R had played here before but it was new for me and M. It was 20 quid each and 10 quid for M's buggy (although they did try to charge 30 for the buggy). We had a tee time of 5:12 but they asked us to go a bit early before a couple of late comers. We were met at the tee by a representative who instructed us when to go and chatted about some holes. At the tee we felt some pressure as we had an audience. I went first with a decent 5i, R was next with an average 3W and M went last with a brilliant 4i that almost got an applause from the crowd!
The weather was very kind.. not too hot and even though black storm clouds threatened it kept dry.
We were following a 3 ball who turned out to be quick after the first few holes and we never had to wait. We were followed by a 3 ball with a buggy who were almost quick enough to let through but not quite…
I set off very badly but M was on good form winning the first 2 holes. But I recovered winning the 3rd and 4th. The 4th was a nice par scramble out of a bunker with a hole from the edge. We decided that hole play was tough for R but he managed to win a few. In the end M won easily. M was using his driver quite a bit and in general it worked well. (He took advantage of having the buggy when the ball went on the wrong fairway).
The course was quite tough compared to our normal stomping grounds. On the front 9 there were quite a few tight fairways lined with thick trees. For me the biggest problem was the challenge of getting onto the large greens as they all seemed to be hidden behind lakes, ditches or bunkers. Not best suited to chip and run! However I think it was fun and would go back for another try.
My score is click here.
One of my worst scores for a while but I will put it down to first time on a tough new course. I only managed 6 proper golf scores including 2 pars. My putting was better than usual (only 1, 3 putt). I messed up 6 holes. The 1st I laid up for the green but did a poor 9i costing 2 shots. On the 2nd I lost one on my 3rd shot as I went a bit too far left. I can't remember the 5th but it looks like I had bunker trouble. I did 4 bunkers and managed to get out in 1 each time. The 11th was the dog leg left with a sloping fairway this is just a tricky hole .. could do better next time. The 16th was just poor play. The 17th was another tricky hole not helped by a duff from the tee and a lost ball in some short grass. I would hope to improve by at least 4 or 5 shots on another day.
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| From this pic it looks easy? |
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| M in a bit of trouble on a par 3 |
