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Thank you for your kind words Dave - it encourages me to keep going doing this type of thing. 500 courses is some achievement. I'll hopefully make it to 100 course recordings next year after managing 60 this year. 🤞 I didn't know a huge amount about the course before I played it other than hearing one glowing recommendation, but only finding very limited content online. So naturally it was a course I was itching to play and hopefully the video has encouraged others to go and visit what is a truly fantastic course. I loved every second of my visit there and like you, was taken aback by the course, its views and the smile it, and the people there, put on your face. It deserves many more visitors and respect as it is the true definition of that overused golfing cliché, hidden gem.

Funny you should say that as this video was almost one from Parc! I turned up there after playing St Mellons earlier that morning but the tees were booked up for around an hour, so I headed down to Peterstone and chanced my luck there instead. It's on the radar so I'll get to Parc before too long 🤞 I'm sure I'll score much higher round there if you need to be accurate 😆

Such a shame and a real loss as they are/were both great courses. I feel for you living so close having to try to find an alternative when you had everything you needed on your doorstep. I guess money talks at the end of the day... Glad you enjoyed the videos. I had a super day playing there, enjoying those super greens but can at least can look back fondly on the courses there through these vids. ❤

@ absolutely correct, it was simple in summer getting 3 rounds in the week as we could nip up after work and play, still looking at the mo so will wait to see where we end up 👌🏻 no worries, great content and great golf, you make it look easy on some of the holes I struggled a lot 😂😂 it’s good to see someone else play it.

Yep, I really got into it as I played there and enjoyed myself much more than I was expecting. I did play really well on this round but still not sure on my handicap although not being a member anywhere it doesn't really matter currently. I always feel I'm one disaster away from a card wrecker though.

Wow what handicap are you off you play some lovely golf I know we all blow up now and again But I'd like to know What yardige and clubs You are using please

Yes, quite a bit of water around both above and at ground level! Super course though, a real grower. Greens were great too 👍

Nothing official but if I play to 10 I'm very happy although I played really well here. Clubwise it's mostly second hand Callaway stuff. Rogue ST irons and Mavrik woods with a few odd 30 year old clubs in there too! I don't use GPS so don't know the exact yardages. I just go on the distance markers and tee yardages given on the course, then cross my fingers and just play, enjoying being out golfing 😎

Thank you! Yes played it at the back end of July and really loved it. I'll get on to editing it soon 😎

You're welcome! I looked for similar style content when I decided I wanted to discover local courses and didn't find much. So I decided to attempt doing these videos to then be able to remember my visits, as well as showcase the courses to others. I'd love to do ROW at some stage when the weather improves as it's fairly close. Maybe put in a nice word for me to help with those green fees 😜

@ you can be my guest and it’s £32. The course is in good condition at the moment except for the leaves

I'm probably done filming for the year now with the weather (and work) not being great, but will hopefully get there next year 🤞 Plenty more courses to edit and post though - I managed 60 this year 😎

LOL!! 😆 That was such a bad hole until the putt! Funny to look back on it now - my body language was rather amusing too 😂

Thank you. No official handicap but if I play to around 10, I'm more than pleased. Short game often helps me out with that!

Thank you and you're welcome! I also have fond memories but just from my single visit there - a huge loss for the members and staff. A real pity they are now closed 😢

Yes, it's a real loss with these closing. Both very enjoyable, good quality courses with great greens which I really enjoyed playing. Really glad you enjoyed the video. I was hoping to create something nice for the ex-members like yourself 😊

Thank you! No official handicap but if I play to around 10 I'm more than happy 😊

@@CeeegeT where are you based? I’m in Shropshire so really enjoyed watching you play courses I have played, Church Stretton, Leominster and Llandod.

Near Monmouth, but have family near Shrewsbury so occasionally get up there. Church Stretton was one I did whilst visiting so I have my eye on a few other courses up there for when the planets align 🤞

@@CeeegeT think you’d enjoy Llanymynech and Welshpool not too far. Looking forward to seeing more. How did you get that solid at putting btw?

