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Post by hammers1man on Aug 12, 2022 11:46:55 GMT
Sunningdale’s New Course was designed by renowned Architect and former Secretary, Harry Colt and first opened in 1923. It was commissioned following the end of the First World War, as membership figures were recovering rapidly and transport to the Club was becoming easier with the development of the motor-car. The amount of golf played was increasing, and the Committee was concerned to reduce the pressure on the Old Course. The New Course is considered to be the more rugged, with less bunkering and tree lining than its older sibling. Narrow winding fairways bordered by penal heather, act as corridors to the small and often raised greens. The land on which the New Course was built, was since 1911, a 9 hole course of an independent club, known then as Sunningdale Heath and often referred to as the “chauffeurs’ course” or the “nine ‘ole”. After running into financial difficulties during the 1914-18 war it was taken over by the main club, where it continued to operate, until in 1921 a proposal from the Green Committee to extend this 9 hole course to one of 18 holes, was approved. Harry Colt, was consulted and his plans, at a cost of £8000 plus fees, were approved. The New Course, opened on 10th November 1923. Compared with the Old Course, the New has seen many more changes in its shorter life. In particular, the original holes 6,7,8,9 and 10 were much criticised, mainly due to the steep undulations and the amount of climbing involved. In 1934, an E.G.M. was called, and the proposals of the golf architect Tom Simpson, to replace holes 6,7,8,9 and 10 were approved. These holes were to be mostly on new land over the back of the 5th green and would overcome the problem of the excessive undulations of the existing holes. When Harry Colt designed these holes he was to a large extend tied to the land near the stables, as at that time all the cutting and carting was done by horses; now that the work could be done by tractor, it was possible to go further afield. The original Colt holes were on the land to the right of the 10th hole (Old Course), and to the left of the 9th hole (New Course). Some remnants of these old holes can still be seen but apart from the 6th hole, now the 9th, the others were all abandoned in 1934. Simpson created a clockwise loop, with a 500 yard tenth onto a green on today’s eleventh fairway, and the course was renamed the Jubilee course in honour of the King’s Jubilee Year. This design was not popular with members and come under heavy criticism, so in 1939 Colt and Morrison were asked to reassess. They reversed the loop, created the 6th dogleg and built several new greens for the 7th & 8th holes and the 10th hole was revived as a par 3 from its current tee. The course was reinstated as the New Course and their re-design has lasted. Over the years, The New Course has proven itself worth of any championship, with many of the world’s top players having graced these fairways. Gary Player, a past winner of the Dunlop PGA 90-Hole Tournament, returned in 2000 to play Jack Nicklaus as part of the clubs Centenary Celebrations. Nicklaus Won. The New Course also partnered the Old throughout many years of Open Championship International Final Qualifying with competitors playing 18 on each course. The New Course at Sunningdale has been regarded as the best inland course in the UK and is regularly found towards the top of many rating lists alongside the Old.     |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2022 15:46:33 GMT
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Post by colly on Aug 17, 2022 19:27:51 GMT
Round 1 on the stunning Sunningdale New.Great pick hammers1man |
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Post by colly on Aug 17, 2022 20:25:19 GMT
Round 2
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Post by colly on Aug 17, 2022 20:26:40 GMT
Great tussle with my mate @wade
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2022 20:39:57 GMT
Great tussle with my mate @wade insert code hereCheers Mark! 🍺🍺🍺 What a fantastic course and very challenging! Waiting to see if hammers1man is going to snatch the victory! |
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Post by SimChars1968 on Aug 17, 2022 21:07:35 GMT
Great tussle with my mate @wade insert code hereCheers Mark! 🍺🍺🍺 What a fantastic course and very challenging! Waiting to see if hammers1man is going to snatch the victory! He might do, but here is the PC leader board so far!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2022 23:23:44 GMT
Cheers Mark! 🍺🍺🍺 What a fantastic course and very challenging! Waiting to see if hammers1man is going to snatch the victory! He might do, but here is the PC leader board so far! Great tournament Simon! You set the bar high for hammers1man |
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Post by hammers1man on Aug 18, 2022 6:36:41 GMT
Great tussle with my mate @wade insert code hereCheers Mark! 🍺🍺🍺 What a fantastic course and very challenging! Waiting to see if hammers1man is going to snatch the victory! Charles sent me a message on Steam highly recommending the course, so the credit is to him. I played it last week and is a really nice course. Unfortunately I haven't had a PC this week as I have had to return my monitor (dead pixels). I hooked my PC up to my 55inch TV in the lounge last night and had a little practice. My TV has low input lag for a TV but I really did notice a difference on putting, will have to get used to it. I do have a new monitor (OLED)😁 arriving on Saturday so will try to get my Master Tour rounds in on Saturday. Will give Linksland a go tonight on the TV. The leaderboards look very competitive this week ,great stuff😄 |
