Golf Club Atlas
GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture => Topic started by: Garland Bayley on March 27, 2012, 08:39:12 PM
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"Cruden Bay? Nah. Ballybunion? Nope. Pennard? No!
It's Perranporth in Cornwall (Braid)."
Paul Turner
"Perranporth makes every other course I've seen or played seem ridiculously over-built."
Rick Schefchik
"There is almost nothing in the world of golf and in the British Isles that prepared me for Perranporth. Having seen so many quirky golf courses and loved them, this one does indeed make Painswick and Pennard look benign in spots."
Noel Freeman
"I went back to Perranporth recently and was flabbergasted at the outrageous nature of the design. I know see where RTJ got his ideas for The Cashen, only Braid didn't have to push dirt about. The conditions were sporty (or is that spotty?) with the wind out of the east - making for a crazy day of golf. Perranporth makes some sense with a normal wind, put all those short par 4s downwind and all hell can break lose. An old friend who was injured walked the course with me and barely uttered a word about the design the whole way round. His eyes told me all that I needed to know. "
Sean Arble
The course is par 72, 6296 yards. From looking at Google Earth it is clear that they have added tees to increase the yardage. In the case of the 10th tee, it appears you have a crossing of the 1st fairway. In another case, the extension causes you to hit your tee shot across the previous green.
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Another tour is at http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,59279.0.html. There is a lot of commentary on the course there. I have added the pictures from there to this tour.
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"Mini Ballybunion, without the hype, price,and tour buses"
Jeff Warne
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Never heard of it
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Never heard of it
That's because it's about as far away from Cruden Bay as one can be in the British Isles
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James Braid and mobile homes? I'm in love. Jeff, road trip?
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James Braid and mobile homes? I'm in love. Jeff, road trip?
Like to again, great course-played in a gale with sleet and sun.
Nice part of the world.
amazing # of Braid courses that I've really liked-or maybe it's the caravans.
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"James Braid and mobile homes? I'm in love."
Ben Sims -
In that case, be sure to play Brora & Golspie some day. ;)
No Braid at nearby Royal Dornoch, but plenty of mobile homes.
DT
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1 Yn Nans (Downhill) 4 379
I am going to use the elevation profile from Google Earth with this tour. Unfortunately, it has some glitches, as every profile has a discontinuous change in elevation.
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"Wicked sloping green on 1st: 380 yds downhill, right-left canted fairway." Paul Turner
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"The great thing about P-porth is you realize the sportyness of the course right from the get go. The fairway at the first slopes right to left like the Titanic before it went down and during the summer I wonder how you hold the fairway. The green is no bargain either and falls away from you." Noel Freeman
"A very open and inspiring tee shot down the hill and towards the town of Perranporth. Unless the wind is in the player's face, in which case it can be a strenous opener." Ulrich Mayring
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2 Whym Wham (This Way and That) 5 525
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"Most holes have a number sign...so many blind shots, nobody knows where the hell they are!" Paul Turner
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"Double hollow green at 2nd" Paul Turner
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"The 2nd hole is in my opinion the craziest on the course and should be a compendium of ALL WORLD quirky holes. The first shot is blind over the dunes and I reckon you need to hit a high cut about 270ish. If you can hit it near 300 you'll have a shot at seeing the green. If not, then you have
another blind shot that must be hit with a draw to the green over another sand hill.. And the green? As Paul Turner stated, it is double hollowed and looks right out of NGLA! One of the best greens I've seen in the United Kingdom." Noel Freeman
"Probably the best hole on the course, this par 5 starts with ideally a left-to-right curving drive towards the signage." Ulrich Mayring
"The second shot is blind for most players and for the first time the question arises on which side of the marker sign it would be best to miss." Ulrich Mayring
"It turns out the left side is bad unless the dunes can be carried. There is more room to the right, although the approach to the green would be blind." Ulrich Mayring
"The green comes into view after making another 90° turn after the dunes. The approach looks straightforward from here, but the green contours are to be reckoned with." Ulrich Mayring
"One of Perranporth's undulated greens. This one has two punchbowl-like dents, that will collect any nearly-perfect ball that tries to get to the back plateau." Ulrich Mayring
"the crazy 2nd, but in truth no more crazy than about half dozen other holes. On the second shot the direct line to the green is left of the markers, but how much carry is there? For that matter, how far does one hit a lay-up?" Sean Arble
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"Looking back toward the teeish." Sean Arble
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If one is fortunate he will emerge from the bumps with a ball in play. The green swings madly left." Sean Arble
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"The skyline 2nd green with two intrepid golfers." Bryan Izatt
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This thread is epic. I like the blasts from the past, they are totally fitting!!!
