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12th October 2020 08:20 PM
#1
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
RACV Creswick Ballarat
Going to RACV Creswick this weekend, never played it before
Anyone played it?
Good?
Bad??
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13th October 2020 05:09 AM
#2
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Originally Posted by
Toxic
Going to RACV Creswick this weekend, never played it before
Anyone played it?
Good?
Bad??
not this weekend, no. I know it’s renowned as one of the worst “Proper” courses in oz.
Driver- Slazenger Bruce Devlin 1 1/2
Fwy Wood - PGF Kel Nagle
Irons - 2-PW Keith Knox R700
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Putter - Bulls Eye Copy
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13th October 2020 07:09 AM
#3
The quality is reflected in Robert Allenby asking for his co-designer designation to be removed.
In reality its a nice setting but the course is quite perplexing, as i remember it. Forced, short layups off tees followed by much longer second shots. Tooo many doglegs where the fairways camber in the "wrong" direction. The conditions when i visited (10 years ago?) were also very poor....but that could be different now i guess.
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13th October 2020 07:13 AM
#4
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
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13th October 2020 07:34 AM
#5
Site Owner
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Now that the expectations are set, are you still playing it, Toxic?
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13th October 2020 08:10 AM
#6
Senior Member
Order of Merit winner
It’s awful, go to Trentham instead
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13th October 2020 09:52 AM
#7
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Ballarat GC is also a better option; a reasonable Peter Thompson course. Ive never played Trentham but the photos look pretty impressive for a country track.
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13th October 2020 09:58 AM
#8
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
I played it last year and it had rained a fair bit before hand but I found it interesting, lots of different looks, greens were ok. Not sure of the fees but if it's play or not play, certainly get after it.
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13th October 2020 12:56 PM
#9
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
Originally Posted by
AndyP
Now that the expectations are set, are you still playing it, Toxic?
You bet Love a challenge
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13th October 2020 12:57 PM
#10
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
Sunday is
Beaufort and Trentham at this stage
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13th October 2020 05:16 PM
#11
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Trentham is a great track. A couple of back nine par 4’s are up there in my list of favourite holes! A tight dogleg right par 4 with a skyline green and a long dogleg left with a hazard in the right!
Forget Creswick. There was a review about it on another forum which was one of the funniest reads in golf! One photo showed a 6’ long tee on a par 4 Demanding a wood.......with 4’ high grass in front of the tee! It was like a bad dream that golfers get!
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13th October 2020 06:28 PM
#12
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
Originally Posted by
petethepilot
Trentham is a great track. A couple of back nine par 4’s are up there in my list of favourite holes! A tight dogleg right par 4 with a skyline green and a long dogleg left with a hazard in the right! Forget Creswick. There was a review about it on another forum which was one of the funniest reads in golf! One photo showed a 6’ long tee on a par 4 Demanding a wood.......with 4’ high grass in front of the tee! It was like a bad dream that golfers get!
I'll take some pictures 🤣🤣
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18th October 2020 10:31 PM
#13
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
Actually really liked both Creswick and Trentham
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19th October 2020 08:23 AM
#14
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
What did u like about them?
Gamers
Ping G430 LST 9* Driver with CB55 stiff flex shaft
TM Stealth 2+ 3 wood with Crazy Boron 75g Stiff shaft
TM Stealth 2 Hybrid with Nemeses 90 M4 stiff shaft
Srixon ZX 5 (mk2) irons with Proj X LZ 5.5 shafts 4 to PW
Callaway MD5 Raw wedges
50/10 56/14 60/12
Lajosi Custum Flow Neck putter *Titty Pro V1X ball.
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19th October 2020 08:49 AM
#15
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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19th October 2020 11:34 AM
#16
the collective.
Eye is singular (as you quoted) - very appropriate.
'Just close one eye ........', so said the designer of Creswick
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19th October 2020 11:35 AM
#17
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Originally Posted by
Benje
the collective.
Eye is singular (as you quoted) - very appropriate.
'Just close one eye ........', so said the designer of Creswick
Not sure it was Jack Newton who designed Forest Resort....
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19th October 2020 12:10 PM
#18
Senior Member
Grand Slam Winner
Originally Posted by
thecollective
Not sure it was Jack Newton who designed Forest Resort....
Neither is he.
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19th October 2020 12:14 PM
#19
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Last edited by thecollective; 19th October 2020 at 12:55 PM.
Reason: yeah, nah
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19th October 2020 05:36 PM
#20
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
Originally Posted by
petethepilot
What did u like about them?
I actually liked the layout, used basically every club in the bag.Lots of positional tee shots required Greens a tad furry as they'd had buckets of rain this week.Trentham Sunday- tight, short, in pristine condition Will play both again
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19th October 2020 11:18 PM
#21
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Originally Posted by
sms316
Neither is he.
Oh dear!
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20th October 2020 06:32 PM
#22
TC
in a promotional piece, the suggestion was that Creswick reminds golfers of Augusta, but they need to close one eye. Apparently. I thought you might have heard the quote.
Apologies for being cryptic.
Benje
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20th October 2020 08:26 PM
#23
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Another crystal maze from Benje, all good pal
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