Phil Ree
Nomad golfer trying to play wherever I can without a membership & proper handicap.
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Carnoustie (Championship) 04/08/2020
1st
5th
10th
28th
One of the very best. It’s bigger, grander, more majestic than almost everywhere I’ve played. There are no weak holes, then you get one of the best finishes in the world....
Carnoustie (Burnside) 03/08/2020
8th
Burnside’s short yardage doesn’t make it easy. In some way’s it’s tougher that its big sibling next door – tighter fairways, smaller greens, more gorse and heather. The f...
Sweetwoods Park 14/07/2020
18th
Sweetwoods is a mixed bag. It has some fun reachable holes but some longer ones which make little sense. Excellent greens but some ropey conditioning elsewhere. Some dram...
Worplesdon 25/03/2020
9th
31st
75th
You arrive at Worplesdon and look down over the first four holes. Immediately it looks like an incredible place for golf. That is the more boring part of the property!Rat...
Camberley Heath 25/03/2020
18th
80th
Camberley Heath is set on a dynamic piece of land with steep hills that must match any other heathland. There aren’t many flat lies. The sliding dogleg of the 1st is an i...
Royal Blackheath 09/12/2019
15th
Royal Blackheath starts off fairly well. Teeing off by the clubhouse is nice, it’s surprisingly open, the greens ran very well for the time of year, some diagonal bunkers...
Walton Heath (Old) 20/11/2019
5th
14th
34th
Walton Heath is an amazing piece of land that is as pure a golf playground as you’ll find anywhere. It feels more wild and adventurous than the more tree-defined heathlan...
Reigate Heath 19/11/2019
27th
Reigate Heath’s set in a surprisingly hilly piece of land as the drive in is flat. It certainly has a ‘wow’ factor plus the clubhouse and windmill suitably crown the land...
Royal Porthcawl 29/10/2019
1st
1st
23rd
66th
At Porthcawl’s two Senior Opens a combined seven players finished under par. It doesn’t look too scary but you need your A-game or it will be a long day. There are a mult...
Southerndown 29/10/2019
3rd
6th
Southerndown is deemed as downland but I prefer someone below’s description of “a links in the sky”. The first few holes would be a hard walk on a hot day but it levels o...
Pyle and Kenfig 29/10/2019
5th
10th
I agree with most of what’s already been written here. Six holes are top-notch then the rest vary between good and boring. Near the road the turf doesn’t feel like a link...
North Berwick (West) 11/10/2019
2nd
6th
13th
41st
Lots has been written about North Berwick so I’ll keep this quite brief. It’s all true. It’s my new favourite course and despite struggling in a howling wind, it’s the mo...
Gullane (No.2) 10/10/2019
7th
42nd
I played Gullane 3 then 2 in a great 36 hole deal. Gullane 2 is still relatively short but I found it a stern test, there’s a lot of clever bunkering and many a hanging l...
Gullane (No.3) 10/10/2019
20th
Gullane is wild and windy so the short #3 course offers a manageable test when the gusts are at their worst. It has some bland holes, some real fun and memorable ones, an...
Knole Park 03/09/2019
5th
89th
Knole Park is a beautiful public area and I’d long wanted to play there. As a visitor I’ve always gazed longingly over the golf club’s rustic, rather wild charms which lo...
Littlestone (Championship) 05/08/2019
4th
67th
Littlestone’s a fun and testing course but lacks some drama compared to Kent’s other links. There aren’t many dunes, the greens are interesting but not too wild, and bunk...