Do you know if they still have Monday open days out there Capt? I've never played but would like to see what all the fuss is about. I hear nothing but good things about the place since the renovations which wasn't the case prior.
Do you know if they still have Monday open days out there Capt? I've never played but would like to see what all the fuss is about. I hear nothing but good things about the place since the renovations which wasn't the case prior.
Not sure re open comps but they play Mon, wed, fri.
Monday is no longer an open comp.
It always disappointed me that it took so long to getting around to it.
Even in the 80s when I was a callow youth and golf course architecture didn't really exist, we could all see the deficiencies. The sameness of the 1st and 4th and couple of holes over the back; overgrown, poor use of the dune land, dull greens, fiddly bunkers.
Everyone could see it and yet nothing was ever done other than ghastly rebunkering work by some idiot that was just lipstick on a pig and didn't actually address the issues.
I really must get back and have a hit at the old girl
Time and money id say...
That and probably the uncertainty of the land nearby that the waterboard or whoever owns and may want sometime in the future....
I was pretty much assured that they won't have any issues with their parcel of land, well and truly after my time at the club is over.
Well I did bite the bullet and joined back in June, havnt looked back at all.
Love the place, the course and practice facilities are second to none!
Can't wait to play the new holes, from posts and aerials they look outstanding!
But of a write up here:
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/abe5ce...rse_review.pdf
Bit of an update on the new holes....
https://youtu.be/HOVoRZi09jA
Last edited by Captain Nemo; 14th January 2017 at 09:51 AM.
I noticed the greens are pretty flat, no ridiculous slopes like on stage 1. Interesting that OCCM are back to review greens etc.
They need to fix the short par 3 one, its way overdone....
15? Agreed. Par 3 13th is pretty stupid in my mind.
15th needs a windmill and a fibreglass crocodile to fully recreate the putt-putt experience.
You don't get me. I'm part of the Union.
3 Ozgolfers got bent over here yesterday!
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You were killing it!
I got smashed with some loose shots early, and just didn't make many 10 ft putts to save anything.
Only thing ill take away was the 3 birdies and the 4 iron on the last (which i still missed the putt!)
I wasn't going to name names!!!
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Anyone catch the Golf Show , had a nice piece on the Doons new holes...
Cool aerial pic of the north paddock...
Last edited by Captain Nemo; 25th August 2018 at 08:17 PM.
Cool pic from the other morning....
Great pic.
Hopefully they take the mowers into the rough soon as well!
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