Reader course reviews wanted...

[JezzE]

Morning all,

Those of you who have seen the new-look April issue of the mag will have seen that we're are currently running four short reader reviews each issue.

If any forumers would like to submit anything, all course reviews should be sent directly to me on jezz_ellwood@ipcmedia.com

Each one published wins a small prize, but I'm also offering a special one-off prize of a <u>Nike Method putter (worth £160)</u> for what I consider the be the best/most informative/most entertaining/most 'makes me want to go and play there' review I receive in the next month

Need to know stuff...
1) Reviews should be 125 words max (ie concise and to the point)
2) Reviewers must be able to provide a decent head shot of themselves if published, and must be willing for the review to go in under their real name rather than forum tag
3) We also need to know your home club (if any) and handicap (if any)
4) In light of point 3 I would probably prefer it if the club you review is not your home club

Look forward to the floodgates opening...

** IMPORTANT ADDITION **
Just realised I forgot to say that this is in our UK & Ireland section so I'm not looking for overseas course reviews (before anyone spends hours lovingly crafting eloquent prose about somewhere in Spain or Portugal!)

 

[thecraw]

A Machrihanish review will be winging its way your direction after the forum meet on the 27th of March.

I am also playing Prestwick St Nicholas tomorrow, I may just submit a review from their.

Do I have artistic licence?

 

[JezzE]

Do I have artistic licence?

Thanks for this, Craw. What kind of artistic licence do you have in mind??

 

[AuburnWarrior]

Morning all,

Those of you who have seen the new-look April issue of the mag will have seen that we're are currently running four short reader reviews each issue.

If any forumers would like to submit anything, all course reviews should be sent directly to me on jezz_ellwood@ipcmedia.com

Each one published wins a small prize, but I'm also offering a special one-off prize of a <u>Nike Method putter (worth £160)</u> for what I consider the be the best/most informative/most entertaining/most 'makes me want to go and play there' review I receive in the next month

Need to know stuff...
1) Reviews should be 125 words max (ie concise and to the point)
2) Reviewers must be able to provide a decent head shot of themselves if published, and must be willing for the review to go in under their real name rather than forum tag
3) We also need to know your home club (if any) and handicap (if any)
4) In light of point 3 I would probably prefer it if the club you review is not your home club

Look forward to the floodgates opening...

I'd like to review Valderrama please.

I'll give you my bank account details - please forward copious funds accordingly.

I'll send you my address - you'll need that for the tickets, etc.

Thanks Jezz, very kind of you.

 

[thecraw]

Just my usual free flowing text. Dont worry it wont be naughty!

I look forward to submitting a couple of reviews. May even do one on Walton Heath!!

Crawford.

 

[IM01]

Do I have artistic licence?

Dodger may give you a few pointers on the do's and don'ts..

 

[Atticus_Finch]

'makes me want to go and play there'

Does this mean the reviews have to be favourable?
What if it's a goat track? Can we say that?

 

[JezzE]

Atticus,
The feature in the magazine is really intended as a 'courses to recommend' piece. That's not to say we won't run constructive criticism of somewhere if you have something to say (ie long walks from green to tee, greens not as good as others locally at time of visit, par 3s all a similar length so same club on every hole etc etc).
What we won't do is run a piece saying 'this place is a total goat track to be avoided at all costs' - it's not a 'rated and slated' feature as per certain other mags.

 

[Smiffy]

What we won't do is run a piece saying 'this place is a total goat track to be avoided at all costs' -

That's a shame.
I had 3 or 4 good 'uns lined up

 

[viscount17]

What we won't do is run a piece saying 'this place is a total goat track to be avoided at all costs' -

That's a shame.
I had 3 or 4 good 'uns lined up

I bet I found a worse one than you, doesn't even qualify for goat track. (actually it is worrying that there are a quite a few 'avoid at all costs' tracks around.)

but to the OP, Ashridge Tuesday so we'll see what that's like.

 

[huttonline]

Are you only interested in full length courses, or would a decent 18 hole par 3 course review be of interest to you?

 

[JezzE]

Are you only interested in full length courses, or would a decent 18 hole par 3 course review be of interest to you?

Anything considered so feel free to fire it in to me...

 

[JezzE]

but to the OP, Ashridge Tuesday so we'll see what that's like.

Viscount - just so you know, Ashridge has coincidentally just gone to press as one the reader reviews in out forthcoming May issue...

 

[huttonline]

Are you only interested in full length courses, or would a decent 18 hole par 3 course review be of interest to you?

Anything considered so feel free to fire it in to me...

Sent. Hope it's ok!
Cheers.

 

[matt01]

am playing concra wood on the 20th of march, so hope to put some thing together for the mag

 

[Farneyman]

am playing concra wood on the 20th of march, so hope to put some thing together for the mag

would love to read it. Its looks great. I will be playing it this summer when I go bac home.

Keep entering the comp on thier website for a free 4 ball.....only four more trys or it looks like Im paying

Enjoy

 

[stevek1969]

Playing The Roxburghe tomorrow so will write a review on far it is to walk from green to tee with out an escalator.

 

[matt01]

thanks have played it once before last september and was over the moon with the place so am looking forward to it again

 

[CrapHacker]

Do you want reviews of what it's like now, or what it will be like in a few weeks time?

I'm think of a course that I have no ties to, but that I've played several times over the last year, and come spring and summer will no doubt be it's usual fabulous self, and whilst it was still very nice to play recently, it's not a patch on it's full potential ( once the weather dries out a bit )

Does that make sense?

 

[Threeoffthetee]

If you don't mind that it is for a course that hardly anyone will know and costs less than the average person's monthly mortgage payment, then I'm game.