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After my recent trip to Woodhall Spa I thought I should give a little review
Having only ever heard of good things about the place I had been looking forward to playing there for a good couple of months
As I was driving near I realised how near it was to RAF Conningsby ( another place I lived for a while and didn't play one game of golf ) - as I followed the signs into Woodhall my first surprise was when i arrived in the town - didn't realise the club was an integral part of the town and the streets seemed packed with holidaymakers
Once I parked the car I walked into the clubhouse and straight away knew I was somewhere a bit special - it may look a bit old and beaten from outside but it has the feel that you can only get through history and I love the old style winners boards - I know they are looking to upgrade the clubhouse I know hope the feel is kept the same. Food was very good and very well priced - no fleecing golfers here with over the top prices on both food and drink
Popped into the pro shop to sort out the tee times for both days ( we were seeing if we could start a little earlier on Monday ) - very friendly welcome - nicely stocked pro shop and I may have purchased a few goodies ( Rick tried his best to buy stuff
)
So off we went to the Bracken Course
I really enjoyed it - it's a test of golf , the fairways were in great condition - like walking on carpet and it gave you confidence hitting the ball of them. The holes were well designed with every par 3 a very good test - didn't think there was a weak hole on the course. The greens were massive with big undulations which meant they were a bit slower than normal and that took a bit of getting used too - It was a pleasant walk and if one day they decide to really build it up it could be a cracker
We then popped to the Inn where we were staying , the rooms were very nice , beer and wine was well priced again - met up with LQ and CaptRon. We then went to the curry house over the road - lovely curry and again well priced
Next morning we were treated to a lovely fresh cooked breakfast and off to the golf club again to play the Hotchkin
I actually felt a bit nervous on the first tee
The course itself was stunning - the first 11 holes are just beautiful and in wonderful condition - haven't played on better fairways all year and the greens were true and nicely paced, every single hole had its own character and you had to be smart when playing each shot
The bunkers were just amazing - naturally perfect for the course and brutes to get out off - I learned very quickly that when you are in one take your medicine and take the bogey , every single bunker was in keeping with the hole course
The par 3's were brilliant and it was a challenge just getting on the green - a couple of tricky short par 4 and a couple of really testing long ones gave the whole course a nice mix - the sign on the twelve about the hole in ones is great
Going into the last 6 holes a lot more trees came into play and it had a parkland feel about them whilst still having the beautiful heather everywhere - think a few of the trees could be removed just to open it out a bit but that's not a big issue
The course is right up there as one of my fav inland courses - didn't stop smiling all the way round and it's a honour to play such a wonderful course
The whole set up is brilliant , the friendly welcome from all the staff , the atmosphere of the club house and two great courses
It should be a must for a golf fan to play and it fully deserves all the accolades it gets and if someone doesn't rate it then I would suggest they go again
10/10 for me
Having only ever heard of good things about the place I had been looking forward to playing there for a good couple of months
As I was driving near I realised how near it was to RAF Conningsby ( another place I lived for a while and didn't play one game of golf ) - as I followed the signs into Woodhall my first surprise was when i arrived in the town - didn't realise the club was an integral part of the town and the streets seemed packed with holidaymakers
Once I parked the car I walked into the clubhouse and straight away knew I was somewhere a bit special - it may look a bit old and beaten from outside but it has the feel that you can only get through history and I love the old style winners boards - I know they are looking to upgrade the clubhouse I know hope the feel is kept the same. Food was very good and very well priced - no fleecing golfers here with over the top prices on both food and drink
Popped into the pro shop to sort out the tee times for both days ( we were seeing if we could start a little earlier on Monday ) - very friendly welcome - nicely stocked pro shop and I may have purchased a few goodies ( Rick tried his best to buy stuff
)So off we went to the Bracken Course
I really enjoyed it - it's a test of golf , the fairways were in great condition - like walking on carpet and it gave you confidence hitting the ball of them. The holes were well designed with every par 3 a very good test - didn't think there was a weak hole on the course. The greens were massive with big undulations which meant they were a bit slower than normal and that took a bit of getting used too - It was a pleasant walk and if one day they decide to really build it up it could be a cracker
We then popped to the Inn where we were staying , the rooms were very nice , beer and wine was well priced again - met up with LQ and CaptRon. We then went to the curry house over the road - lovely curry and again well priced
Next morning we were treated to a lovely fresh cooked breakfast and off to the golf club again to play the Hotchkin
I actually felt a bit nervous on the first tee
The course itself was stunning - the first 11 holes are just beautiful and in wonderful condition - haven't played on better fairways all year and the greens were true and nicely paced, every single hole had its own character and you had to be smart when playing each shot
The bunkers were just amazing - naturally perfect for the course and brutes to get out off - I learned very quickly that when you are in one take your medicine and take the bogey , every single bunker was in keeping with the hole course
The par 3's were brilliant and it was a challenge just getting on the green - a couple of tricky short par 4 and a couple of really testing long ones gave the whole course a nice mix - the sign on the twelve about the hole in ones is great
Going into the last 6 holes a lot more trees came into play and it had a parkland feel about them whilst still having the beautiful heather everywhere - think a few of the trees could be removed just to open it out a bit but that's not a big issue
The course is right up there as one of my fav inland courses - didn't stop smiling all the way round and it's a honour to play such a wonderful course
The whole set up is brilliant , the friendly welcome from all the staff , the atmosphere of the club house and two great courses
It should be a must for a golf fan to play and it fully deserves all the accolades it gets and if someone doesn't rate it then I would suggest they go again
10/10 for me
