Alwoodley

Posted by Bart on 2 November 2010 | 2 Comments | Tags: , ,

Dr Alistair Mackenzie was one of the 14 gentlemen who founded the Alwoodley Golf Club in 1907.  Avid readers will be aware of our passion for Mackenzie courses having played a number of them this year (you can read about each by clicking on the Mackenzie 'tab' at the top of this blog post).   Bart has put together his first ever slide show of the course - check it out and I'm sure he would love your feedback.   

 

The Mackenzie Features for an Ideal Golf Course

  • should be arranged in two loops of nine holes (to create different wind conditions throughout the round)
  • should have a mix of long par fours, drive and pitch holes and at least four par threes (to create infinite variety in the type of shots called for during a round)
  • the greens and fairways should be undulating, without steep hills for the golfer to climb
  • there should be a minimum of blind approach shots
  • the emphasis should be placed on natural beauty, not on artificial features
  • there should always be an alternative route for the weaker player, yet a sufficient test for the plus-handicap player (this feeling influenced course layouts when penal designs were king)
  • there should be a complete absence of the annoyance caused by searching for lost balls
  • course conditioning must remain consistently outstanding
More course reviews are coming shortly for our last few days and will be included amongst our current blogs:  Princes, Royal St Georges, Brancaster, Hunstanton & Aldeborough. 

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  • Nice one Bart, you captured the real beaty of the course there.

    Trouble is, I want to go and play it RIGHT NOW...

    :-)

    Posted by Adrian, 02/11/2010 9:35am (3 years ago)

  • A good first attempt Bart. Captured the natural beauty of the course well.

    Trouble is, I want to go and play it now... and I mean, RIGHT NOW :-)

    Posted by Adrian, 02/11/2010 9:24am (3 years ago)

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