Littlestone GC

[ludders]

I am playing this course with a pal of mine in the Southern Matchplay. I know it has been an open qualifying course and I was wondering if any of you knowledgable lot have played there before and what is it like

 

[scratch]

Not played it but heard lots of good things about it, I'm sure you'll have a very enjoyable day out. Would be interested to hear your comments after you play it :thup:

 

[Jumboross]

Proper links course. Played it three years ago. In driving wind and rain. Very tough! From memory nine or so out, a couple across, then the rest all back. Very high quality test of golf.

 

[User20205]

It's a cracking course with a proper old fashioned club house. It hasn't got the massive dunes of some links courses and is relatively flat. It makes really good use of streams/ burns etc and the par 3's are really good.

It's better than princes but not as good as rcp or RSG.

The par 4/3/5 finish is top notch and can be brutal into the prevailing wind.

 

[PNWokingham]

I haven't played it but know a lot of people that have and rate it just like Nick describes above - rather than the latest post on Top 10 that is a bit laughable
http://www.top100golfcourses.co.uk/htmlsite/productdetails.asp?id=28

 

[Liverbirdie]

Yep a good course, I asked the starter for any tips, he said score well on the front nine, try to hold it together on the back 9.

The last four are very tough (on a par with Ganton and Carnoustie) if windy. The par 5 was a driver, 3 wood, 3 wood and 7 iron bumop and run IIRC.

Good luck.

 

[JezzE]

Spent a bitterly cold afternoon there recently shooting this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV1_rMXzSw

Good course that asks some big questions down the stretch