What is the next course you are playing?

[2blue]

Playing this Thursday in a Leeds Union, Individual Medal at Normanton GC near Wakefield. A challenging course on re-claimed pit-land, that you have to work your way around. Lots of risk & reward which complicates a Medal round. Just as well I've played it many times before.

 

[YorkshireStu]

Playing this Thursday in a Leeds Union, Individual Medal at Normanton GC near Wakefield. A challenging course on re-claimed pit-land, that you have to work your way around. Lots of risk & reward which complicates a Medal round. Just as well I've played it many times before.

Good luck! Nice course with some challenging lies!
I’m at the driving range in the morning with my 5 year old but I have tees booked at Barnsley Golf Club (The Limes) and the lovely Waterton Park Golf Club too. Hoping to muster up a better show on the 13th at Waterton, an intimidating short par 4 with a load of water for the higher handicapper to feed with balls!

 

[Crazyface]

Styal pitch and putt tomorrow with grandson no 2.

 

[Captainron]

The Hotchkin at Woodhall Spa

 

[2blue]

Good luck! Nice course with some challenging lies!
I’m at the driving range in the morning with my 5 year old but I have tees booked at Barnsley Golf Club (The Limes) and the lovely Waterton Park Golf Club too. Hoping to muster up a better show on the 13th at Waterton, an intimidating short par 4 with a load of water for the higher handicapper to feed with balls!

Ah yes.... really quite a crap hole as a par 4.... wedge off the tee followed by a 9 iron to the green..... strange golf is that, but got me a birdie last week in an LDU B/Ball. Long time since I've played the Limes..... has it improved with age?

 

[Ethan]

Ah yes.... really quite a crap hole as a par 4.... wedge off the tee followed by a 9 iron to the green..... strange golf is that, but got me a birdie last week in an LDU B/Ball. Long time since I've played the Limes..... has it improved with age?

Holes like that annoy me. There is one at Remedy Oak, otherwise a pretty nice, if far from perfect, course. Ruins the whole round. I think it arises because sometimes the designer sees other holes and then is left with an awkward space in between which is neither a good par 3 nor a good par 4 and they just split the difference and make it a not very good par 3.5.

 

[louise_a]

Playing Bury tomorrow in the Lancs Ladies major handicap competition, top 16 go through to a knockout in a couple of weeks

 

[YorkshireStu]

Ah yes.... really quite a crap hole as a par 4.... wedge off the tee followed by a 9 iron to the green..... strange golf is that, but got me a birdie last week in an LDU B/Ball. Long time since I've played the Limes..... has it improved with age?

It has I think. It’s in good condition from tee box to greens and is pleasant to play. I hear that circa 5 years ago it wasn't in the same nick, they’ve done a lot of work on the course. The value of the green fee for a course in such good condition isn’t easily matched to be fair. It’s still not a top area course (Wakefield, Waterton etc) but it’s great for a run out for a change.

 

[Foxholer]

Other than my own place it's Walton Heath and Sherborne for a club match (didn't think I would be saying that this year!)

Fabulous course(s)! Much envy; Enjoy!

In the next few weeks I am playing Gullane, Dunbar, Carnoustie, Ratho, Monifeith and of course, Blairgowrie.

Likewise...much envy! Though having shot a 'personal best' at 'Carnasty' last time (76, bettered only by my last comp at Craigielaw), that memory is almost certainly better than what would happen these days!

 

[sunshine]

In the next few weeks I am playing Gullane, Dunbar, Carnoustie, Ratho, Monifeith and of course, Blairgowrie.

Very nice. But what is the next course you are playing?

 

[sunshine]

I'm off to Wales next week, popping in to Southerndown for a game on the way past. Never played it before but heard good things.

Have you played Southerndown yet?

I played 36 on Monday. We got lucky with the weather, rained for about 5 holes on the back nine in the morning, then the sun came out in the afternoon and we could enjoy the fabulous views!

