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So while it’s understood that recent weather has left courses soggy, compared to other courses we have played in the areas over the past few weeks this one was particularly muddy.

Bays in the driving range are not wide enough to properly swing a modern length driver without risk of hitting the posts. Mats are stuck down so you can’t shift them over to give the little bit of extra space required. I had to stick a tee in the front corner of the mat which just about gave me the space to hit a few warmup shots but it was uncomfortable.

The course itself (Spitfire) was very cramped in layout with tees very close to the previous greens. A couple of holes (3rd for example) almost required hitting across the previous green with a shanked shot risking hitting the following group if they are on the green. It’s quite a hilly course with lots of elevated greens and blind fairway shots meaning you need to take care not to play too close to the group in front. Course was highly congested and pace of play was slow.

Overall, given this was not a particularly cheap course to play on it was disappointing. The cramped nature of the layout along with congestion made it uncomfortable at times. If you are confident that you never hit a shanked tee shot and don’t mind waiting around a bit then you might still enjoy the challenge. Not really suitable for new or high-handicap golfers; perhaps the Hurricane course is a little less challenging.