Swindon

Have played San V a handful of times, I have to drive a long way to get there but it's a course I like so it's worth it, until today. Greens were in terrible shape, lots of dirt patches and very bumpy, certainly not a true roll. Played here a few weeks back and they were no where near this bad so I don't know what happened, but until they're fixed it's not a course I'll be back to in a hurry. Tee boxes and fairways were fine so it can't just be lack of water.

Great layout, in great shape despite the heat. Required some shot making to keep it on the short stuff, and the elevation changes make you think hard about club selection. Both fairways and greens still looking good.

C.O. is a fun but challenging course - you need accuracy to stay out of trouble. Good pace on the front 9, but then we caught 3 groups and it got REALLY slow. No one in front of the first group, marshal should have been out there getting them moving. And on a hot day, we saw the cart girl on the first hole and that was it for the day.... c'mon, need a beer out here!

Course in reasonable condition, fairways decent, but some patchy areas on the greens made putting a bit of a lottery. Pace of play was pretty good for a weekend.