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Mill Ride Golf
Club
- Last played as a society day summer 2001 .
- tee1up rating 7/10
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- Mill Ride was originally the
property of the Crown and best known for stabling runners at
nearby Ascot racecourse. Located in the London commuter belt it neighbors
include some of the most distinguished inland courses
in the UK, The Berkshire, Sunningdale, Swinley Forest and Wentworth.
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- The 1st is a
straightforward par 5 at 517 yards to stars, but your
concentration is soon grab as you stand on the tee at the 2nd,
at 399 yards this hole is an extremely good par 4. Water is in
play for the tee shot down the left hand side of the fairway and
the decision needed is how much you wish to cut off to find the
fairway bearing in mind that just over the mounds on the right is
OOB.
- At the start off the back nine
comes the 10th the first of two excellent par 5’s on
this side and one that needs careful plotting at 525 yards it is
the longest hole on the course off the daily tees and requires a
well positioned tee shot in the centre of the fairway to make the
2nd shot more manageable. The second must be played
between a narrow shoot of trees and short of a pond that crosses
the fairway some 135 yards short of the green. Once this has been
navigated you then play your third uphill to the green.
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- Hopefully having successfully
gained a well earned par you move on to the 11th and a
173 yard par 3 that is played over a pond if you are to go
directly for the green, bearing in mind to reach the green you
require a carry in excess of 160 yards.
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- The challenge of Mill Ride
continue to the last and the 18th, the final par 5 on
the course, it measures 511 yards and from the tee you must play
to the right of a giant mound, anything left will either end up on
the mound itself or in the bunker at the base of it. Then comes
the second shot and decision time, two bodies of water are located
on either side of a narrow fairway some 82 yards short of the
green.
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- The course guide describes Mill
Ride as “having
a split personality. Dr Jekyll takes the form of eleven holes
fitted into entirely natural, ready made terrain, while Mr Hyde is
represented by the balance of holes that are a tribute to the
wonders of modern earth moving equipment.”
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- Certainly everyone that played
the society day at Mill Ride enjoyed themselves and lets hope we
can return there again sometime in the future.
Reviewer: Andrew Webber
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