Roserrow Golf Club 

http://www.roserrow.co.uk

Roserrow Golf Club tee1up played it June 2005
 tee1up rating 7/10 course of two halves but well worth a play.   
Roserrow which is very close to Camel Estuary in Cornwall and only a short drive from St Endoc. I had heard mediocre reports on this course and didn’t know what to expect from it but on first glance it looked in lovely condition and very hilly. The outward has outstanding views over Hayle Bay you could also see most of the groups ahead of us winding the way through each of the holes from the first tee. The wind was blowing hard but fortunately for us it was with us for the first hole, but the next several holes took us straight back into the wind making the long par fours play like par fives. The wind seemed to change direction on every hole making the course very difficult and very hard walking, I realised that not taking the buggies offered to my was a mistake. After the front nine I was looking forward to playing the rest of the course which winds itself around, up and down the Merlin’s Valley. The back nine for me has some of the most interesting holes on the course with quirky tee positions which make you think hard on the correct shot to play. It starts with the 10th all you need is a fairly straight drive over the hill keeping it to the left of the fairway and the ball will run and run down the hill on the other side leaving you a short shot onto the green. The 12th a par three about 170 is through a valley and you can only see part of the green from the tee. The 14th is at the bottom of the valley you are faced with a tight tee shot over a small river which wanders across the start of the fairway and all the way down the right side, the fairway is very tight as well with no bail out either side. It finishes with a par four which is all the way back up the hill the hole will take your breath away leaving calling for oxygen and I can honestly say I was absolutely exhausted after playing the eighteen holes. I thought I had played quite well but for some reason I only managed to only score 25 points so wind had taken its toll in more ways than one. We were all faced with another eighteen in the afternoon I decided to call for a vote on only playing another nine which everyone agreed too.
I have to say the course was well worth playing and the staff certainly made us very welcome but I suggest you check the weather before you visit and take the buggies you’ll need them.