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The course is a park land course with a couple of  streams that cross two or three of the fairways there are two other ponds that come into play including one on a lovely par three which extends from tee to the green On the day we played all the tees were off mats as they had done a lot of work to the grass tees ready for the summer, the greens made up of this disappointment they were superb for the time of year although a little wet. The first hole is a long dog leg left par five which has a difficult second shot over a hill. The second up hill has a narrow entrance leaving you thinking about playing a lofted wood to keep you straight or go for distance to leave a wedge to the green which ever you choose there is trouble on both side to the fairway and also a nasty pond hidden in the trees on left if you hook like I do. The third hole was our nearest the pin hole a short par three with a bunker in the front of the green which hides how much room you have to the pin. The fourth another par three is a long one I played a four iron in the morning and a three iron in the afternoon and still didn't make the green on both attempts a certainly a difficult hole to judge. The fifth is a lovely par four the tee shot is everything if you can get it over the rise in the summer it will run for ages. The six is a par five up hill and three good shots to a large green. Seventh is the par three with the pond from tee to green I took an eight iron and hit the green easily however if it was played of the back tees I think it would be a difficult choice as it looks very narrow from there. The eighth on the card looks like a simple par four however you need to be as far down the dog leg right to get a reasonable shot of the stream in front of the green. The ninth leads you back to the club house the tee shot is again a narrow entrance to the fairway over a mound that is protected on both sides. Tow more shots or four or five in my case should take care of this par five. The tenth is at the back of the club with out of bounds on the right which comes into play if you try and cut the corner. Your second if you are lucky enough to be on the fairway is a tricky shot to a green at the top of a small hill which is protected by a tree and a ditch in the middle of the fairway. Hole eleven another par three is quite long and you are somewhat put off by a large oak on the right of the green if you manage to thread your ball to the green you then find a two tier green. The twelve a very long par four, you'll have to hit a massive drive to get any chance of hitting the green in two. Thirteen is all up hill and yet another par five the green is on a slight Plato which gives you a difficult third shot to judge just how far to hit it. Fourteen is a mirror image of eight and also run along side it. This is followed by the fifteenth a par three all up hill and you can only see the front from the tee, the green has a tier running from left to right. The sixteenth is a fairly shot par four as long as you tee shot is accurate you shouldn't have any trouble getting a par. Seventeen is also a shot par four don't over club off the tee as you will find trouble left and right on just in front of the green. Eighteen is a lovely finish a par five off the tee hidden behind trees on the left is a large pond (it swallowed my ball), the second shot must be kept as close to the left edge of the fairway to give you any chance of hitting the green. 

 

Kevin Burnett-Whalley