hovis
Tour Winner
What i did find hilarious was the distance sound of a balls clunking of trees followed by a echoing "jesus feking christ".
I felt their pain
I felt their pain
Woburn marquess
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Radbourne2010
Challenge Tour Pro
Played it twice, off the tips & the Yellows. Walked it numerous times carrying a Scoreboard for the Pros. Top, top course, IMO one of the best Inland Championship courses in the country.
Totally agree, although I have not hit a ball on the Marquess yet. Have walked round it carrying a scoreboard a couple of times.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
I found all three had their own quirks and identity and I'd go as my preferences
Duchess
Dukes
Marquess
Duchess
Dukes
Marquess
paddyc
Challenge Tour Pro
For me its
Marquess
Dukes
Duchess
However I feel the par 3's on the Duchess are superb and are the best of the 3 courses and the 1st is a belter.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
I'm split between the dukes and the duchess. For me, the marquess is just a wide open slog fest, often in a swamp.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
You want to be a little more erratic off the tee Chris.
It's surprising how much trouble you can find around there if you're not on the cut stuff.
chrisd
Major Champion
I'd happily play any of them on any day. The Marquis does owe us one as Smiffy wrote earlier, it was the day after the storm had gone through and it was hit hard. The Duchess is about as tight as my home course and, to be fair, I found Forest Pines just as tight
Another forum meet please!
Another forum meet please!
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
On the basis I only scored about 24 points, I'd say it owes me about 12 Chris.....
chrisd
Major Champion
I agree, I got 25 and that was not bad on the day!
hovis
Tour Winner
Slog fest.? I thought the marquess was very tricky off the tee. I have to say it was very soggy underfoot for September. The course had just two nights of rain and drives where plugging in the fairway
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
If that's tricky off the tee, don't bother with the Duchess!
chrisd
Major Champion
When we did the forum meet, the Marquis was badly affected from the storm and, in the afternoon, the Duchess was hosed down upon for the entire back 9 (and it was very cold too) I'd still go back any day
Midnight
Journeyman Pro
Snap mate, I loved it . Even though it was cold, it was a cracking day and a cracking couple of courses.
chrisd
Major Champion
.............. and I forgot about being kept awake all night by someone snoring like a 1200cc Harley!
Midnight
Journeyman Pro
I aim to please mate 😂😂
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I've just double checked Chris, and I actually only got 17 points mate!!! And that was with a spunky eagle on the 2nd.....
My abiding memories of the day are Fish's annoyance that nobody saw where his 1st tee effort with the yellow ball had gone (he even had a veiled pop at the starter!!) and his face on the 2nd when my bladed 9 iron hit the flag and dropped. And that was before he realised it was for 5 points hehehe!!
I need a revisit. I've only been once and hated it.
S
Snelly
Guest
Very interesting to read about people's views of the Duchess. I recall thinking the last time I played it that I would make sure it would be the last. Too narrow to be a fair test for all. I don't like it at all in fact.
Dukes is good but the Marquess is in a different league as far as I am concerned. Certainly not a slog fest and on the two occasions I have played it, it was immaculately presented.
Dukes is good but the Marquess is in a different league as far as I am concerned. Certainly not a slog fest and on the two occasions I have played it, it was immaculately presented.
I'd go back but never in March or when it's still very wet, cold and very little green colour can be seen anywhere, I was really looking forward to playing it earlier this year for the first time but came away very underwhelmed and with no feeling in my hands, would rather pay more for the height of the summer and play and see it at its best.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I could have written that Robin