Yes they are both on the radar 😁 My putting is up and down although it's generally been decent this year. A comment from someone on a video helped by making sure I keep my head down through the strike. Just started editing another video though with 3 three putts! 🤦‍♂️

Thanks Brian 👍

Thank you! It was lovely to be able to play both the courses at Tracy Park before they closed and hopefully make a reasonable pair of videos to be able to remember them 😊

What's happening to the course is it closing permanently or re opening for golf in the future .

Sadly it has closed permanently after being sold to a private owner. The owners tried selling it as a continuing business but it wasn't viable under the current planning restrictions for the location. More in the link below... www.bathecho.co.uk/news/business/tracy-park-golf-club-hotel-announces-closure-107541/

It'll be here eventually! I've got 22 outstanding at the moment and wanted to get these last two out after Tracy Park closed. I was really pleasantly surprised by Peterstone though and really enjoyed my round there 👍

Thank you! Quite a lot of space to get away with my dodgy slice there although the wind was always a challenge. Greens were a dream to putt on though ❤

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Thank you! Maybe the new owners will have a change of heart, you never know 🤞 but I was really glad to play here and hopefully the video comes across well to others that have enjoyed the courses there. The other course video will follow soon...

I'm not the best person to answer this, I'm sure the members know infinitely more than me, but I believe the estate has been sold to use solely as a property. 😢

Nothing official, but if I play to around 10, I'm more than happy 👍

Thank you! Managing my slice was more challenging than the wind!

Because it's nice to see how the course looks from all around? It makes complete sense.

Apologies for the spinning camera. I try to be as smooth as I can but it's a rush trying to film and not hold anyone up whilst trying to get enough footage. As the other reply here touches upon, I like to be able to remember a course just as much as the golf I play. Giving additional views on and around the holes allows me to remember them as well as hopefully assisting folks that may want to play a course themselves.

Thank you. I'm pleased I got to play them both before they closed and really enjoyed the day there. Lovely courses, well maintained and great greens. Sad to see them go. Yes I spoke to a few members who were looking at other nearby courses. I believe one or two were offering deals to take on members that were looking to join up somewhere else but I can't remember which ones now. I'd imagine absorbing folks from a club with two 18 hole courses will saturate the other clubs.

Yes sadly. Tracy Park closed as of October 1st, taking with it the two courses here 😥

Glad you enjoyed seeing Earlswood - it's a fun course. Not too difficult and great for beginners but a some super holes out there and a course with many fond memories for me. That rain was seriously heavy and resulted in a 15 minute wait through the worst of it. Not a great day to leave the umbrella in the car ☔🤦‍♂️ I think it's 36 courses posted so far although I've played 60 this year which will eventually make it online when I've edited them. Swansea Bay is amongst them!

Yes it really is a cracker, I loved my experience at Llandrindod and will definitely be back again. That last hole is brilliant with a tough green as well. Lots of memorable holes all around the course and wonderful greens - love it! ❤ I've played Kington too and luckily on a much calmer day than you experienced!! Again great views there and some fantastic holes. I'd also recommend Church Stretton too if you haven't played it. Another great hilltop course with amazing views. I can imagine all these 3 would be treacherous with any form of high winds!!

I've tried various things with ball position. When trying things on the range and standing closer, I often shank full iron shots. I've recently tried amending my grip and takeaway. Still slicing though but not as bad. I need a lesson or six!

Your short game swing is almost perfect. Just do your short game swing on every shot.

I'll give it a try next time I'm golfing. Thank you for the input 👍🏌️

Hi there, yes I do! I've played a total of 60 courses this year but am taking my time with editing and releasing them so as not to get burned out. Hopefully trying to keep up with a schedule of a video every two weeks🤞

@@CeeegeT i messaged you awhile ago to play Cotswold edge and stinchcombe . Did you ever go up there ? If so any video coming out soon cheers

Yes, I've played them (thanks for the recommendation) and loved both! I've got a couple on the go at the moment but I'll probably do one of those afterwards 😇

Me too! Played there quite a few times back in the 90's and had a blast. Great course to improve your game on but has a few holes with some teeth. Loved it this time too, despite getting soaked!!

