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[Tony_Muldoon]

Thanks for the update always nice to receive feedback that proves that sometimes free advice is heeded!


South Wales and North Norfolk are two other areas you could consider.

[Sean_A]

Charles

Wherever you end up playing in the future I would urge to consider looking into inland courses. Some of the most unusual courses lie in wait away from the sea.

Ciao

[Charles Lund]

I will probably do that in the UK at some point.

I have played a couple hundred different inland courses back here in the U.S., including desert and mountain courses.  Given that we have such a small number of true links courses here, the draw for me in the UK and Ireland has been the links courses.

I enjoy seeing different land forms and native vegetation and how these features contribute to aesthetics.  I am taken by the beauty of your heathland courses.  Here where I am now in the Pacific Northwest, we have lots o gorgeous woodland parkland type courses.  So, although I didn't start out coming to the UK and Ireland to see non-links courses,  that probably would be a good next phase of travel there.

Charles Lund

[Thomas Dai]

Charles
Wherever you end up playing in the future I would urge to consider looking into inland courses. Some of the most unusual courses lie in wait away from the sea.
Ciao

Very much agree with this.
Not just the usual suspect, big names either.
The likes of rural, rustic Welshpool, Kington and Minchinhampton Old with their sheep and cattle mowed fairways and cosy clubhouses plus some other similar courses up north that are sometimes mentioned herein shouldn't be missed.
Atb

[Jon Wiggett]

Charles,


I would also echo Sean and Thomas. There are many inland courses in the UK that are as different from anything in the US as to make a trip worthwhile. In England alone, the heathland courses such as those around the home counties or hill courses such as Kington or moorland courses such as Ogden, Baildon or Saddleworth are all worth a look.


Jon

[Charles Lund]

Thanks for the encouragement.

I'll try to do an informed and intelligent side trip in England next year.  I can see I would do well to try some heathland or parkland style courses.

Charles Lund

[Garland Bayley]

I enjoyed both courses at Saunton and would probably play two rounds on the East course for each round on the West again on a return trip.  Because the East seems the more challenging of the two and the difficulties of a few of the par fours, I would like to play it more to have experiences playing those holes from optimal positions or laying up to good spots, given that some of the par fours are actually three shotters for me if I play the course from the 6400 plus yard tees.

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I get it, you want another shot at Saunton East to give yourself a better chance at doing you best there. But, do you think it is the better of the two course?

[Charles Lund]

I'd say I have more curiosity about Saunton East, given that I could see more holes where laying up to good spots would be part of the strategy for me.

I would also say I found the East greens more difficult to read, to the point of hitting embarrassing putts on multiple occasions.   On the West course I made everything under 10 feet on the back nine.

I also found many of the greens on the East had very difficult pitches and chips when I was in a bad position, more so than the West.

Given that East is generally rated more highly, I defer to those ratings.  My preferences as to which I would be more inclined to play again relate to feeling like I am more challenged on that course. 

I liked both quite a bit. 

Charles Lund