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Young P (England) 31/10/04

The West Course is clearly inferior to its bigger and more esteemed brother but still packs a punch. If you think that, at a yardage of 5606, it’s going to be easy pickings then you may be forced to quickly reconsider. Firstly, it’s a par 68 - there’s only one par 5 here. And, secondly, many of the holes require accurate driving. Just as with the Old Course, there are no bunkers but, as the yardage book declares, this “does not make the challenge any easier.”

In many ways, the course gets progressively better as you go round. The last six holes, all nearest the forest, form a great sequence that would grace many other courses; a couple of the holes almost have a Wentworth feel about them. The 16th is a picturesque par 3 (what a shame we had to play to a temp green); the 17th a beautiful and inviting par 4; and the 18th a suitably demanding closing hole (435 yards), which I even managed to par!

We enjoyed a friendly welcome and, at £13-50 at the weekend with a 2-Fore-1 voucher, this is also definitely a bargain. I’ll be back for more at the Old Course soon.

6.5/10

‘Young P’