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Calcot Manor reviews
4
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Fun but frustrating in the summer 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 24, 2018
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
-Good Discatchers throughout
-Good, informative tee signs
-Two layouts (Red is the harder course)
- Fun mix of holes
-Beautiful Cotswold setting
-If your budget allows there is a lovely restaurant on site plus superb facilities (Spa/hotel etc)
- Free to play
- ample free parking on site
-Good, informative tee signs
-Two layouts (Red is the harder course)
- Fun mix of holes
-Beautiful Cotswold setting
-If your budget allows there is a lovely restaurant on site plus superb facilities (Spa/hotel etc)
- Free to play
- ample free parking on site
Cons:
-Grass
-Flow, Blue course ends just about as far from one as you can get. The red course plays back against the blue course to the same baskets on different holes, a couple of them a bit blind leading to issues if the course is crowded.
-Flow, Blue course ends just about as far from one as you can get. The red course plays back against the blue course to the same baskets on different holes, a couple of them a bit blind leading to issues if the course is crowded.
Other Thoughts:
It's a Matt Cutler designed course which is always a good thing. His courses test a range of shots with lots of risk reward elements thrown in. There are a wide variety of different holes taking in some elevation, open areas and woodland. Playing well you should tear it up but have an offday and it can get quite punishing.
The Blue course is a great little warm up offering a number of ace runs but requiring control. I would actually recommend playing red first and hitting blue when warm as it'll become a birdie fest, starting there cold can be frustrating as you miss easy lines or easy putts.
The Red course gives a good white level challenge (around 900 to par.) bringing in some longer holes and playing back to three of the baskets already used.
Being up at the top of the Cotswold hills the wind can get ferocious. I'm told Matt C parked the Red hole 9th once by throwing high in the complete opposite direction of the basket into a 40 mph wind which picked his disc up flew it over the 10 meter tall and 30 meter wide wood and landed next to the basket, 80 or so meters away in the opposite direction from which he threw. I would have liked to have seen that shot!!
The big issue here is the grass. It's not cut in the summer months and it makes playing even with a group willing to walk out and spot for you nigh on impossible. If you're here in Winter though then it won't be an issue and go play,
It's a fun course with a number of fun holes and well worth checking out between late September and early May I would probably not bother between May and Sept as you will likely end up frustrated and taking hours to play.
The flow can get a bit worrying on the red course as you play back to red baskets of 6, 3, and 1 for holes 10,11,12 playing 6 and 3 you are blind off the tee to players playing the blue course so it can get a bit dubious although the course is not likely to be crowded enough for this to be an issue.
Tees whilst dirt/gravel are pretty well drained and footing should be ok for the most part.
The hotel complex is superb but outside of manys price range. If you can afford it stay and play and relax in the spa afterwards.
The Blue course is a great little warm up offering a number of ace runs but requiring control. I would actually recommend playing red first and hitting blue when warm as it'll become a birdie fest, starting there cold can be frustrating as you miss easy lines or easy putts.
The Red course gives a good white level challenge (around 900 to par.) bringing in some longer holes and playing back to three of the baskets already used.
Being up at the top of the Cotswold hills the wind can get ferocious. I'm told Matt C parked the Red hole 9th once by throwing high in the complete opposite direction of the basket into a 40 mph wind which picked his disc up flew it over the 10 meter tall and 30 meter wide wood and landed next to the basket, 80 or so meters away in the opposite direction from which he threw. I would have liked to have seen that shot!!
The big issue here is the grass. It's not cut in the summer months and it makes playing even with a group willing to walk out and spot for you nigh on impossible. If you're here in Winter though then it won't be an issue and go play,
It's a fun course with a number of fun holes and well worth checking out between late September and early May I would probably not bother between May and Sept as you will likely end up frustrated and taking hours to play.
The flow can get a bit worrying on the red course as you play back to red baskets of 6, 3, and 1 for holes 10,11,12 playing 6 and 3 you are blind off the tee to players playing the blue course so it can get a bit dubious although the course is not likely to be crowded enough for this to be an issue.
Tees whilst dirt/gravel are pretty well drained and footing should be ok for the most part.
The hotel complex is superb but outside of manys price range. If you can afford it stay and play and relax in the spa afterwards.
