recently heard that it has some amazing holes, but also some very dull holes - I'm hoping for an invitation this summer so I'll have to see for myself
