Sean sorry I couldn't join you on Friday, it was hard enough dropping out of a day at Swinley Forest before you even called!
I've never seen anyone get close to the 8th. The 10th is a far better hole now all the bushes have been cleared out down the right of the green and replaced with a small ditch.
We hosted some Royal Melbourne guys at Worplesdon a couple of weeks ago and the rough was a shocker. Unfortunately the spring/early summer in the south east has been warm and wet, several storms have dumped loads of water and everywhere is very green. The three Kent Open links all have extra nasty rough this year, hopefully it will dry out by Deal Week.