GG26
Challenge Tour Pro
I’ve played four opens at Ullesthorpe and have yet to break 110! On that basis it’s one course that I just can’t score well on. I will try again this year.
6535
Newbie
Royal Lytham St Anne's, in 2005, in July, in the midst of a good summer and the Pro said it's as close to Open conditions as you'll get. Brutal and still the hardest I've played to date, although West Lancs in a 36 scratch comp around the same time was bearing its teeth to me as well.
Toad
Tour Rookie
I wouldn't say its the toughest, but i don't think ive have ever played well at this course, racked up scores that Englands opening pair would be happy with as an opening partnershipeach time..
Rosemount Blairgowrie
Your welcome to try again anytime you like 😂😂
Crow
Crow Person
If you ever fancy a knock one evening come the summer let me know Mike.
Swingalot
Challenge Tour Pro
anotherdouble
Journeyman Pro
A man of your calibre, no problem
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
A choice of two for me - both already mentioned.
I think St Mellion Nicklaus just pips it - the rough was just brutal. But a very close second was St Enedoc.
I think St Mellion Nicklaus just pips it - the rough was just brutal. But a very close second was St Enedoc.
Pathetic Shark
Tour Rookie
Carnoustie here in the UK. TPC Tampa off the championship tees last March. At least I stuck it to a former NFL player I was out there with that day.
Pathetic Shark
Tour Rookie
I was up the side of a mountain there on the front nine years back and the course marshal drove past and called out "Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing will join you on the back nine." I almost laughed.
howbow88
Hacker
I doubt any on here will have played it judging by the courses mentioned, but Tilgate Forest is absurdly difficult.
I'll stick with the wee course Thanks, can get round there under par gross
alternatively, give me a call when they cut down all the trees
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Orikoru
Tour Winner
I haven't played very many courses as a lot of you know, but the only one I've struggled with every time I've played it is very near where I live - Pinner Hill. I just find it quite long and arduous. The yardage doesn't look long on the card but there's a lot of uphill and blind holes that make it feel a lot longer than it is on paper. Just doesn't suit my game I suppose. In fairness though it's over a year since I've played it so maybe I'd do better if I returned now.
NWJocko
Tour Winner
A few that I have found absolutely brutal, some depending on the wind others just in general!
Southerness
Royal Lytham
Carnoustie
Southerness
Royal Lytham
Carnoustie
bluewolf
Money List Winner
Yeah, but you're a peashooting hacker.... 😉
MendieGK
Tour Winner
They've rebuilt that green now and its a lot fairer, theyve also got a new tee on the hole which makes it arguably the best hole on the course. New tees on 9,11 and 16 take it to over 7000 off the green tees.
Proper golf course
Colonel Bogey
Active member
I've noticed a lot of the courses put up as difficult have the proviso, when it's windy. If the course needs the wind up to make it difficult, then it's not the course that's difficult.
So, having played Carnoustie and Silloth, (both are fantastic places) I nominate
In first place:- Ripon - Hell On Earth
Honorable mention for :- Heaton Park - Hells Sister
So, having played Carnoustie and Silloth, (both are fantastic places) I nominate
In first place:- Ripon - Hell On Earth
Honorable mention for :- Heaton Park - Hells Sister
Wolf
Well-known member
RCP- played it in an Army golf comp quite a few years back and it beat me up badly and conditions were brutal, I remember hitting a flushed Driver to a par 3 and coming up well short.
London Club Heritage Course - was lucky enough to play that couple days after the European tour event few years ago in 2008 friend of mine was assistant there and we played the course from the tips on the same set up, safe to say that also battered me as well, yet have played the same course in normal conditions from members tees and found it pretty straight forward, goes to show how a course can be setup in different ways.
London Club Heritage Course - was lucky enough to play that couple days after the European tour event few years ago in 2008 friend of mine was assistant there and we played the course from the tips on the same set up, safe to say that also battered me as well, yet have played the same course in normal conditions from members tees and found it pretty straight forward, goes to show how a course can be setup in different ways.
Interesting to hear you quote Ripon. I've played a good number of courses in N Yorks but not there. I quite fancy it from the pictures, what made it so tough?
Dylan
Newbie
The Predator Course on Tiger woods haha
Or in my case - any course. Just joined up here. Looking to get into golf, but it's not going well... I don't have the hand-eye coordination. I really don't want to be the guy who throws his clubs into the lake, but I'm finding it pretty hard tbh.
Or in my case - any course. Just joined up here. Looking to get into golf, but it's not going well... I don't have the hand-eye coordination. I really don't want to be the guy who throws his clubs into the lake, but I'm finding it pretty hard tbh.
bluewolf
Money List Winner
Most of us did mate. Welcome to the forum by the way.
Have a lesson with a decent pro. Practice the basics and just enjoy the ride ðŸ‘
