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'Young P' (England) 04/09/07

There's something about this place that's rather odd.

It's the golfing equivalent of David Icke (ostensibly rational human being who subsequently lost it and claimed the Royal Family were actually shape-shifting reptilian humanoids from outer space) – or that long-lost relative that no-one's sure quite how or even if they're actually related to the family...

To start with, it's located absolutely in the middle of nowhere. The clubhouse buildings also look like a converted farmhouse and belie the fact that this has been a golf club for donkey's years.

So far, so intriguing. But then the welcome wasn't exactly the warmest we’ve ever received. In fact, it felt a bit like John Sweeney turning up at a Scientology convention.

And then there's the course. About two thirds of it is good but unremarkable parkland fare (to describe it as heathland is stretching it a bit).

Most of the rest is absolute bonkers.

But that's precisely what makes this place interesting.

Top of the list for me is the 10th – a tiny but absolute genius par 3 of 117 yards where all you can see is a sea of gorse up to head height and then a red flag waving above it. If ever there was a time to trust the yardage, this is it…

The 15th is another cracker: a short par 4 of 288 yards where the drive has to carry gorse and land in a thin strip of fairway where anything left or right is dead in even more gorse. It may be short but it's SI 8.

The 16th is a longer but not quite as good version of the 10th, while the 17th is a cracking par 4 where a tight drive between yet more gorse still leaves a demanding approach.

All in all – don't say you haven’t been warned about this enigma…

6.75/10

'Young P'

Value for Money	6
Challenge	6
Off Course	6

Kevin B. (England) 15/09/06

Classy heathland course in a peaceful location.

The main feature here is gorse .Several holes are completely gorselined & as well as having to tee off over the top of gorse this makes for a different & interesting challenge .For example,at the 110 yard 10th all you can see is the top half of the flag as gorse runs from tee to green.

It wasn't as tight or as short as i was expecting.There's plenty of room off a lot of the tees & about half a dozen par 4's are good drives & medium/long irons in.

The opening 2 holes are comparitively weak & don't bear resemblance to the rest of the holes which are of good variety.Putting surfaces on the visit weren't quite up to the overall standard that you'd expect from a course of this quality.

If you took a 90 degree panoramic photo from the 13th tee it would look fantastic in a magazine feature.What makes this course worth playing are holes like the short par 4 15th which is completely gorse enclosed & has a 50 yards gorse carry to a hidden fairway.This leaves a short iron in to a small green target with a bunker in front which results in a lot of head scratching.

I think the layout would be better if the course started from the 8th hole & finished at the great short par 3 7th next to the clubhouse .

A good society venue & anyone who plays here won't come away disappointed.

Kevin B.

Value for Money	7
Challenge	7
Off Course	0

Richard Cooke (England) 31/07/02

For those who enjoy the challenge of playing in adverse conditions, one of the nicest things about 'Taddy' is that it is open virtually the whole time when other courses would be shut. Also on my last visit (Feb 2002), a major refurshishment of the Changing rooms was in progress so I will look forward to some hot water when visiting next year. The catering both before and after play is always excellent and good value.

dave aldred (UK) 25/05/01

First played a society day here four years ago,

and fell in love with the course, and can't wait to return. About 120 years old fairways and greens always excellent. Fairly wide open first fairway lulls you into false sense of security..the 6th green has a welcoming ...almost "roadhole" bunker and 7th(par 3) is one of the prettiest holes you could wish to see..The changing facilities are not the best in the world, but the ambience of the old club house, quality of the scoff, and friendliness of the members,pails the negative to insignificance. To me, a not to be missed course

andy green () 04/09/00

A really good short course. The front nine are all relatively accesable, however requiring a good selection of shot making. The real shock comes at the turn when the heather arrives. I lost my ball in rough about 3 feet high on the 12th. If you can survive holes 11-16 then you should be set up for a good round. Food is excellent, however the changing rooms are a disgrace and there is rarely enough hot water for a full society to shower