The long but gentle par four first gives you no clue of what's coming next. From here you're up on the cliffs. It was blowing a 'hoolie' up there on the day we played (this time the locals were sad for us, facing the course in those conditions.
Hats were blown off, bags were blown over, but the views! It was fantastic. The third tee saw us have a stunning view looking over the beach where Broadchurch was filmed. The signature hole is the sixth, a par three that falls away dramatically (see Matthew's picture below) - Kevin had the heebie-jeebies looking down from the tee to the target. All sorts of clubs were taken depending on how the wind was at that particular moment.
The tenth is another superb hole. Only 147 yards but a pond smack in front and a massive drop (which Matthew found) to the right. (Matthew did get his second to three feet from about 80 yards away and blind - shot of the week for me).
Another feature of the back nine is the dry stone wall which runs across, 12, 13 and 14. Paul found himself a yard from it on the 13th but thought a sand wedge would clear the obstacle. It might have done had he enough talent which he had cause to ponder as the ball whistled past his ear after rebounding from about two feet up the wall!
The sixteenth is a fabulously undulating par five and the par three eighteenth is a nice way to finish. Paul coming as close as anyone to a hole-in-one with one of his bump and run specials that ran close to the hole.
All in all this is a terrific course and no doubt one on the list for a return visit at some point. There's a bit of confusion about which hole should play when at a couple of points but that shouldn't detract from the excellent round.
Best scores
42 points - James (off 36) 2015
32 points - Simon (off 21) 2015
29 points - Kevin (off 8) 2015
29 points - Paul (off 36) 2015
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