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Post by hammers1man on Aug 19, 2022 22:32:31 GMT
After searching so long I ended up buying a TV as my new monitor. LG C2 42inch and wow does this game look amazing on this OLED. charles56 battered me round one with some sublime golf and superb putting. Interesting to watch how you can play different shots on USE in the short game and get good results, bump and run/pitch. Messy round from me, but a nice pitch in from 25 yards. Credit to Charles for this course pick this week. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2022 10:44:29 GMT
After searching so long I ended up buying a TV as my new monitor. LG C2 42inch and wow does this game look amazing on this OLED. charles56 battered me round one with some sublime golf and superb putting. Interesting to watch how you can play different shots on USE in the short game and get good results, bump and run/pitch. Messy round from me, but a nice pitch in from 25 yards. Credit to Charles for this course pick this week. OLED is the way to go Paul. I've been playing on my LG 65" B6 for 5 years now. I waited for the 2017 models to come out then I bought the 2016 model. It saved me a lot of money. Charles had a great pick with Sunningdale 🔥 Also, charles56 has been playing some great golf lately! |
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Post by colly on Aug 20, 2022 19:35:52 GMT
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Post by charles56 on Aug 21, 2022 8:40:54 GMT
Hi guys! Yes, Sunningdale New Course was a pleasant surprise he? Old course has always been in my all time top-10 so when this one popped up i was running.  My opening round 66 was a good one thanks to a hot putter and some scrambling. Had to give some back in the second round but all in all still happy. Always jealous of your pitching skills Paul. Playing with the mouse the 3/4 pitches and flops always gives me chills and i try to avoid them at all costs. My chipping saves me most of the time but sometimes there is no way around it LOL. I have practiced all kinds of shots but these pitches and flops are always a bugger for me. Anyway, enjoy the Society a lot and try to play them as much as i can!
PS: another super version of Cypress Point has popped up: 'Cypress Point ca. 93953' by Ddawg. Not only the best CP version i've seen but maybe one of the best designs in the entire game! Check it out. As a bonus it even has a ... 5th pin! Go Figure!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2022 10:41:51 GMT
Hi guys! Yes, Sunningdale New Course was a pleasant surprise he? Old course has always been in my all time top-10 so when this one popped up i was running. My opening round 66 was a good one thanks to a hot putter and some scrambling. Had to give some back in the second round but all in all still happy. Always jealous of your pitching skills Paul. Playing with the mouse the 3/4 pitches and flops always gives me chills and i try to avoid them at all costs. My chipping saves me most of the time but sometimes there is no way around it LOL. I have practiced all kinds of shots but these pitches and flops are always a bugger for me. Anyway, enjoy the Society a lot and try to play them as much as i can!
PS: another super version of Cypress Point has popped up: 'Cypress Point ca. 93953' by Ddawg. Not only the best CP version i've seen but maybe one of the best designs in the entire game! Check it out. As a bonus it even has a ... 5th pin! Go Figure! Maybe hammers1man can put Cypress Point ca. 93953 on the schedule for this week! 😉🥂 Also Charles, I've heard that using a PS4 controller on the PC plays a lot better. |
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Post by hammers1man on Aug 21, 2022 12:35:22 GMT
Hi guys! Yes, Sunningdale New Course was a pleasant surprise he? Old course has always been in my all time top-10 so when this one popped up i was running. My opening round 66 was a good one thanks to a hot putter and some scrambling. Had to give some back in the second round but all in all still happy. Always jealous of your pitching skills Paul. Playing with the mouse the 3/4 pitches and flops always gives me chills and i try to avoid them at all costs. My chipping saves me most of the time but sometimes there is no way around it LOL. I have practiced all kinds of shots but these pitches and flops are always a bugger for me. Anyway, enjoy the Society a lot and try to play them as much as i can! PS: another super version of Cypress Point has popped up: 'Cypress Point ca. 93953' by Ddawg. Not only the best CP version i've seen but maybe one of the best designs in the entire game! Check it out. As a bonus it even has a ... 5th pin! Go Figure! Maybe hammers1man can put Cypress Point ca. 93953 on the schedule for this week! 😉🥂 Also Charles, I've heard that using a PS4 controller on the PC plays a lot better. California Classic at Cypress Hill now up on PC and PS.😁 |
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My opening round 66 was a good one thanks to a hot putter and some scrambling. Had to give some back in the second round but all in all still happy. Always jealous of your pitching skills Paul. Playing with the mouse the 3/4 pitches and flops always gives me chills and i try to avoid them at all costs. My chipping saves me most of the time but sometimes there is no way around it LOL. I have practiced all kinds of shots but these pitches and flops are always a bugger for me. Anyway, enjoy the Society a lot and try to play them as much as i can!
