Nice course with a good contrast between the front and back nines.

A gentle first 2 holes to open but the course gets going with a pretty dogleg 4th. The 6th requires a good carry over a treacherous set of fairway bunkers and the 8th is a nice par 3 which demands a solid carry over the water.

The back 9 switches to a more traditional heathland feel with 13 and 14 being tough, though it is the 2 par 5s at 12 and 17 that stick in the memory for me with both tempting you to go for the wonder shot over water if you get a decent drive away (which I did not!).

The course finishes strongly with 18 being a decent length par 3 over water providing some great matchplay possibilities. Overall we were very impressed by the Arden course and I think it matches up strongly to the better known Belfry.