I lol'd a few times! :D :D :D
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3 Cowan Nuggies (Gremlins) 4 357
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"Panorama from 3rd: 360 yds-knob to knob." Paul Turner
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"Approach to pulpit green at 3rd (lots of these)" Paul Turner
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"The 3rd has one of the best skyline greens on the course, but don't worry you still have about 10 more after you finish that hole. It very much reminded me of the approach to Ballybunion #2. It looks like you can never hit a ball that high to hold the green, it is like approaching a green in heaven." Noel Freeman
"Driving it too far is not a good idea on this hole, as the approach will get blinder and blinder due to the imposing dunes." Ulrich Mayring
"You are not hallucinating. This is the 3rd. It looks a doddle to drive to the upper flats...." Sean Arble
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"...but all concenetration should be on trying to leave this for an approach...its the best most can hope for." Sean Arble
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"heading out on #3 with #5 coming back down on the right. Enormous room to miss right on both holes." Bryan Izatt
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"on the wrong side of #3" Bryan Izatt
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4 An Low (The Spoon) 3 197
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"Semi blind par 3: 200yds A really good one here...a running draw is the shot." Paul Turner
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"Looking back." Paul Turner
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"Paul Turner, that slack jawed John Lennon lookalike, is too proud to admit it but he almost aced the 4th hole knocking it to 3 inches from 200 yards with a 1 iron-- where is Lee Trevino?- cause only G-d and Paul Turner can hit that club.. We never saw it though as the hole is semi blind and
Paul figured it had redannish qualities which it did and he hit the softest draw with a 1 iron I'll ever see." Noel Freeman
"Where is the 4th and how in the hell is one meant to hit the green? We have gone from all out smash mouth golf to the ultimate in pussy footing. This ball ache one-shotter is probably best played as ball ache two-shotter." Sean Arble
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"With a hairy dune right and steep drop off to more hair left, there is precious little room to execute. This view is from online wih the ladies tee." Sean Arble
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"The green from the 5th tee shows fairway back to the ladies tee left. The men's tee is somewhere below the hill!" Sean Arble
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"The 4th green is out there somewhere, although those guys look somewhat short." Bryan Izatt
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5 Pell Squat (Long Hit) 5 531
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"Crazy par 5 5th: 530yds. Smack it on the number sign." Paul Turner
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"View over the brow." Paul Turner
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"You can see the post high up in the distance. If you can carry the dune, a 350-400 yd drive beckons" Paul Turner
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"The 5th is another crazy par 5 which is a way reminded me of #16 at St. Enodoc because a great drive will go almost 350+ yards with the fairway's borrow and roll. The tee shot frame is awesome b/t some sand hills and over another hill in the distance. " Noel Freeman
"Now then, time to consult the guide. Hhhmm, par 5 oer the top. This is big golf! Photo from behind the green." Sean Arble
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"Looking back up #5 with the follwing foursome descending. Enormous scale and width." Bryan Izatt
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6 Fel Stroghs (Subtle Stroke) 3 128
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"Short par 3: 130yds." Paul Turner
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"The 6th played into the wind and reminded me a bit of Doak's #11 at Pac Dunes as bunkers short can catch a short iron approach. Paul and I both could not read the wind and wound up in the bunkers. Same thing (being short) happened to me at Pac Dunes." Noel Freeman
"The short 6th. Don't be short, don't be long, don't be left. Be right. Photo from behind the green." Sean Arble
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"The nasty short uphill 6th." Bryan Izatt
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"Magnificent vistas looking across the 6th green." Bryan Izatt
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7 An Gryb (The Ridge) 4 365
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"Looking back at lovely par 4 7th: 365 yds." Paul Turner
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"Different lines from different tees, so one marker sign is not enough." Ulrich Mayring
"the 7th is a ball donation hole. The bell tells the story. This photo is looking back to the tee." Sean Arble
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"Devilish swale in front of the 7th green." Bryan Izatt
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Help me out...with the exception of #10, I don't see any place on the google map where you hit over a previous green.
