The Hertfordshire

The HertfordShire

Played there yesterday afternoon in the pouring rain. It's part of the Crown Golf group which my home club is as well so i get to play for free.

I've been meaning to play there for a couple of years but never got round to it. What a mistake that was.

What a place !!!

The course puts Chesfield downs to shame. Some truly stunning holes.

It's only 6,300 off the Whites, but plays a lot longer. Lots of doglegs, ponds, lakes, ditches, OOB etc. So it's not a blast go find type of course like Chesfield.

It has a great stretch of finishing holes from 13 in. All either off elevated tee's looking down on a beutiful hole or over water.

It's hard to pick my favorite. 13 is up there. Of an elevated tee driving down into a slight dogleg left. Then a second shot uphill to a green on the right. It just looked stunning standing on the tee.

15th a short (135 Yard) par 3 off an elevated tee over a big pond. Was another fantastic looking hole. It's a bit of an optical illusion. Card said 135, sky caddie said 135. But it looked more like 160. I took an 8i as I didn't want to be short and flew the green !!!

18th, Scary hole. Par 3, 174 yards. Over Water, ALL THE WAY. Bunkers guard the front. OOB at the back. Trees up each side. Scary, Scary Hole. I hit a peach of a 4 Iron to the front of the green then went and 3 putted from about 20ft . ARGH.

Even though the rain was heavy at times the course played fantastically. I'd love to play this again when the sun is out. So i'm going to look at another oppotunity in a week or so. Can't wait.

How'd I play ?

Not too bad I guess. Shot 93. Drove the ball probably the best I have in a long time, probably mainly due to a modified setup. But again putting let me down. 36 putts with GASP, 4 3-putts. But I actually struck the putts much better, just never holed anything.

Irons and Wedges were OK.

Lost a few shots through not knowing the course and not knowing there was a ditch in play across the fairway a couple of times.

But hey. Don't Care. Really enjoyed the day.

It actually surprised me how I can enjoy myself and not play too good, when the course is as good as this.