New courses this year?

[Liverbirdie]

Hoylake
Sunningdale
New Zealand

That's all the new ones I've got booked in at the moment, hoping this is the year I get to Delamere and/or Sandiway though and fancy a few opens around the NW not necessarily at top end clubs/courses. Loads round here I've not played, cheap opens are a good day out aswell.

Yep, when's Qwerty posting up my good idea?

 

[Liverbirdie]

Lincoln Quaker - All new to me.

West Lancs - Played it, very tough in the wind, you'll like it more than SAOL.
Royal North Devon
Saunton East & West - Played them both when I was rubbish at links, would like to go back - beware the snakes.
Kidderminster
St Mellion - Better than Woodhall spa.
Woodbridge
Ipswich
Wallasey - Beauty
Delamere - Would be in the top 100, if in Surrey.
Sandiway - My last NW premium course still to play.
Cuddington - Might sneak it in in 2017 or 2018
Sunningdale New & Old - Likewise
New Zealand - I might buy a boater.
Swinley Forest - So looking forward to Swinley, more than sunnydale.
St Andrews, New & Eden & Jubilee -
Scotscraig
Ladybank - over rated, Downield is better
Blackwell
Manchester - 1st in the team open 2015, 2nd in 2016, I'd take 3rd with you in my team, now!!!!!
Royal County Down - Hope its not baltic in November
Royal Portrush - Looking orward to playing it before the open.
Ballyliffin Glashedy & Old - Heard lots about it, hopefully youve picked well
Castlerock - likewise

Another few Top 100 courses planned this year.
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Also played Royal Cinque and Royal St. Georges the other month.

I want to try and get Lindrick, Enville and Ilkley, given half the chance.

Hopefully a few more on top of them, probably down south if I can swing a few weekends in. Might get a sneaky one in in Trieste or Verona, if not too far from the hotels.

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

Already played West Lancs, Vale Royal, Ormskirk and Wilmslow for the first time in the last couple of months. Forest of Arden, Woburn, Preston and Houghwood are all booked for the next few weeks and Sunningdale is down for September.

 

[Val]

LB, Downfield isn't in Ladybanks league bud, unsure how you came to that conclusion. That thought would baffle many people up here.

 

[Liverbirdie]

LB, Downfield isn't in Ladybanks league bud, unsure how you came to that conclusion. That thought would baffle many people up here.

Disagree mate. I dont follow the teachings of Craw£%$@.

Before you say that Downfield can be a bog, I played it in glorious June iirc and loved it. I found Ladybank very flat, and well.....plain.

 

[CliveW]

LB, Downfield isn't in Ladybanks league bud, unsure how you came to that conclusion. That thought would baffle many people up here.

Totally agree.

 

[Hosel Fade]

Taunton & Pickeridge + Enmore Park most likely when I go down and see a mate in Somersetsoon, last time I was down we played at Minehead and Oake Manor.

Probably also go and see Cuddington and Woodcote at some point

 

[ger147]

15 new courses booked up for this year. Particularly looking forward to East Renfrewshire, Prestwick St Nicholas and Nairn Dunbar.

 

[MendieGK]

Lincoln Quaker - All new to me.

West Lancs - Played it, very tough in the wind, you'll like it more than SAOL.
Royal North Devon
Saunton East & West - Played them both when I was rubbish at links, would like to go back - beware the snakes.
Kidderminster
St Mellion - Better than Woodhall spa.
Woodbridge
Ipswich
Wallasey - Beauty
Delamere - Would be in the top 100, if in Surrey.
Sandiway - My last NW premium course still to play.
Cuddington - Might sneak it in in 2017 or 2018
Sunningdale New & Old - Likewise
New Zealand - I might buy a boater.
Swinley Forest - So looking forward to Swinley, more than sunnydale.
St Andrews, New & Eden & Jubilee -
Scotscraig
Ladybank - over rated, Downield is better
Blackwell
Manchester - 1st in the team open 2015, 2nd in 2016, I'd take 3rd with you in my team, now!!!!!
Royal County Down - Hope its not baltic in November
Royal Portrush - Looking orward to playing it before the open.
Ballyliffin Glashedy & Old - Heard lots about it, hopefully youve picked well
Castlerock - likewise

Another few Top 100 courses planned this year.

Also played Royal Cinque and Royal St. Georges the other month.

