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Paul_Turner

Atherstone
« on: February 10, 2003, 08:21:47 PM »
This looks to be a sporty, exciting course.  Plenty of blind  and eccentric shots!

































Pics courtesy of Warksgolf-David Morgan



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JohnH

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Re: Atherstone
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2003, 08:25:20 PM »
And a course that stays on top of topdressing divots on tees....... It gets my vote...
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TEPaul

Re: Atherstone
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2003, 08:27:45 PM »
Paul:

Where do you get these photos? The names are priceless too. What are we doing over here anyway? Why don't we just quit this country and go over there where we can hang out around some real golf courses? But I can't get off this subject altogether if I went over there. Just let me do some work on that bunker to the right of the green on the fourth photo down and everything will be cool.
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Pete_Pittock

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Re: Atherstone
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2003, 08:29:56 PM »
The Warwickshire course has developed three Ryder Cuppers and two Silver Medalists on a shortish (72/6200) course. At L20 I might add it to this years play list.
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Paul_Turner

Re: Atherstone
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2003, 08:48:30 PM »
Modified the above post to show more pics.

I love some of the fairway rolls and humps/ridges in front of the greens.  And yes perhaps a few really large rugged bunkers would round off the course nicely.

Course is a muni (£20 as Pete writes) and was founded in 1894.  No idea of the architect, never heard of it until today.
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Steve_T

Re: Atherstone
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2003, 01:21:44 PM »
That's one wild course!

A double green even, on the very small pic?
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Brian_Ewen

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Re: Atherstone
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2003, 09:56:40 PM »
Paul
Once again , another very enjoyable post by you Paul.

Using Google , a few websites list it as , designed in 1894 by Hawtree and Gaunt Mornoch. Another listed it as a Hawtree and Vardon.

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TEPaul

Re: Atherstone
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2003, 06:15:15 AM »
Just found out that this course was completely reshaped by Rees last year. He wanted to see what the reaction would be before taking credit though. Obviously some interesting things are beginning to happen in golf architecture!

He didn't take a fee for it either and since the D-8s were there Rees agreed to recontour all of Warwichshire while he was there.
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