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So the new rankings are out and causing the usual debate. So which ONE course would you kick out of the top 100?
bluewolf
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Damn, misread the post...
Changed to the Brabazon.. Better courses aplenty..
Changed to the Brabazon.. Better courses aplenty..
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Whoever gave Carnoustie 5th has been smoking crack.
richart
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No 82, but not mentioning it's name in case Mike is reading this thread.
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The Brabazon
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Agree, only played it the once and I didn't get it at all.No 82, but not mentioning it's name in case Mike is reading this thread.
I can see within the next 2 top 100 lists that RND will be out and the Belfry will also be gone.
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I think it all depends on how their course changes go - it would be a shame for it to drop out because it is a golfing experience and all that history
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I quite liked the belfry and thought it was in great shape when we played it.
Played about a quarter of the courses, think out of them I would put North Berwick and probably Aberdovey into the top 200 category.
Played about a quarter of the courses, think out of them I would put North Berwick and probably Aberdovey into the top 200 category.
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North Berwick top 200
Its a fantastic course so is so enjoyable it makes you want to go back out and play it again.
Did you get out of bed the wrong side this morning Darren
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I'd swap The Brabazon, which is a course I really enjoy, with Little Aston, which is an even better course which I enjoyed even more.
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North Berwick top 200
Its a fantastic course so is so enjoyable it makes you want to go back out and play it again.
Did you get out of bed the wrong side this morning Darren
I got stung last night, maybe that's it
The funny thing was I picked North Berwick over Gullane, after reading some posts of yours on here. Wish I had picked Gullane I thought NB course was a bit gimmicky for my liking on a number of the holes and very compact(on top of each other) and not actually that hard a test of golf. :embarrassed:
It was very well looked after, had quite a number of great holes(even got to play my ball off the beach on one hole 2nd iirc, was great fun climbing down) and felt similar to TOC at the beginning due to its setting and the 18th. So lots of pluses for sure.
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Everyone will say the Brabazon... and I am not going to disagree. Its only just a better than average Hotel Course, but not top 100. A couple famous holes and the rest decent, but that's being kind. No better than the 2010.... possibly worse! At least the 2010 has some decent Usk Valley scenery!
TBH, i' surprised we only dropped 5 places. Course in worst condition since i joined, Greens poor for most of the season and the sodding hoops all over the course for most of the summer, some parts haven't been walked on in 2 years yet they are forever roped off. GKs took away a load o gorse and left a mess in particular the 12th. I'm not convinced our committee or Course manages have a clue. That a good 15 places in 8 years we have dropped. course is scruffy in parts and all you get from the Com how great the place is.... sheer hit is going to hit the fan at the next AGM i hope... many members not happy and another 8%increase in fee's on the cards
Crow
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I think that the Brabazon is just an easy bandwagon to jump on.
It has more than two good holes and is always in top condition.
Maybe it's because it's a hotel course that some will look down their noses at it, or that there are a lot of corporate hackers on the course.
If it were heath land then I'm sure it would be much more appreciated.
What lets it down in my eyes is the fact that the website doesn't have a proper hole by hole guide!
I'd have thought that was a prerequisite for any top course these days. All it seems to have are some crappy graphic flyovers that look to have been created when the Sinclair Spectrum was cutting edge.
It has more than two good holes and is always in top condition.
Maybe it's because it's a hotel course that some will look down their noses at it, or that there are a lot of corporate hackers on the course.
If it were heath land then I'm sure it would be much more appreciated.
What lets it down in my eyes is the fact that the website doesn't have a proper hole by hole guide!
I'd have thought that was a prerequisite for any top course these days. All it seems to have are some crappy graphic flyovers that look to have been created when the Sinclair Spectrum was cutting edge.
MendieGK
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I’m a fan of the brabazon, I think it has considerably more than 2 good holes - 3,4,6,8,9,10,12,15, 16 and 18 would stand up against most courses.
However.... It’s still the course in the list I would look to remove
However.... It’s still the course in the list I would look to remove
HomerJSimpson
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For me the Brabazon is the one I'd get rid of although for me The Grove is another that I think is too high. I've played it four or five times and while I enjoy the whole atmosphere and the way you're treated, especially if you stay in the hotel as well (and the food is exquisite) but there are a few holes on there I find bland. I use to like it but for some reason its waning on me
Paperboy
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I'd get rid of the Marquess thoroughly enjoyable slog for me. True I played it in the winter and it was a bog. But first impressions and all.
User20205
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Trevose for me, it’s an average links course. RND is marmite but I like marmite. The brabazon was really good when I played it in sept, it justifies its position for me, it’s a far better course than 2010.
