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If your doing St Mellion make it worth your while and make it a week and play Saunton and Royal North Devon. What a 5 day trip that would be.
St Mellion / Woodhall Spa
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Burnham and Berrow on the way also Dartmouth
Nosevi
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Woodhall is a great place so if you've not been I'd be tempted to give it a try - 2 very good courses.
This place has just reopened after years of being closed - http://www.woodhallspamanor.com/golf-breaks/ . It's literally a wedge to the 1st tee on the Brackens, a 9 iron to the first tee of the Hotchkkin and the driving range is a short stroll through the trees behind it. If not you have the Petwood, Dower House or Golf hotel all of which I'm told are very good.
This place has just reopened after years of being closed - http://www.woodhallspamanor.com/golf-breaks/ . It's literally a wedge to the 1st tee on the Brackens, a 9 iron to the first tee of the Hotchkkin and the driving range is a short stroll through the trees behind it. If not you have the Petwood, Dower House or Golf hotel all of which I'm told are very good.
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I'm often very disappointed by the "2nd" course at resorts. But I thought the Bracken @ Woodhall Spa was one of the better one's I've experienced in this country.
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The Manor is lovely although its more of a couples hotel, For groups of golfers the Inn is the best place. Its where the forum stayed back in April.
NorfolkShaun
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Nosevi
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I think over at Woodhall you're a bit spoiled for choice. Not familiar with the Inn but it looks good. The pro I get lessons from there (Neil Harvey) uses the Petwood for his morning coffee sometimes - the hard life of the golf teaching pro.......
FN2
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We thought the food was very good and excellent value for money.
Steak and half a bottle of wine for less than £20 if I remember correctly.
Region3
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Horses for courses. They are both great courses with reasonable 2nd courses.
I prefer St. Mellion but I know I'm in the minority.
I'm not sure if the posts about it getting wet are from recent times but they spent around £2 million on drainage around 3-4 years ago. I've been there once in August and twice in May and not had a problem.
If you like a really good traditional English heathland course go to Woodhall.
If you like a really tight tough parkland then go to St. Mellion.
If you have non golfers going then St. Mellion would edge it for me because the hotel has a gym, swimming pool and spa.
I also think the food is better there.
If I had to play one round with a gun to my head and have to break 80 to save my life then St. Mellion is the last place I'd go.
Both the toughest and my favourite of all the courses I've ever played.
I prefer St. Mellion but I know I'm in the minority.
I'm not sure if the posts about it getting wet are from recent times but they spent around £2 million on drainage around 3-4 years ago. I've been there once in August and twice in May and not had a problem.
If you like a really good traditional English heathland course go to Woodhall.
If you like a really tight tough parkland then go to St. Mellion.
If you have non golfers going then St. Mellion would edge it for me because the hotel has a gym, swimming pool and spa.
I also think the food is better there.
If I had to play one round with a gun to my head and have to break 80 to save my life then St. Mellion is the last place I'd go.
Both the toughest and my favourite of all the courses I've ever played.
Liverbirdie
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That lines up with a lot of my thoughts Gary.
St Mellion was comfortably my favourite inland course, and only Beau desert comes close for me.
If you played Woodhall for the rest of your life, you'd be a lucky bunny but you'd have to change or re-groove your lob wedge every other month.
If the Hotchkin had more elevation changes, it would be fantastic, probably what edges st. mellion for me.
Not at all, i prefer St Mellion and ive never even played it:rofl:
Region3
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Further south as well. Your shorts could stay on all winter.
shorts are on today dear boy, a very muggy 14 deg here today.... looks like its going to pee it down at some point.
Region3
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My favourite hole on the Nicklaus course.
The tee shot.
From the fairway.
From the side of the green.
The tee shot.
From the fairway.
From the side of the green.
MendieGK
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Both of the main courses are fantastic, but they are both very different. I would happily play both of them everyday for the rest of time with no complaints.
I am yet to play the Kernow, but i found the Bracken course really forgettable.
you cant go wrong with either to be honest.
We stayed at the dower house hotel and it was perfect.
I am yet to play the Kernow, but i found the Bracken course really forgettable.
you cant go wrong with either to be honest.
We stayed at the dower house hotel and it was perfect.
richart
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I love the Hotchkin, but it is really tough. The second course, The Bracken is not near the same standard. Was very wet we we played, where as the Hotchkin drained superbly.
kozmos
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If st melion was further up the line, you'd be paying 150plus per round, some sites you can get deals for as little 30! Most definitely worth the trip down south.. like a couple of others mentioned Dartmouth championship course is a decent track worth visiting...
hines57
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St Mellion is a great set up. Great hotel and facilities and 2 courses of differing styles. Good option for a break.
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Interesting comments chaps, I know plenty of people that like St Mellion but never heard anyone describe it as their favourite course before.
Gary....are those pictures the downhill par 5 (12th??) Last time I played it that pond wasn't there.
Liverbirdie
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Favourite inland, and we all know that links courses trump inland ones.............so not necessarily my favourite.:whoo:
