Evesdad
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Hope this us good as plan on playing here in the new year. Father in law moving up there and google maps tells me it's less than 20 mins away! At £20 for the day it's got to be a bargain!
Which County has the Least Well Respected Golf Courses
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Hope this us good as plan on playing here in the new year. Father in law moving up there and google maps tells me it's less than 20 mins away! At £20 for the day it's got to be a bargain!
Foxholer
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Just to make a connection with the thread haranguing folk about talikin about Golf as a verb......
The title of this thread would appear to be somewhat different from what was intended!
I think 'Least' should be replaced by 'Fewest'! World of difference in the meaning!
And Middlesex would probably be a candidate though there's an argument that Middlesex doesn't even exist as a county anymore - except as a historic reference.
The title of this thread would appear to be somewhat different from what was intended!
I think 'Least' should be replaced by 'Fewest'! World of difference in the meaning!
And Middlesex would probably be a candidate though there's an argument that Middlesex doesn't even exist as a county anymore - except as a historic reference.
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Old Skier
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Lucky me, 10 min drive to Royal North Devon and 20 min to Saunton East and West.
rosecott
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Pedantic? Not really. I took it to mean "counties whose golf courses command the lowest level of respect" and not "counties who have the lowest number of courses which are well respected".
I grew up playing golf in Leicestershire and I agree that, perhaps Lufenham Heath apart, the county is absolutely bereft of top courses. Plenty of "okay" parkland layouts, but nothing to really excite me and say "I must play there".
I don't think the whole East Midlands can be tarred with the same brush, though. Nottinghamshire has some quality courses - Notts, Coxmoor and Sherwood Forest to name but three.
IanG
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I had the pleasure of playing on a sunny day in June a few years back so I'm biased but I'm sure you'll have a lovely time.
rosecott
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Don't forget Worksop and Lindrick.
Hacker Khan
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These are strange ones as I didn't include them when I stated the fine courses Notts has. As although they in Worksop that is in Notts, they have a Sheffield postcode and Sheffield is in South Yorkshire. Indeed Wikipedia states that
'Lindrick Golf Club is a golf course in South Yorkshire' And Wikipedia is never wrong
But I agree they are both fine courses.
jimbob.someroo
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If it's still got a County Cricket Team and it's own County Golf Union, it still counts
Although, if it doesn't, I've just been moved into 'Greater London' I guess, where I also don't think there are that many great courses?
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I have lived here now for 33 years and have long felt the same. The only other that I would add to your list, since expanded by Rosecott, is Church Brampton, The Northamptonshire Golf Club.
There are some lovely tracks in and around the East Midlands - I have always really enjoyed Wellingborough and Peterborough Milton, for example. But Leicestershire and Rutland are largely just okay. There really isn't a stand out course at all.
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Neither of the above are IMO any better than many of the courses in Leics & Rutland.
OK but certainly not special and, based upon my experiences, Wellingborough seems to have problems with drainage.
Evesdad
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Yeah lived in Leicestershire & Rutland all my life and none of them stand out as must play courses. Longcliffe is 5 mins from my house and can't believe it's lusted as one of the best. It's just another ok course. Stapleford park is decent but think it gets entry as its expensive!
Crow
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Tyne and Wear is a small county in golfing terms.......and doesn't Close House have an NE postcode?? Would have thought Close House was very highly rated and for the North East in general adding Rockliffe Hall and Goswick,reputation wise.
Liverbirdie
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They may be nice courses, but are they "top drawer"? Most times people mention the North East - Slaley is always mentioned normally. I've played there and whilst it was good, it wasn't brilliant, and also took 3 and 1/2 hours to play 13 holes - i also belive this is the norm.
I also played Seahouses and walked part of Bamburgh castle, which looked nice. They are nowhere near top 100 though.
user2009
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Rockliffe, Wynyard, Seaton Carew for starters
Hacker Khan
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Of course there is an argument that the vast majority of golfers are priced out of playing at a lot of top 100 courses on a regular basis.
Yes it's nice having Wentworth round the corner, but in reality 99% of golfers can not afford to play it and most golfers need half decent affordable tracks, not somewhere costing north of £70 and the rest in some cases, to play each time. So living in the East Mids does have some advantages
Yes it's nice having Wentworth round the corner, but in reality 99% of golfers can not afford to play it and most golfers need half decent affordable tracks, not somewhere costing north of £70 and the rest in some cases, to play each time. So living in the East Mids does have some advantages
For me we have in the North East the following that are top drawer golf courses -
Goswick.
After that there are many 'nice' courses like Northumberland,Slaley,Rockcliffe,Close House,Seaton Carew but none that should be even threatening being a Top 100 Course.
Scottish Borders - Again a few 'nice' courses but none that should be spoken about in the elite league of golf courses.
