IN 36 3138
OUT 36 3158
TOTAL 72 6296
"Yardage, slope, hell everything in modern golf is thrown out at Perranporth. It is like golf in the old days in the books that show British links in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Sporty, fun against nature. We told Tom Doak to go there at Painswick, I wonder what he thought. Perhaps,
even too quirky for him.
James Braid should be considered the king of quirky golf--Perranporth, Pennard and St. Enodoc, what a resume!
One last thing, Perranporth has perhaps the coolest symbol in golf, very akin to the golf we played there. In truth, it is a black shadowy saint with a halo and staff facing the sun with a shark below him. In reality, it looks like the grim reaper. Quite spectacular.
PPS-those are NOT cart paths, they are crushed sea shell paths.. I don't like the look either, but it is natural." Noel Freeman (pictured below)
on Flickr
"Okay, much like the hilltop courses I really enjoy, Perranporth is just too wild to be given serious consideration for greatness. What it lacks in that department is made up for in spades with shot after shot excitement. I mentioned Ballybunion's Cashen course, the two are quite similar, but Perranporth is much better and a more sensible walk. Somehow, these classic archies were able to see holes and offer a walk that while may be strenuous, is not crazy. I am quite surprised that there aren't more par 3s on the course. The extreme terrain seems to be calling for them, but I guess it is not very satisfactory to have string of short holes. The Ladies card offers five to the Men's three. The count is the same for the par 5s. Indeed, the Ladies card looks very interesting and some of the tees are quite tempting to have a go."
"My first visit to Perranporth was in 1997 (not long before I moved to England) on a word of mouth visit recommended by a mate who played it on a whim while on holiday. He described Perranporth as a clifftop course, typical English understatement. Of course, Steel's book missed Perranporth! Rather oddly, so did Pennink's. Anyway, I was just as stunned this time as any previous visits. Much time was spent in a daze wandering around like a lost child while his ice cream melts. Perranporth is a tough course to remember the details, but that certainly isn't the case for its spirit. I could play Perranporth tomorrow and have a wonderful sense of adventure - its that magical. 1* 2014" Sean Arble