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Parkstone |
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Set on the hillsides and in the valleys of what is the site of the region’s most prestigious (expensive) homes, the approaches, the clubhouse, the first views of the course is all you will expect. Peter Allis has made the ‘occasional’ mention of a club which is possibly his ‘home’ throughout his broadcast career, though if you take time to look at the Clubhouse walls before you play, you will find mention of lots more famous people.  |
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Stoneham Golf Club. |
| Back in the mid 1900’s, the Dunlop British Masters (now the Daily Telegraph Damovo) came to Stoneham. The players back then would have faced much the same challenge as that you will face if you add Stoneham to your list of golf tour courses.
This is perfect golf land, rolling this way and that and covered in trees which have been around for hundreds of years. Its a design which only has three pairs of holes running in the same direction – the 1st and 2nd, the 6th and 7th and then the 12th and 13th. Every other tee shot switches direction and for the holes which follow each other (in direction) its 5 then 3 (twice) and a 5 then a short par 4. You are going to be asked lots of questions about your game and you can only enjoy the views and the challenges that start from the 1st tee.
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Meyrick Park |
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If this were a private club, and had a few extra yards, it would be described as a classic. As it is, it’s a ‘municipal’ and so some would not consider it worthy of their presence. How simply some fools would look to protect their prejudice or justify quality by price – this is less than £20 a round and its well worth it.
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Welcome to our new site design - and our first month s full Features Section. |
| The full features Sections will start this Wednesday 3rd September. For this week, we have daily reporting from top Golf Jounalist Brian Creighton from the first of the 2003/2004 Ryder Cup qualification Tour events, the Omega Swiss Open. The draw for the 2003 Warwickshire Open is now available on this site and to go with this golfing news we have some major interviews and features
- Nick Dougherty, Paul Casey and Justin Rose - A feature guide to Golf Tours in Bournemouth (with 5 course reviews) - Woodhall Spa - Hawkstone Park, club and kit news, the Soldheim Cup - can Europe win ....
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Woodhall Spa - Monument, Mausoleum or just Magnificent? |
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Buy any course guide these days and the promotional slant is often towards the new Championship courses, many of which are part of hotel and leisure complexes. These are courses built with and for modern technology (supposedly), with US standard greens, lots (and lots) of length, and bucket loads of water to go with beaches of sand.
This review makes reverant acknowledgement to how the most popular car TV programme deals with the bland, the overstated and the ridiculous. It asks the question about the course rated the best inland course in the UK (by many), whether it is a monument to classical course deisgn, or a Mausoleum of fashion to be noted (and rejected) or is it just damn magnificent? |
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Glenmuir British Club Professional Championship at St Andrews Bay Resort. |
| Matt McGuire was the leading Midland player in the Glenmuir British Club Professional Championship at St Andrews Bay Resort.
The playing pro at the John Reay Golfing Centre, Matt finished in a tie for 14th place after rounds of 71, 73, 71 and 73.
His final round was something of a curate s egg - an eagle, three birdies, two bogeys and two double bogeys. The eagle came at the 537-yard 10th. |
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