Big_Rick78
Head Pro
Anyone played there? I'm due to be playing there in a couple of weeks and would like some knowledge on it.
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Foxholer
Blackballed
Pray this rain stops!
Long time since I played it. Nice enough course, but liable to get soggy!
Some steep hills in places! Only place I've 5-putted - the 15th when it as a 3-tier and the pin as at the back!
Long time since I played it. Nice enough course, but liable to get soggy!
Some steep hills in places! Only place I've 5-putted - the 15th when it as a 3-tier and the pin as at the back!
Bratty
Princess Pouty (Queen of Fish Lips)
I'm booking this for Captains' Away Weekend next May. Popped down on Saturday for a tour and got a free round with the Operations Manager! It's a good course with some really tricky holes.
They have videos of all the holes here: http://www.oldthorns.com/golf-course-in-hampshire/visual-of-the-18-holes-at-old-thorns/
Tips I can think to give you:
2nd: Watch the approach to the green from 140 yards as everything slopes from right to left, even if you're up the top of the right side.
5th: 353 yards, but much,much shorter than you think due to the elevation. Whatever gets you 200 odd yards should leave you a short iron or wedge in. I hit 17 deg hybrid some 220-230 and lost it in the bushes right.
6th: Not worth going for the carry over the ditch. Lay up and play it like the par 5 it is.
8th: Don't be too far right in your approach to the green, as if your short, it will likely kick horribly towards the water.
9th: Wicked slope on the green, as you look from the front, it's a ridge along the length from left to right.
12th: Right is fine, but don't go left!
13th: Aim right at the marker post, and try to avoid the left-side.
15th: 270 yard par 4, but driver is likely to leave you in a lot of trouble. Be sure to check when walking off the 5th tee where the pin is here, because if it's on the bottom, you DON'T want to be on the top tier. If you are on the top, aim to the right when putting downhill, as the right's flatter - even if the pin's on the left! Trust me!
18th: More a courtesy tip, but if you're heading towards the trees on the left some 230 yards away, call it, as it's very near the 13th tee!
I really liked the course, but you want to play it in the dry! Fingers crossed.
They have videos of all the holes here: http://www.oldthorns.com/golf-course-in-hampshire/visual-of-the-18-holes-at-old-thorns/
Tips I can think to give you:
2nd: Watch the approach to the green from 140 yards as everything slopes from right to left, even if you're up the top of the right side.
5th: 353 yards, but much,much shorter than you think due to the elevation. Whatever gets you 200 odd yards should leave you a short iron or wedge in. I hit 17 deg hybrid some 220-230 and lost it in the bushes right.
6th: Not worth going for the carry over the ditch. Lay up and play it like the par 5 it is.
8th: Don't be too far right in your approach to the green, as if your short, it will likely kick horribly towards the water.
9th: Wicked slope on the green, as you look from the front, it's a ridge along the length from left to right.
12th: Right is fine, but don't go left!
13th: Aim right at the marker post, and try to avoid the left-side.
15th: 270 yard par 4, but driver is likely to leave you in a lot of trouble. Be sure to check when walking off the 5th tee where the pin is here, because if it's on the bottom, you DON'T want to be on the top tier. If you are on the top, aim to the right when putting downhill, as the right's flatter - even if the pin's on the left! Trust me!
18th: More a courtesy tip, but if you're heading towards the trees on the left some 230 yards away, call it, as it's very near the 13th tee!
I really liked the course, but you want to play it in the dry! Fingers crossed.
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richart
Major Champion
Hope you have included a round at my place ?
Agree with Foxie, pray it stops raining. Not a bad course, but never quite lived up to the hype when it opened. Superb facilities off the course though, with a lot of money being spent. Good place for a group weekend away.
Bratty
Princess Pouty (Queen of Fish Lips)
Can't do it, as we're playing Fri and Sat, otherwise I'd have bitten their hands off!
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Only played there once, and my trolley spent most of the time axle deep in water.
need_my_wedge
Has Now Found His Wedgie
Stayed and played last year. Enjoyed it, the facilities were good, food not too bad, and even though it rained for one of the rounds, it wasn't that bad. Tough in parts, especially the 15th, although did manage to par that, we enjoyed our visit.
