Stoneham Golf Club

[dankiz]

Anyone played Stoneham Golf Club ( Richard Blands home course and Matt Le Tissiers local course) in Southampton? I have a Society golf day there Weds and wondered what its like to play?

 

[SaintHacker]

Haven't played it yet (yet) but I've only heard good things about it, if that helps!

 

[srixon 1]

It's a nice track. The only hole i was unsure about was the really long par 3 on the front nine. We played off the whites into a strong wind and had to hit a driver to a blind green. There are a few holes that require strategy off the tee rather than blasting a driver.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Played it many times over the years but not for quite a while. Heard just last weekend that they have been having big issues with course conditioning. A huge number of trees have been taken out which has led to drainage problems and I heard that there have been problems with the greens as well.

The layout though is good with an unusual run of 3 par 3's in 4 holes in the middle of the course.

 

[richart]

Played it many times over the years but not for quite a while. Heard just last weekend that they have been having big issues with course conditioning. A huge number of trees have been taken out which has led to drainage problems and I heard that there have been problems with the greens as well.

The layout though is good with an unusual run of 3 par 3's in 4 holes in the middle of the course.

We have a reciprocal there. Played it many times, but don't ever play 36 holes there. Playing the 18th once is quite enough, unless you have mountain goat tendencies.

Some very quirky holes, and the narrowest green I think I have ever played.

 

[freddielong]

I played there a few years ago, nice layout with the exception of the 9th and 11th I didn't feel they were in keeping with the rest of the course. 5th was my favourite hole little sever dogleg right par 4 followed by a really nice par 5 6th.

18th is a severely up hill par 5 but a good hole.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I played there a few years ago, nice layout with the exception of the 9th and 11th I didn't feel they were in keeping with the rest of the course. 5th was my favourite hole little sever dogleg right par 4 followed by a really nice par 5 6th.

18th is a severely up hill par 5 but a good hole.

Interesting, I think the 11th is one of the best holes on the course.

 

[freddielong]

The first eight were all good, don't know why I didn't like 11 perhaps it's the way the green seems to be separated from the fairway by the little valley, I don't think it suited my eye and I didn't play it well.