Midnight
Journeyman Pro
Situated in Surrey, this a another of the Crwon courses , this means that crown members can get 8 free goes a year here.
The course is designed by Peter Allis and Clive Clarke.
Out of 18 holes , 17 of them have water to contend with. The only hole which does not have water is the 6th which is par 3 119 yards. After the tee shot there is one big bunker from just off the tee area to the green.
The course was in immaculate condition when I played it on the 24th of June 10.
The fairways were very hard (as most courses are at the moment).
The bunkers were well placed and certainly do catch you out, the only thing that could improve them was more sand in them.
The greens were very large , they were also very fast and if you missed the putt it was down to how you read the putt as there was no bumps or unrepaired pitch marks on the greens.
I found the course as a golfer with a 24 h/c , to be a hard but good and enjoyable test. It makes you think which club to use on all holes, on some you would think get the driver out and just blast it down the middle, however this is where the water comes into play and will catch you out.
The clubhouse was very good, and the staff made you feel very welcome.
To give you a example of the water problems , one of the members I chatted to stated that after a couple of years , divers were employed to empty the water hazzards of golf balls, they pulled out around 11000 of them. I can now add 4 more to that equation.
Overall a beautiful course , well maintained by the green staff and a pleasure to play, the round in total for a 3 ball lasted just over 4 hours. I fully believe that the course would be a test no matter what h/c you are and if you are a member of Crown , get out there and use your free goes.
Yardage is 6252 off white
cost of round is £42 before 12 and £32 after 12.
Cheers
Midnight....
The course is designed by Peter Allis and Clive Clarke.
Out of 18 holes , 17 of them have water to contend with. The only hole which does not have water is the 6th which is par 3 119 yards. After the tee shot there is one big bunker from just off the tee area to the green.
The course was in immaculate condition when I played it on the 24th of June 10.
The fairways were very hard (as most courses are at the moment).
The bunkers were well placed and certainly do catch you out, the only thing that could improve them was more sand in them.
The greens were very large , they were also very fast and if you missed the putt it was down to how you read the putt as there was no bumps or unrepaired pitch marks on the greens.
I found the course as a golfer with a 24 h/c , to be a hard but good and enjoyable test. It makes you think which club to use on all holes, on some you would think get the driver out and just blast it down the middle, however this is where the water comes into play and will catch you out.
The clubhouse was very good, and the staff made you feel very welcome.
To give you a example of the water problems , one of the members I chatted to stated that after a couple of years , divers were employed to empty the water hazzards of golf balls, they pulled out around 11000 of them. I can now add 4 more to that equation.
Overall a beautiful course , well maintained by the green staff and a pleasure to play, the round in total for a 3 ball lasted just over 4 hours. I fully believe that the course would be a test no matter what h/c you are and if you are a member of Crown , get out there and use your free goes.
Yardage is 6252 off white
cost of round is £42 before 12 and £32 after 12.
Cheers
Midnight....
