The New Course Sunningdale

[chrisd]

My wife bought me a round on the New Course Sunningdale and I played it today, on a lovely, warm , early autumn day.

The M25 was a real pussycat and we arrived an hour before tee off, bacon sarnies and coffee, a bucket on the range and a practice putt and away!

Playing off 11, I shot 40 on the front 9, a score I would be happy with on my home course, let alone a course I've never seen before. After the 4th I went Par, birdie, par, par, par - wow!

After a sausage sarnie in the halfway house I had a bit of a poor start to he back 9 but salvaged a 44 for an 84 off the white tees and 3 over nett. As the SSS is 72 though, I would be 1 over in a comp. The course was hard as there are a number of blind tee shots and we had no idea of the lines off the tee as the Skycaddie hasnt been mapped for Sunningdale, and the strokesaver book wasn't that informative.

At £160 it isnt cheap, but, it was fabulous and needs to be played once in your life

Sorry to give such a long posting, but I am knackered and very satisfied!


Chris

 

[richart]

Glad you had a good day Chris, even Sunningdale seems better when you play well.

Never played the New, but played the Old over 30 years ago, and can still remember most of the holes.

 

[Imurg]

Played the New Course in '97 - wonderful experience.
Definitely one to play before you "go"
Glad you enjoyed it and with a decent score too. If I remember, playing off a similar handicap I just broke 90..!

 

[chrisd]

Thanks guys , and your right, I shall always remember it


Chris

 

[Snelly]

Old course is my favourite inland course. Just awesome. New is lovely too. I have played both every year for the past seven years and I appreciate how lucky I am. Even managed a win on the old with a good level par round....

Delighted to hear you enjoyed it.

Cheers,


Snelly.

 

[chrisd]

Old course is my favourite inland course. Just awesome. New is lovely too. I have played both every year for the past seven years and I appreciate how lucky I am. Even managed a win on the old with a good level par round....

Delighted to hear you enjoyed it.

Cheers,


Snelly.

You are very lucky Snelly!

I need to play it again as a number of shots were guess work and I'd love to do it now I know the layout of the course better. I worked out the stableford score this morning to 35 points


Chris