The Quirkiest Colt in Christendom?

[Marty Bonnar]

Just arrived back in sunny Fifeshire for THE OPEN after a brief visit to the Country to the south of Scotland.
Played a round at Harry Shapland's Tyneside GC near Newcastle. Short, madly quirky, uphill and down dale, too many trees, BUT a splendidly fun experience.
At a tad over 6000 yards, ye'd think 'easy', but no way! Blind things, daft sidehill fairways, the works.

Painterly positioning of 2nd green in (one of the numerous) valleys:


Fabulous down-and-up Par 5. Not as much carry required as you might think:


Par 3 playing over previous green , a burn AND the next Tee!:


That next Tee playing over the previous Green (whew!):


Fabulous Colt greensite:


Even more fabulous Colt Bunkering:


Splendid wee Par 3 16th - just luvverly!:


Simply one to remind you of one of the primary reasons Golf exists - FUN!

FBD.

[T_MacWood]

I believe Tyneside was remodeled by Colt, and one of the Park's is responsible for the original course.

[Jonathan Davison]

The original Tyneside course was designed by W Park on the site of a club which is now called Ryton. Martin you may of seen Ryton from the tee of that lovely par 5.

It really is a great little golf course. If anyone is ever in the area I would also recommend Colt's work at Brancepeth Castle.

Paul Turner posted some really old photos of the course in an earlier thread, not much has changed athough the little par three 12th over the pond looks much better without the trees.