Not quite true. Nothing too special about Royal Ascot. Just a run of the mill members club with a reasonable course to enjoy
Not quite true. Nothing too special about Royal Ascot. Just a run of the mill members club with a reasonable course to enjoy
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But is it not the case that the other Royal clubs were granted Royal status whereas the Royal in Royal Ascot Golf Club comes from the name of its location?
User20205
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But you've got royal patronage after Edward VI stopped to ask for directions to the racecourse :thup:
Not actually true
Ascot Golf Club was founded by local Barrister F.J. Patton in 1887, and given Royal status by Queen Victoria later that year. Many of her children learned to play golf at Royal Ascot and The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, was patron of the club in 1901.
JCW
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What is this , have a go at Homer day ?
richart
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Was RA inside the race course from the beginning Martin, or did it move there later ?
Old Skier
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Love all types of courses and am lucky enough to play Saunton/RND as well as a whole host of Parklands around N Devon. What I find strange though is that so many links members find it so hard to adjust to parkland but parkland players generally have little problem adapting to links.
richart
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You get the best of both worlds with heathland courses. Fast fairways with lovely tight lies, and nice trees and heather for those that like a bit of countryside.
Very difficult to choose between a top heathland course like Hankley, and a top links like Saunton.
Old Skier
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Been down to St Enodoc today, Saunton East just moved down my rankings.
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I would actually disagree with that, I'd say it's the other way round. Links players have more imagination and can play a wider variety of shots.
richart
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St Enodoc is on my list to play. I hear it is pretty tough, and that is before you factor in the wind.
Old Skier
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Loved every minute and scored not very much. I am off to Bigbury next week which is Parkland and on my "to play" list. Any course beats work.
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Probably my favourite course, absolute beast of a course of the championship tees. Par 3 11th, 230 yards straight into the prevailing wind. That's a big old 7 iron I can tell you
richart
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What for your second shot ?Probably my favourite course, absolute beast of a course of the championship tees. Par 3 11th, 230 yards straight into the prevailing wind. That's a big old 7 iron I can tell you
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Is that because they have to imagine being on a wonderful tree lined heathland or parkland course
Sorry but that statement is very open and generic - in fact both are. How would a guy who played links all day long handle having soft greens and zero run ? He would adjust - as would parkland olayers
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Is that because they have to imagine being on a wonderful tree lined heathland or parkland course
Sorry but that statement is very open and generic - in fact both are. How would a guy who played links all day long handle having soft greens and zero run ? He would adjust - as would parkland olayers
It's not just the greens, there are loads of other things to adjust to. The wind, landing the ball 50 yards short of the green and bouncing it on, playing bump and runs around pot bunkers, putting from 30 yards off the green.....a whole multitude of challenges that you don't get on an inland course.
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Ok this weekend I had
Wind to deal with - swirling , and also direct from behind and into my face
Most certainly landing the ball a good 50 yards short and running it up , on one hole I dropped it a good 100 yards short.
Played a couple bump and runs , a few over bunkers and even one across a bunker , one of my playing partners putting from about 20 yards off the green
All on a parkland tree lined course.
To suggest you don't get challenges on Parkland courses that you get on a links course is false IMO
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Well done, I've never seen anyone land a ball 100 yards short and run it onto the green on a parkland course. Was it down hill.....or did you top it?
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Well done, I've never seen anyone land a ball 100 yards short and run it onto the green on a parkland course. Was it down hill.....or did you top it?
Not at all - ground is very hard on courses without fairway sprinklers and we have plenty of brown areas - plenty of parkland course are bare right now
The one I dropped shot was the perfect shot to keep it on the green - nice easy low running 6 iron instead of the big high rescue
