2011/12 Winter Tour Round-Up

[Sean_A]

I reckon this is the best winter tour to date; 25 courses in total, only three for the first time and a game at TOC.  In general the spectacular weather has made the golf most pleasant this winter, if anything I was spoiled rotten - long may it continue.  


Best Low Key Atmoshpere : Huntercombe

Most Beautiful Clubhouse - Architecture: Edgbaston

Most Beautiful Clubhouse - Setting: Kington

Ten Award – Beauty Plus Brains: Kington

Sleeping Beauty Award: Little Aston

L ‘Oreal Award – Best Conditioned: Sutton Coldfield

Most Dangerous: Painswick

Best Course Par 70 Or Less: Woking

Best First Tee: Blackwell

Best Opening Hole: Castle Course

Best Finishing Hole: Kington

Worst Opening Hole: Painswick

Worst Finishing Hole: Painswick

Best Par 4s: TOC

Best Par 3s: Kington

Best Par 5s: Beau Desert

Best Front 9: Saunton East

Best Back 9: TOC

Best Course: TOC

Favourite Course: Kington

Most Pleasant Surprise: Sutton Coldfield

ECLECTIC 18 without regard to the makeup of the holes

1: Castle Course Par 4 – medium to short  Honourable Mention: TOC


2: Notts Par 4 – very long  


3: Woking Par 4 - medium  


4: Woking Par 4 – medium to short  


5: Beau Desert Par 4 - long


6: Painswick Par 3 - long


7: Saunton West Par 4 – very long


8. Saunton East – medium


9. New Course Par 3 - long


10.  Castle Course Par 3 - medium


11. Notts Par 4 – long


12. TOC Par 4 – short


13. Saunton West Par 4 - medium


14. TOC Par 5 - medium


15. Beau Desert Par 5 – medium


16. Saunton East Par 4 – very long


17. TOC Par 4 – very long


18 Kington Par 4 – very short


 

Ciao

[James Boon]

Thanks for the round up Sean, the weather this year has been much better than the last couple of winters so ideal for golf!

Not a bad eclectic list (though you show Beau's 9th in the no 8 slot  ) however, I'm not a fan of the 7th at Saunton West, but maybe thats because I made a real mess of it  on my one play 

Cheers,

James

[Bill McKinley]

Great post Sean!  I enjoyed all over your tours this winter.  Being from the US and only having been across the pond for golf once, it was really nice to see a whole bunch of courses from over there.  And not the usual suspects either.
Thanks again and I look forward to seeing more!

[Adrian_Stiff]

Sean - I am sure your tours bring a lot of pleasure to a lot of people, not only the members here but the lurkers too......If you ever go skint you could make a career of it.

Ciao