Predictions for Woodhall Spa Pensioners v Athletes meet

[PNWokingham]

nice work Rob - Brocket or St Mellion look good to me. Hopefully I will never play in as miserable conditions again so the summer months are prefereable - we may have to be careful in August though as many clubs hollowtine at the start

 

[Smiffy]

nice work Rob - Brocket or St Mellion look good to me. Hopefully I will never play in as miserable conditions again so the summer months are prefereable - we may have to be careful in August though as many clubs hollowtine at the start

I have played St Mellion in late September Paul and that's when they start hollowtining there. I would, of course, clarify this before booking anywhere up. July is available at St Mellion too, but it is about £30.00 dearer. I am trying to keep the price as low as I can to make it as attractive as I can mate.
Have you played the Nicklaus course???

 

[MadAdey]

If you went to St Mellion you could drive down Friday morning, play The Kernow course on the Friday afternoon as a "warm up", another round around there on the Sat Morning, take on the Nicklaus on Sat afternoon and another round around the NIcklaus on Sunday morning for just on £200.00!!

Now you are talking smiffy. That sounds like a fantastic deal. 4 rounds 2 nights accommodation and meals for £200, I am definitely up for that one. Nice one mate...:thup:

 

[PNWokingham]

I have played St Mellion in late September Paul and that's when they start hollowtining there. I would, of course, clarify this before booking anywhere up. July is available at St Mellion too, but it is about £30.00 dearer. I am trying to keep the price as low as I can to make it as attractive as I can mate.
Have you played the Nicklaus course???

I am a St Mellion virgin! A bit of trepidation as it is very tight - may suit my controlled game but others could struggle!! From what I have seen I am not sure if I will like it or not but happy to go for it

 

[Smiffy]

Now you are talking smiffy. That sounds like a fantastic deal. 4 rounds 2 nights accommodation and meals for £200, I am definitely up for that one. Nice one mate...:thup:

The only problem with St Mellion that I can see Adey is the travelling. It's a long way to go, but trust me, it's worth it. It will take me the best part of 5 hours to get down there from here, whereas Brocket Hall would only take me an hour or two at most.
But I would go again, I've played there loads of times and it's worth the trip.
I have emailed them to confirm the pricing. Will wait to hear back from them but I am just trying to get peoples thoughts at the moment. I know Vig has expressed an interest in bringing a few lads down from "oop North" before but when I posted last year about St Mellion it received very little interest.
But as you say, for the price, it's a steal.

 

[Smiffy]

I am a St Mellion virgin! A bit of trepidation as it is very tight - may suit my controlled game but others could struggle!! From what I have seen I am not sure if I will like it or not but happy to go for it

It's not that tight Paul. A few of the holes early doors are tree lined, but it's mainly the banking and water hazards that make it tough...and the length. Having said that, I scored 32 points around there last year in a really strong wind, so it's playable even for a knob like me!
The bunkers are superb, (if there is such a thing as a superb bunker), and trust me, the greens are on a par with Bearwood Lakes. Fairways nice and lush etc.
Here are some photo's I took of the place last year. Bear in mind this was in September and it was peeing down with rain!
But at least they will give you some idea of what to expect....

 

[Hobbit]

The only problem with St Mellion that I can see Adey is the travelling. It's a long way to go, but trust me, it's worth it.

440 miles, and 7:50mins according to AA Autoroute. I'm tempted to still say yes because of the venue but equally having done that run once before...

 

[Smiffy]

440 miles, and 7:50mins according to AA Autoroute. I'm tempted to still say yes because of the venue but equally having done that run once before...

This is the problem Brian. It's over 250 miles for me. But then Woodhall Spa was 204!
You do, of course, have an airport at Exeter. Working out the cost of fuel to cover an 880 mile round trip, it might well work out cheaper flying down. Especially if you timed it so that you could be picked up from the airport by somebody driving down who happened to be going past on their way.

 

[G_Mulligan]

yeah that is a bit far for us northerners if you are looking to do another big meet

 

[Smiffy]

yeah that is a bit far for us northerners if you are looking to do another big meet

Shame, because it is a lovely venue

 

[Aztecs27]

Only 2 and a bit hours for me Rob. I'm in! :whoo:

It's on my "to play" list, so would be great. And the hotel/facilities look aces.

I guess I can settle for Brocket Hall if I have to

 

[richart]

Would prefer Brocket Hall, but only because it is a much shorter drive. St Mellion looks great, but I think it might be a bit narrow for me.

 

[Smiffy]

Only 2 and a bit hours for me Rob. I'm in! :whoo:

It's on my "to play" list, so would be great. And the hotel/facilities look aces.

I guess I can settle for Brocket Hall if I have to

Would prefer Brocket Hall, but only because it is a much shorter drive. St Mellion looks great, but I think it might be a bit narrow for me.

I have emailed both courses to get an idea on firm costs. Once I have received replies from both, I will post a poll up (if I can work out how to) to get a general feel and an idea on numbers. It would be great if we could get similar numbers to this year, it would be even better if everybody that came this year comes next.
But obviously travelling distances have got to be taken into account. I just thought it would be worth throwing St Mellion into the mix because the deal they are offering is really first class.

 

[Aztecs27]

Nice work Rob.

Also, if at all possible, please, please, PLEASE make it late Summer as my Wedding in June will scupper any plans for weekends away in June and probably the beginning of July.

 

[richart]

We are talking next year Rob ?

 

[Smiffy]

Only 2 and a bit hours for me Rob. I'm in! :whoo:

It's on my "to play" list, so would be great. And the hotel/facilities look aces.

I guess I can settle for Brocket Hall if I have to

Nice work Rob.

Also, if at all possible, please, please, PLEASE make it late Summer as my Wedding in June will scupper any plans for weekends away in June and probably the beginning of July.

I will bear that in mind and try to aim for late July or the beginning of August.
The deal that St Mellion are offering is for August. There is a deal for July, but I think this is about £30.00 more expensive.
Loads of time to sort......but I know that these sorts of things book up really early so you have to get in quick to get your first date choice.

 

[Smiffy]

We are talking next year Rob ?

Yes mate, next year. I haven't got any more time off this year with my holiday already booked. As I said above, you have to get in quick with deals like this otherwise you lose your first choice dates.
If we did go to St Mellion, I could take Sam down with me. If Ray and Alan go again they could take their respective partners (who both play golf) and the girls could go out and play the Kernow course while we tackle the Nicklaus. That would earn me a fair few brownie points

 

[G1BB0]

St Mellion sounds awesome, its only a few hrs sat in the motor, a few quid on juice but 3 days of memories...well worth it imho

as I heard on the radio this morning, your time will always run out before your money

 

[USER1999]

Is there any chance of filling the teams with forummers before inviting guests to make up the numbers? I know they are nice people, but I like playing with guys from the forum. Putting names to faces, etc. Having a meet is kind of self defeating if the guys you are meeting aren't on here?

 

[G1BB0]

how many non forumers were at Woodhall?