Top 100 courses of England 2016

bluewolf said:
I'd agree with that assessment. Hillside is fantastic, but it can get to be a bit of a slog later in the round.. The back 9 at Silloth is fantastic and if you're playing well can be as good a 9 holes as anywhere in England.. The only weak hole is the dogleg par 4 at the turn.. Formby is stunning though...
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What I dislike about Silloth is that it is an out-and-back course. Silloth is very good, but it can be demoralising scoring 8-10 points on one nine and 20-odd on the other nine. Both scenarios can be a bit crazy golf-ish.

A bit like you at Aberdov.........:whistle:
 
drive4show said:
Just asked out of curiosity. Only played both the Rosapenna and Ballyliffen courses on your list. The Tom Morris course at Rosapenna is OK but the other 3 are all very good indeed.
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I'd probably agree htat The Tom Morris was the least interesting of the Irish courses but I still thought it pretty good and the greens when I played it were truly outstanding.
 
Liverbirdie said:
What I dislike about Silloth is that it is an out-and-back course. Silloth is very good, but it can be demoralising scoring 8-10 points on one nine and 20-odd on the other nine. Both scenarios can be a bit crazy golf-ish.

A bit like you at Aberdov.........:whistle:
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Aber-what? I have no recollection of ever going there!!! :D

The last few holes at Silloth are fantastic for us big hitters.. I can fully understand why you don't rate it....;)
 
Val said:
If I had a choice of those 3 in order of favourites on a perfect day I'd be

Formby
Silloth
Hillside

Loved all 3, subjective to what's better but that would be my order of play on a flat calm beautiful summers day.

I think Formby just has a better variation of holes than Silloth and its not the grind Hillside can be.
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Formby last of the 3 for me. I might sneak Hillside to number 1 but I love Silloth, apart from the 9th and 10th holes.
 
Only par 5 I've ever hit in 2 was at silloth. Hybrid-5iron!

That was some wind that day, most took driver on a 150ish I think par 3. Then captianron took a PW on a 180 par 3!

Cracking day, not a patch on formby though!

Another who also thinks alwoodley is way too high up the list
 
Liverbirdie said:
What I dislike about Silloth is that it is an out-and-back course. Silloth is very good, but it can be demoralising scoring 8-10 points on one nine and 20-odd on the other nine. Both scenarios can be a bit crazy golf-ish.

A bit like you at Aberdov.........:whistle:
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I loved Silloth, not too sure that 20 odd points on ANY nine is applicable to me but the 8-10 points certainly was (well, between two of us :rofl:). Wouldn't stop me going back in a heartbeat. My gut feel having played Formby early this season was that Formby was better than Hillside but need to revisit Silloth and Formby which I'll be doing next season. You simply have to think more at Formby. Hillside is superb but it's very much 'play as you see'. Silloth was just a mental, mental day and is a distant memory :D

And another one that agrees with Alwoodley being way, way too high in that list.
 
Odvan said:
I loved Silloth, not too sure that 20 odd points on ANY nine is applicable to me but the 8-10 points certainly was (well, between two of us :rofl:). Wouldn't stop me going back in a heartbeat. My gut feel having played Formby early this season was that Formby was better than Hillside but need to revisit Silloth and Formby which I'll be doing next season. You simply have to think more at Formby. Hillside is superb but it's very much 'play as you see'. Silloth was just a mental, mental day and is a distant memory :D

And another one that agrees with Alwoodley being way, way too high in that list.
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With the risk of p*ssing a few people off, I'd be interested to know the handicap of those that didn't enjoy Alwoodley.

This isn't a judgement on ability to 'rate' a golf course at all. I just wonder if it was frankly 'too hard' for them.

Just a thought but it's a seriously tough golf course
 
Hobbit said:
Formby last of the 3 for me. I might sneak Hillside to number 1 but I love Silloth, apart from the 9th and 10th holes.
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Agree the 10th at Silloth is a weak hole but I think the 9th is a stunning hole. It can play anything from sand wedge to timber off the tee and if you miss the green bogey can be a good score.
 
