Oh Paul! Are you having a go at me? I love SGH, I just think the 4th is an average hole despite Doak giving it a !.
Now the 10th, probably one of my Top 3 holes on the heath. I love it, it is just an amazing semi-Alps hole. Drive this ball anywhere left and you are looking at 5 here. There is a huge fairway to hit but unless you land it in the right hand area (about 15%) of the total fairway you won't see the flag. During the summer this was a 6 or 7 iron for me, but during the cold winter with soggy fairways this was a 4 iron. Not
a fun club selection into this green. Check out the tiering, there is a massive ridge separating pin postions which makes the tee shot placement even more key. You really want a look at this pin because a 3 putt is so EASY on this green. I also found that mound in front of the green to be a key deflector of run-up shots so I hope you have some backspin on your ball to land it on the green. Luckily when I have played the greens were always receptive. This hole has everything: A great tee shot that needs placement, a heroic approach and deft touch needed on the putting surface. I
love it. Probably my favorite hole at SGH.
BTW, I think SGH gets the nod over the rest of the heath because it has solid par 5s. West Sussex suffers in that #1 is not a true par 5 (although they can easily extend it 100 yards) and Swinley is too short.