Warren GC at Dawlish is a bit of a throwback, but in a nice way.
An 18-hole links course but not very long on the card. Pretty flat and played on a spit of sand jutting out into an estuary.
Hidden bunkers, rabbit holes and small ponds. Lots of gorse and splendid views. The kind of course that if it were in some remote part of Ireland or Scotland GCA fans would probably drool over.
But it's not in rural Ireland or Scotland it's in Devon in southern England and here's the view from a satmap -
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.6051368,-3.4356942,2182m/data=!3m1!1e3To get to the course you drive through a narrow bridge under the main railway line. You are then confronted by a couple of hundred yards of what I shall term seaside holiday architecture, candyfloss and all before a track takes you to the clubhouse.
This is not a full photo tour merely an overview to give you a flavour of what's at WGC.
From the 1st tee towards the 1st green (to the right), a just under 300 yd par-4. The 1st shares a fairway with the 18th......but more of that later
Sunken green at the 190 yd par-3 3rd
Looking across the course from the 4th fairway up the estuary of the River Ex.
One of three bunkers surrounding the green at the 170 yd par-3 5th hole.
Towards the green 350 yd par-4 6th hole. The town of Exmouth, on the other side of the estuary/River Ex, is in the distance.
The 330 yd cape of the 7th hole. Not just the beach to ponder, there's also a cross ditch just short of the green to give the bombers something to think about.
The 190 par-3 8th hole. Nice par-3.
From the tee on the 150 yd par-3 13th with the River Ex and estuary behind
Hidden ponds are a feature of some of the latter holes. Small and unseen and there's no course planner.
This one's by the green of the 300 yd par-4 14th.
Some of the latter holes require tee shots from the defensive wall and across the edge of the estuary - at right in photo - to fairways moving to the right. Tricky little holes like here at the 15th. Tempting but.......
And now.......the 18th!
400yds from the back tees with a fairway shared with the 1st hole
Hit a decent tee shot and you might be around this area, right outside the netting protected
clubhouse. Go left or right and it's OB.And here are two photos of the green. Tucked in between the entrance drive and railway line! Left and long are both OB. Well that's a flavour of Warren GC at Dawlish. Great fun if you like quirk and more yee olde style of golf than you find at most links courses these days. atb