点评:This is a pre-playing review, attended there this week whilst playing a tournament at a nearby course. It is a Premier League standard venue, however, the staff we spoke to were very inviting, friendly and willing to have a chat with us. It has the highest slope rating of any golf course in England (it’s seriously hard), the 1 handicap golfer in our group who gets 1-2 shots generally wherever he plays would get 9 shots playing off the back tees, wow.
The clubhouse is a stunning building and
backdrop to the course, the putting green we saw and the 18th green which is in front of the clubhouse looked like newly laid, smooth carpet (and scary), we didn’t get to look at any of the 167 bunkers that protect the course but from photos they’re definitely the type you try to ‘get out of’ rather than ‘do something clever’ from😱
We didn’t ask the price but would love to attend next year and experience (and get beaten up by) the course, we have no doubts on that
The Ladies Open was held here last week and they were still in the process of taking down the stands and hospitality buildings but the place certainly didn’t look like it had been trampled and battered. I look forward to returning with my clubs🤞🏻
翻译:这是一篇赛前评测。本周我在附近的球场参加比赛时顺道造访了这里。这是一座达到英超联赛标准的高尔夫球场,不过与我们交谈过的工作人员都十分热情友好,也乐于与我们闲聊。该球场的坡度评分在全英格兰所有高尔夫球场中最高(难度真的超高)。我们团队里那位无论在哪里打球都能保持1-2杆优势的 handicap 1级球手,从后发球台开球时却需要让出9杆,真是令人惊叹。会所是一座极为壮观的建筑,也是球场的绝佳背景。我们看到的推杆区以及位于会所前的第18洞果岭,看起来就像刚铺好的光滑地毯——不过也让人有些胆寒。我们没能参观到遍布球场的167个沙坑,但从照片来看,这些沙坑显然属于那种让人只想“逃离”而非试图在其中“耍出什么花招”的那种😱
我们没询问价格,但很希望明年能再次前来,亲自体验一下这座球场——当然,也做好了被它“虐”的准备。我们对此毫无疑虑。
上周,女子公开赛在这里举行,当时他们仍在拆除看台和接待设施,但整个场地显然没有显得杂乱无章或破败不堪。我期待着带着球杆再次前来🤞🏻。