Positives: interesting layout, cracking set of par 3s, stunning views, some quirky features like sheep roaming the course.

Negatives: slow slow greens, tonnes of sheep poo covering the fairways, member who stormed over from the 1st fairway to the 2nd tee to demand if we had permission to play off the white tees. He said our pace of play would be too slow off the whites... I think they lost 4 holes on us by the end of the round.

Top tips for your round:
1. Don't play early, we saw a tractor clearing away the sheep poo while we were playing and it was much better in the afternoon.
2. The white tees stretch the course out quite a bit, some holes are 50 yards longer. We played yellow in the morning and whites in the afternoon, enjoyed both but obviously whites test your ball striking much more.
3. I was under the impression that the course was links-like and I would have to play the ground game. But the greens were really slow and soft so actually it was much easier to play target golf and fire at the pins.

 

[2blue]

The Hotchkin at Woodhall Spa

Ruddy hell..... those bunkers are gonna get deeper.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Have you played Southerndown yet?

I played 36 on Monday. We got lucky with the weather, rained for about 5 holes on the back nine in the morning, then the sun came out in the afternoon and we could enjoy the fabulous views!

Positives: interesting layout, cracking set of par 3s, stunning views, some quirky features like sheep roaming the course.

Negatives: slow slow greens, tonnes of sheep poo covering the fairways, member who stormed over from the 1st fairway to the 2nd tee to demand if we had permission to play off the white tees. He said our pace of play would be too slow off the whites... I think they lost 4 holes on us by the end of the round.

Top tips for your round:
1. Don't play early, we saw a tractor clearing away the sheep poo while we were playing and it was much better in the afternoon.
2. The white tees stretch the course out quite a bit, some holes are 50 yards longer. We played yellow in the morning and whites in the afternoon, enjoyed both but obviously whites test your ball striking much more.
3. I was under the impression that the course was links-like and I would have to play the ground game. But the greens were really slow and soft so actually it was much easier to play target golf and fire at the pins.

Played this afternoon. Drove through heavy rain all the way there, had some lunch in the clubhouse and watched the rain clear and the sun came out. Played off whites, course exactly as you described it. Would love to play it again with quicker greens. Agree the par 3's are excellent ?

 

[ScienceBoy]

Ramsey Golf Club in Huntingdon, heard it’s a nice place.

 

[Vikingman]

Played Crewe today, weather wasn't so good but it was expected.

Thought the course itself was pretty challenging going uphill and down dale on the front nine.

 

[HarrogateHacker]

Playing Seaton Carew Sunday and really looking forward to it.

 

[davidy233]

Ramsey Golf Club in Huntingdon, heard it’s a nice place.

I've played there a few times - mind you it was nearly forty years ago - a couple of my mates were members there - thing I remember is being told we had to wear a tie in the clubhouse after one evening round- none of us had ties with us - so they gave us a dodgy one each to wear with our polo shirt - only place that ever happened to me - Had a look at their website and it's smart casual now.

I hadn't been playing for all that long back then and the 13th (par 3 over the river) scared me - especially the time we played it off the back tee.

 

[Sink92]

Going to play the Kings Acre in Edinburgh to see what it’s like before making a decision on joining. Heard good things about it

 

[sunshine]

Played this afternoon. Drove through heavy rain all the way there, had some lunch in the clubhouse and watched the rain clear and the sun came out. Played off whites, course exactly as you described it. Would love to play it again with quicker greens. Agree the par 3's are excellent ?

At least the greens were better than Porthcawl...…. but that's another story.

 

[Radbourne2010]

I'm off to Wales next week, popping in to Southerndown for a game on the way past. Never played it before but heard good things.

Was due to play in Eden Tournament at St. Andrews. Comrade Sturgeon put paid to that!
The Eden Committee however have put an amazing package of prices together for all St. Andrews Links courses, starting from £11 on Strathtyrum to £72 on the Old.
All courses booked & staying at a flat 250 yards from the 1st tee on the Old.

Just a tad excited ??