The only course I've played that has 18 Strong holes is Birkdale, the rest I tend to rate the whole course on the strength of its best holes.
The 11th at Hillside is one of the best Golf holes I've played but the rest just doesn't blow me away.
I think its the fact that the fairways are very flat albeit lined by huge dunes.
I honestly think..pick the best 6 holes from Hillside Formby Wallasey & Silloth
and I'd go
Silloth
Wallasey
Formby
Hillside

I love the Undulating Natural feel of the better holes at Wallasey & Silloth

Maybe a silly way to judge but it's always the best holes that I remember.
 
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MendieGK said:
With the risk of p*ssing a few people off, I'd be interested to know the handicap of those that didn't enjoy Alwoodley.

This isn't a judgement on ability to 'rate' a golf course at all. I just wonder if it was frankly 'too hard' for them.

Just a thought but it's a seriously tough golf course
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Erm, it's a disrespectful 'wonder' really. I love playing tough courses. That's the whole point, certainly for me anyway. Whether I can handle them is irrelevant as to whether or not I believe it to be a top course when comparing it to other, top courses. If that makes sense.... Played Castle Stuart have you? I have, it ripped me and many other lower handicappers apart but blimey, what an amazing test of golf. A wonderful course.

Im off 13 but my eyes are probably on a par with yours, even if the golf skill isn't.

I've played some cracking courses this season gone, including Alwoodley. People are saying it's too high in this list, that's all. I've certainly not said it was a goat track, it isn't. But I do remember playing the round chatting to my group saying that it's normal green fee was high and that says a lot to me. Oh and by that point I probably hadn't posted my 22 points....
 
saving_par said:
Agree the 10th at Silloth is a weak hole but I think the 9th is a stunning hole. It can play anything from sand wedge to timber off the tee and if you miss the green bogey can be a good score.
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Totally agree with that. The 9th is a peach of a par 3. Hit 4 Iron last time into a brutal wind. 10th is an ok hole. It's not a bad hole but just an average par 4.
 
MendieGK said:
With the risk of p*ssing a few people off, I'd be interested to know the handicap of those that didn't enjoy Alwoodley.

This isn't a judgement on ability to 'rate' a golf course at all. I just wonder if it was frankly 'too hard' for them.

Just a thought but it's a seriously tough golf course
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I have played Alwoodley 3 times now. It's not that tough.

Visually I think it's a stunning course. But it's got a few average holes as well as a few crackers. The green fee is pricey for what it is though.
 
Odvan said:
Erm, it's a disrespectful 'wonder' really. I love playing tough courses. That's the whole point, certainly for me anyway. Whether I can handle them is irrelevant as to whether or not I believe it to be a top course when comparing it to other, top courses. If that makes sense.... Played Castle Stuart have you? I have, it ripped me and many other lower handicappers apart but blimey, what an amazing test of golf. A wonderful course.

Im off 13 but my eyes are probably on a par with yours, even if the golf skill isn't.

I've played some cracking courses this season gone, including Alwoodley. People are saying it's too high in this list, that's all. I've certainly not said it was a goat track, it isn't. But I do remember playing the round chatting to my group saying that it's normal green fee was high and that says a lot to me. Oh and by that point I probably hadn't posted my 22 points....
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22 points is a good round for you!
 
Qwerty said:
The only course I've played that has 18 Strong holes is Birkdale, the rest I tend to rate the whole course on the strength of its best holes.
The 11th at Hillside is one of the best Golf holes I've played but the rest just doesn't blow me away.
I think its the fact that the fairways are very flat albeit lined by huge dunes.
I honestly think..pick the best 6 holes from Hillside Formby Wallasey & Silloth
and I'd go
Silloth
Wallasey
Formby
Hillside

I love the Undulating Natural feel of the better holes at Wallasey & Silloth

Maybe a silly way to judge but it's always the best holes that I remember.
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Another one to exit the liverbirdie hillside club! I can't wait for the next meet. The hillside debate will be relentless :D
 
MendieGK said:
With the risk of p*ssing a few people off, I'd be interested to know the handicap of those that didn't enjoy Alwoodley.

This isn't a judgement on ability to 'rate' a golf course at all. I just wonder if it was frankly 'too hard' for them.

Just a thought but it's a seriously tough golf course
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Handicap has nothing to do with it, I play off 12 and think I had around 32-34 points or so that day. It's a very good golf course but I wouldn't have it any where near my top 10 courses played. It was a challenge but not a grind. I've played plenty tougher. Right now I couldn't tell you what the best hole is there. Most of the top courses I've played I could tell you a few of their best holes.
 
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