Seaton Carew Golf Club

Het begon met een uiterst vriendelijke ontvangst in de proshop waar ons uitgebreid uitleg werd gegeven over de baan en oefenfaciliteiten. Leuk om zo ontvangen te worden. Baan ligt er mooi bij maar het was windkracht 5 toen we er vandaag speelden en dat vergt even wat meer van je slagen in een toch al uitdagende baan. Ondanks toch met redelijke scores (32 en 36 st.frd.) binnengekomen. Enige wat ons inziens ontbrak zijn borden bij de afslag met de holes er weergegeven Kan deze baan echt aanbevelen.

Four years ago, after playing a mixed open with Mrs. W, I wrote that Seaton Carew had "very high aspirations for the future." "With its 150th anniversary on the horizon, it appointed Royal St. George's deputy greenkeeper, Tom Coulson, with the aim of recreating aspects of the Mackenzie-designed course to their original state." The festivities are over, and many changes have occurred on the course—with more exciting ones being proposed. Seaton Carew is a traditional members' club and prides itself on being the centre of its community. Its clubhouse was buzzing on the Sunday we visited. It is the 10th-oldest golf club in England, dating back to 1873. Its original 14 holes were extended to 18, and 33 years later, Dr. Alister Mackenzie redesigned the course nearer the dunes. In the 1970s, Frank Pennink added four more holes, creating an unusual scenario in which a day's round could consist of five different possibilities of 18 from 22. However, the complexities of that setup are now being reviewed. The club may revert to 18 holes, mixing new layouts with traditional ones. Seaton Carew has an industrial backdrop on one side but a better vista of dramatic dunes on the seaside, thanks to the removal of overgrown sea buckthorn thickets. There has also been considerable work on restoring bunkers to a more rustic appearance. For example, the especially testing pot bunkers around the third hole have been replaced. The improved par-three third is one of the most memorable holes. It requires precision club selection and hitting to find a table-top green. The 17th also challenges to be the best hole on the course. This par-four bends to the right with plenty of rough ready to gobble drives that go too long. Its stand-out element is a wildly undulating green that is surrounded by bunkers. It is a fiendishly complex putting surface. The abiding memory of the 18th hole is how close the target is to the practice putting surface just beyond it, and the clubhouse to the rear. I can imagine many a good score being wrecked by the ball rolling onto one or the other. Thankfully, ours found neither, and we darted away from the first spots of a shower, content that we had enjoyed a course on the up and one that deserves regular visits.

Played the Micklam course on a reasonably calm day , which is probably uncommon!. The course is a delight to play , challenging shots , superb greens and well maintained fiendish bunkers. Everything at Seaton Carew is high quality as might be expected for one of the top 100 UK courses

Ha sido emotivo visitar @seatoncarew_golfclub en el año de su 150 aniversario. Campo exigente por su espeso rough, viento cruzado pero a la vez justo y con un alto nivel de mantenimiento. Destacar la extrema amabilidad de todo el staff. Gracias!

#top100golflinks

#truelinks.

Nice links course with challenging and fast greens.