Thanks 👍😊

The 1st certainly is a tough hole, made to look much more difficult by me though🤦‍♂️ It's always nice when the hole gets in the way for a change - very fortunate! 🦅

It's a real cracker of a course ❤ I'm not too bothered about my score, just as long as I enjoy the experience and the course. So yes, I was a little nervous after the 1st but at least I quickly got into it and the luck started flowing ☘🦅 Really enjoyed going round here with my son and this video will be something I/we can look back on in the future. Congrats on your eagle, and impressing your son - rare feats both!

First 3 holes are all par 3's with a total par of 66 & no par 5's. Short course but really tricky!

@@CeeegeT Sounds fun!

Thank you!! I try to make these in a way that will help folks that haven't played or seen the course before and hopefully the graphics help with that. 🤞

Thank you. Always happy with a 2 putt from that range but the hole got in the way for once😉 Greens were in such good condition and held their lines beautifully.

I totally agree! But what an amazing result and what an experience to play it 😍

Fair play, that's commitment to playing a round with that wind speed! Driving the 11th is nuts & the holes into the wind must have been crazy! It's funny how memorable the "bad weather" rounds are 🌬🌧🌤

Glad you've enjoyed them, I've certainly enjoyed discovering these different courses this year and generally played well too which helps 😉 Mountain Ash is a cracker and the views are wonderful all the way round although those hills do get your legs and lungs! I still can't get over how steep the 5th is 🏔⛳

Hopefully it comes across well in the video. A really super course. You probably picked up that I rather like it there 😍

Absolutely - that and the wind. But what a great challenge, and ascending those hills just makes the views better 👍

Thank you, it really is a wonderful course 😍 It's a tricky place for any golfer let alone someone learning the game so we tried to focus on the positives here! He had several good holes and usually hits a nice 3 wood from the tee but that wasn't happening today and had several trips into the bracken. We're aiming at a target of attempting to play to 36 i.e. looking at a double bogey for each hole. Anything better than that is a bonus 👍 We have got another round filmed together where he achieved this!! It helps greatly that he has got good hand-eye coordination and listens to his old mans advice now and again 🤣

Thank you ❤ Still plenty more to edit, just not enough free time!

Played there earlier in the year! Tricky to find your way around and the greens were a bit wooly but some cracking holes there! Sill yet to edit that one 🎞

Lovely to meet you Barry and have a nice chat today. Tenby was stunning and the greens were amazing! Think I put a reasonable round together, although I'd forgotten how different links golf is, especially with the breeze! Thanks for being so considerate with the mower too!!! I've got lots of courses to edit so you may need to be patient for Tenby, but at least the footage looks good as the weather was so fab today 🌞⛳️

@@CeeegeT no problem if you are ever down our way again give me a shout and we can go out and have a knock on the links 👍

I really enjoyed my morning at Rhondda. Hopefully the video has given your super club a little more exposure as it deserves more visitors to experience it. One of the courses I've really enjoyed playing this year, and I was lucky enough to play well too!

LOL! I finally upgraded my irons early this year from Ping Eye 2's which was well overdue but never felt the need to do the same to my old trusty (and rusty) putter!

I was so hot when I played here that a cold anything would have gone down a dream!! I don't usually have time to visit the 19th so tend to do the summary on the course. Probably best as after 36 holes and a beer I'd be delirious 🤣

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It's a super course and I imagine a massive test with the wind. I was really pleased with my round there, even with several wayward shots! 🙏

Thank you! It's lovely to get positive feedback from members of the clubs I've had the pleasure to visit. Hopefully the course comes over well in the video as it was a great experience for me. Yes, loved the 17th too - happy to walk away with a par there 👍