Frilford Heath (Green)

The Green course stands at just a smidgen over 6,000 yards at its maximum length but with a par of 69 is no pushover. And whilst there are several holes that require placement from the tee, usually just a long iron or fairway metal before a pitch or short iron into the green, there are holes such as the seventh, 14th and 16th; all par fours measuring over 440 yards. Couple this with a fine set and good variety of par three’s and you have a really nice balance and enjoyable course.

There are no real stand-out holes, that take your breath away, but I don’t mean that in a negative way. What you have here are 18 very solid golf holes and plenty of strategic value. This is particularly prevalent at the first, the only par five on the course, where a large bunker must be carried by those going for the green in two. And the slope of the putting surface at the short sixth also gives the player options by allowing him to conservatively feed a shot in from the left or fly it straight over a greenside trap. The ninth is a classic risk-reward short par four that has a small raised green and is surrounded by deep bunkers; even a conservative lay-up at this 271 yard hole leaves a tricky pitch.

The course enjoys a strong start whilst the toughest stretch of the course comes between the 13th and the 16th with a string of fine par fours, none better than the 16th which has an excellent view of the entire hole from the tee. At this point you have returned to the clubhouse and it almost feel as if the round should now end, however, there are two more holes to play; a strong par three with a two-tiered green and a short par four to a long, narrow green.

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