I want to try and get Lindrick, Enville and Ilkley, given half the chance.

Hopefully a few more on top of them, probably down south if I can swing a few weekends in. Might get a sneaky one in in Trieste or Verona, if not too far from the hotels.[/QUOTE]
I absolutely love St Mellion, but it isn't better than Woodhall!

 

[patricks148]

LB, Downfield isn't in Ladybanks league bud, unsure how you came to that conclusion. That thought would baffle many people up here.

Too right Martin. Totally different courses.

Downfield is a parkland course and quite good in its own right. Played it last year in good weather. but boy was it long. no run on the fairways at all. I had a good round there, but i don't think i had anything less that a 5 iron for a 2nd shot until the 13th.

Ladybank a heathland, great course tough as well esp off the back tee

 

[need_my_wedge]

St Andrews Old & Eden
Lundin Links
Walton Heath
Hankley Common
Preya D'el Rei

Planned so far, possibly a couple more.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

I absolutely love St Mellion, but it isn't better than Woodhall!

Thats a personal one that Sam, he tries his best to wind me up

the Hotchkin beat him up when he played it 3 times and the poor lad hasn't recovered yet to come back for another kicking

 

[Deleted member 17920]

West Lancs - Played it, very tough in the wind, you'll like it more than SAOL.

Finally agree with you on something.

West Lancs is a quality track, toughest course I have played on the NW coast, We played it on a fairly easy day and I could see on a windy day with the rough grown up a bit it could easily been unplayable.

Good practise areas as well, didn't like the clubhouse one bit.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

This year so far I have played The Berkshire Red & Henley On Thames and have Maidenhead, Royal Cromer, Sheringham, Ashridge, Forest Pines and Hankley Common all lined up

 

[Val]

Disagree mate. I dont follow the teachings of Craw£%$@.

Before you say that Downfield can be a bog, I played it in glorious June iirc and loved it. I found Ladybank very flat, and well.....plain.

All about opinions bud and I appreciate that but Downfield isn't that well rated up here. It's nice but that's about it. I also played Downfield on a decent day, it wasn't a bog at all. I also played Ladybank on a day with 30mph+ winds and it was tough as old boots.

We'll need to agree to disagree on what's better but you'll find yourself in the minority with your thought.

 

[chris3081]

royal St. George's
Royal Cinque Ports
Notts hollinwell
Moortown
Silvermere
West Sussex


So far

Booked for the summer
Hunstanton
Hankley common
St. Andrews jubilee
Gullane no1
Carnoustie
Woking
Bruntsfield

 

[Papas1982]

royal St. George's
Royal Cinque Ports
Notts hollinwell
Moortown
Silvermere
West Sussex


So far

Booked for the summer
Hunstanton
Hankley common
St. Andrews jubilee
Gullane no1
Carnoustie
Woking
Bruntsfield

Littlestone
RCP
RSG
and about to play
Roman Road and 2010.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

This year so far I have played The Berkshire Red & Henley On Thames and have Maidenhead, Royal Cromer, Sheringham, Ashridge, Forest Pines and Hankley Common all lined up

Not sure when you are playing Maidenhead but there greens are fantastic already and will be getting quicker. Whole course is in great shape as of last Saturday

 

[Liverbirdie]

All about opinions bud and I appreciate that but Downfield isn't that well rated up here. It's nice but that's about it. I also played Downfield on a decent day, it wasn't a bog at all. I also played Ladybank on a day with 30mph+ winds and it was tough as old boots.

We'll need to agree to disagree on what's better but you'll find yourself in the minority with your thought.

I played Downfield about 7 years ago, and probably when I'd only played about 2-3 of the top 100 courses at the time and really enjoyed it.

A 9 out of 10 course for me then, would probably only be a 6 out of 10 now after playing about 40 of them now, so your ratings can change.

I think I played Ladybank about 3-4 years ago, and my mates who had played it before really built it up for me, as well as most people on here. I just wasnt blown away by it and only about 1-2 holes can I remember. I do remember it as flat-ish though. I cant remember loads from Downfield either, but do remember some elevation changes, nicely shaped holes, and it being quite good

Only played both once and I'd play both again, but not as nailed on as the Hillside/Formby debate.

We'll discuss it at Wallasey one night - when are you down next?

Are you doing Birkdale?

 

[Val]

Down in a fortnight, it would be good to catch up for a knock as it's been way too long