madandra
Money List Winner
I had the pleasure of playing there yesterday with a bunch of guys from Colville Park in Motherwell.
The journey:
2 hours 10 minutes from Motherwell by coach.
The Clubhouse/Pro shop:
The first thing that hit us was the stale smell and the fact we had walked into the Marie Celeste of clubhouses. One of our guys even had to answer the phone. After much waiting we were ushered into a room overlooking the 1st tee for our brecky. A cold roll and bacon next to 3 mice traps didnt fill us with confidence.
The Pro shop: Well, erm .... it had ........ a fridge and some dusty stale gear. We were 20 guys paying £60 a skull for golf, buggy and dinner with a spend of £1000 we didnt get so much as a free stroke saver. The starter was arrogant and aloof with our guys who were all club golfers.
The course: We were told that the first 6 holes had penal rough so a straight tee shot was a must. There are only 2 or 3 holes on the course that DONT have some kind of water hazard on them. The signature hole was the 8th which is similar to the 12th at Augusta and after playing our match balls my 3 ball had a wee shot at skimming on onto the green.
There are houses all over the course and on a few occassions they were peppered with wayward shots (not mine though).
Back to the clubhouse for dinner and presentation. Jenna and Jordan, the two waitresses were delightful and were very helpful. Dinner was poor and the Chilli was bland and dry but the drink was very reasonablly priced and once the jars were flowing all the foibles were forgotten. The course was probably one of the loveliest I have ever played and would recommend the golf to anyone but keep clear of the clubhouse until it has been refurbed.
The journey:
2 hours 10 minutes from Motherwell by coach.
The Clubhouse/Pro shop:
The first thing that hit us was the stale smell and the fact we had walked into the Marie Celeste of clubhouses. One of our guys even had to answer the phone. After much waiting we were ushered into a room overlooking the 1st tee for our brecky. A cold roll and bacon next to 3 mice traps didnt fill us with confidence.
The Pro shop: Well, erm .... it had ........ a fridge and some dusty stale gear. We were 20 guys paying £60 a skull for golf, buggy and dinner with a spend of £1000 we didnt get so much as a free stroke saver. The starter was arrogant and aloof with our guys who were all club golfers.
The course: We were told that the first 6 holes had penal rough so a straight tee shot was a must. There are only 2 or 3 holes on the course that DONT have some kind of water hazard on them. The signature hole was the 8th which is similar to the 12th at Augusta and after playing our match balls my 3 ball had a wee shot at skimming on onto the green.
There are houses all over the course and on a few occassions they were peppered with wayward shots (not mine though).
Back to the clubhouse for dinner and presentation. Jenna and Jordan, the two waitresses were delightful and were very helpful. Dinner was poor and the Chilli was bland and dry but the drink was very reasonablly priced and once the jars were flowing all the foibles were forgotten. The course was probably one of the loveliest I have ever played and would recommend the golf to anyone but keep clear of the clubhouse until it has been refurbed.
