Simon131
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Hi, handicap is 6 (sometimes - putting has been terrible lately and dropping more shots than i should with 3! putts)
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Simon131
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Anyway from the big bucket list can anyone suggest best 6 tracks around england (I'm a london based sorry) that are hidden gems, easier to get on..... better still is anyone up for playing them over the next 6 months maybe polish off 1 a month?
Anyone fancy starting a bucket list of gems for the south? maybe do a few of the bigger ones a well? no moaners, crazy types or bores, only golf fans
Anyone fancy starting a bucket list of gems for the south? maybe do a few of the bigger ones a well? no moaners, crazy types or bores, only golf fans
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Simon131
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good start! want to play them?
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Played 4 of them and playing other two next year :thup:
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guest100718
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After walking both Royal St George and Wentworth id like to give those 2 a go one day.
Simon131
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ditto not done berkshire or swinley yet - have you played The Grove, Bearwood Lakes, Queenwood? done two out three (the last one is a challenge perhaps)
Simon131
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yeah royal st george is great - seem to recall you can only play a 2/3 ball there for some reason - wentworth is good, living near London i've fortunate over the years for a few invites there for corporate days.
RSG is a beautiful pure links course - one that would be interesting to do with hickory! there are a few courses I'd like to try like that for fun and compare to the old morris scores etc.....
RSG is a beautiful pure links course - one that would be interesting to do with hickory! there are a few courses I'd like to try like that for fun and compare to the old morris scores etc.....
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Not quite what I would call hidden gems. Unfortunately there aren't really many in the south as most are well known and publicised.
OldMate
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Lower profile, but more in the "hidden gem" category is Tandridge - really good little course. Not sure what green fees are as I went as a guest but they will be far below the six courses above.
mat100p
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Just googled eden club 120000 dollars membership fee. At the expense of repeating many other posts Simon seems to have played many top courses surely he doesn't need to come on here for advice on other courses to play he could ask other members of the eden club or google top 100 courses. if he wished to come on here he could post a general enquirie about top courses showing a little discretion surely a quality required to join such an exclusive private members club. Seems a fantasist to me with a good ability to photo crop.
Qwerty
Tour Winner
One Hundred And Twenty Thousand Pounds!!! And this club doesn't actually have a course?? Bargain, Think I'll ping em' a quick email.. Do they let Plumbers join?
I take it you get a bit more than a Round Plastic bag tag with a replaceable sticker
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One Hundred And Twenty Thousand Pounds!!! And this club doesn't actually have a course?? Bargain, Think I'll ping em' a quick email.. Do they let Plumbers join?
I take it you get a bit more than a Round Plastic bag tag with a replaceable sticker
I think the club has a base at a Castle on the outskirts of St Andrews... for that sort of cash you can get on the old course everyday if you want
Junior
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Welcome Simon. Enjoy your membership at Eden. Sounds like you will get to play some stunning courses.
Not based in London but can talk at length about the courses we have in the NW. Obviously you have Birkdale, Hoylake and Lytham. But away from the open venues, my personal favourite is Formby followed by Hillside.
If your ever ooooop North let us know. There are many of us that meet regularly for games. Just dont play Qwerty, Birchy , LB or NWJocko for cash
Get on the H4H charity day !!! (see the arrange a game section) .
Foxholer
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Agreed! Grand courses (I've actually played all (13) of them) but there's not a lot 'hidden' about any course in London/Home Counties area.
My closest to 'Gems', a couple of which are only by reputation rather than experience.
Swinley
New Zealand
Camberley Heath
Coombe Hill
The Addington
Tandridge
Shooters Hill
Thorndon Park
Most are relatively short - having been restricted by Housing - but by no means easy, and a bit quirky, maybe a reflection of my preferences!
And you could certainly do worse than working you way down the A3 corridor starting with the 3 'W's, Hindhead, Hankley, Blackmoor, Farnham etc!
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some of the hardest games I've had have been on short courses, Royal Knightswood is a perfect example.
TheJezster
Tour Rookie
Wimbledon Common Golf Club seems to be missing from this list????
Not sure you'll have experienced much like it before... definitely worth a visit.
Not sure you'll have experienced much like it before... definitely worth a visit.
ArnoldArmChewer
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Simon
Get your name down for our H4H day at North Hants GC (see arrange a game thread), if you want to play with golf mad people theres no better place, I'm sure RickG or Richart would see you right.
Get your name down for our H4H day at North Hants GC (see arrange a game thread), if you want to play with golf mad people theres no better place, I'm sure RickG or Richart would see you right.
NST
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I love swinley and the addington. Shooters hill a test too. Playing camberley heath in a couple of weeks, looking forward to it.
You really do get the course to yourselves at swinley.
Foxholer
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Dalmahoy or Luffness (New or 'Old')?! I know which I'd prefer to play 9 times out of 10!