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8 Bothak (Humpback) 4 292
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"8th tee: 290 yds downhill and easily reachable in terms of distance." Paul Turner
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"Keep right at the 8th green." Paul Turner
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"The 8th is reachable but during the summer you'd have to play the opposite strategy of playing a hard fade to hold the fairway. Right now the slope aids a draw with a long iron-see Paul Turner 1 iron to hold the green." Noel Freeman
"The 8th is the first of four drivable par 4s. Playing in the same direction as the first, the green is very difficult to hold." Sean Arble
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"The 8th is downtown somewhere. Did they use up the world supply of aiming markers on this course!?" Bryan Izatt
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9 Crib (Half Way) 4 364
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"9th approach, 365 yds uphill." Paul Turner
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"At the 9th you see one of the drawbacks of Perranporth..There is a caravan on the course, yes a caravan, Paul and I even saw some crazy bloke driving on the sand dunes!" Noel Freeman
"9 plays back to the house - sort of. We strolled down the 8th, now we must clamber up the 9th. The fairway curiously steers to the right - away from the prime angle of approach. A good drive leaves an heroic approach." Sean Arble
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"Looking back to the tee." Sean Arble
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"Joe's good form on the 9th." Bryan Izatt
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10 A-ves (Outward) 4 351
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"10th approach. Cool green here. 350 yds uphill." Paul Turner
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"The back 9 is no less quirky than the front" Noel Freeman
"Much more sedate, the blind 10th runs past the house and offers a opportunity to ask the many questions one must surely have. First of which would be to enquire as to if it is possible for a Pimms to be delivered to the 11th tee." Sean Arble
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"Many of the greens are fairly straight-forward with some slope, but a few greens have interesting shaping shy of the surfaces. Below is a look at the 10th green." Sean Arble
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11 Uthek (Formidable) 5 561
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"Long 11th 540 yds. " Paul Turner
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"3 pulpit greens on view. 11th, 12th and 14th. I tried the run up shot to the 11th, but the bank is really too steep for the shot." Paul Turner
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"The great par 5s continue with the 11th where it is OB to the right and a hard cut is needed again." Noel Freeman
"Just what the player needs at the end of a long par 5. The pitch uphill is treacherous, because behind the green is an even steeper drop-off with penal rough." Ulrich Mayring
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"What followed was another long par 5. After hitting my drive I did wait for the Pimms, but the service in England is not renown for its promptness. Feeling disappointed and thirsty, I trudged onward and as it turned out upward. The green is on a high shelf making it difficult to hold." Sean Arble
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"Taken from the 12th tee." Sean Arble
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"The 11th green where I hit a brilliant 7 iron to 15 feet below the flag after Tony's brilliant drive down the middle of the fairway only to find out we'd played the wrong ball." Bryan Izatt
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12 Dowragh (Watertank) 4 317
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"Lovely 12th. Hit a shot straight over the number; never saw it again." Paul Turner
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"Much like O.L and L.O, the 12 & 13th at Perranporth are a marvel to behold. Totalling less than 600 yards and 8 in par, its a job just to read the guide let alone decide on a strategy." Sean Arble
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"The aiming post on the 12th, where you can lose a ball hitting it over said post." Bryan Izatt
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The 12th green.
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13 Perran Gwel (Perran View) 4 294
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"Stunning 13th. What a back drop. It's driveable, 300 downhill, but you have to hit the perfect shot and be a bit lucky." Paul Turner
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"Lovely jubbly!" Paul Turner
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"3 tier green here: low-high-low." Paul Turner
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"The 13th reaches the closest point to the ocean (although like Pennard the course is in the sky albeit probably only 100 feet or so--again like Pac Dunes). We played the 13th into the setting sun over Perranporth beach which is one of the most fabulous views in golf. The tri level green is another Braid special. Who creates all of these blind shots and then these crazy greens???" Noel Freeman
"#13" Sean Arble
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"Deja vu - the rear of the green is a mirror image to the front of the green. That can only mean one thing - low on the ends and high in the middle! Beau Desert anyone?" Sean Arble
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14 Gwella Braid (Braid's Best) 4 394
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"14th, turning left. 395 yard uphill." Paul Turner
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"14th green." Paul Turner
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"The 14th was when I realized Paul Turner was a sick man, a spiteful man! He hit a hook that went over a sand hill and yet somehow despite being 50 yards left wound up in the middle of the fairway. Yes, the middle of the fairway for a hole that asked for a fade. Now, I don't know what divine power was in control here, I mean I prayed at the Church of St. Enodoc earlier that day for my golf game was shite and was rewarded by an amazing eagle at the 16th at St.Enodoc but this was spectacular. Paul Turner can tell the story but there was someone listening to me in that heavenly church on hallowed turf." Noel Freeman
"According to the hole name this is Braid's best. The drive has to be squeezed between dunes and a sheer drop-off to the right." Ulrich Mayring
"The approach is long and to a small target. Many too cute shots end up on the false front, which seems to enable, but will actually subvert any fancy ground-game options." Ulrich Mayring
"Definitive proof of Perranporth's provenance." Sean Arble
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"Yet another plateau green. The 14th from the back of the green." Sean Arble
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"Some golfers on the 14th tee. Looks like a good place for a wind farm." Bryan Izatt
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"The 14th green looks daunting." Bryan Izatt
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15 Ugerys A-Les (Wide Open) 4 356
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"At 15 we get a wide open fairway, though it doesn't appear so from the tee. Essentially, the 15th and 10th (to the left) are combined fairways. The hole isn't great, but its a welcome relief at a perfect time in the back nine." Sean Arble
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16 An Knogh (The Mound) 3 211
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"Super par 3 16th. 210 yards downhill." Paul Turner
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"Lots of crap on the right. Green is severe." Paul Turner
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"The lone par 3 on the back nine caps off a very good set. Playing downhill and in firm conditions, one must figure a landing spot and hope for the best." Sean Arble
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17 Byth War (Take Care) 4 392
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"Taken from the back tee on #17. The 6th green is the main subject. To the left is the third fairway and behind the 6th green is the 3rd green. One gets a better sense of how steeply uphill the long par 3 4th is! The fairway feeding down from the right is #5." Sean Arble
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"#17 features a blind drive, but a sensible one with a decent landing zone. The green runs left to right and is very good." Sean Arble
"The 17th green, I think." Bryan Izatt
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18 Deweth (Finish) 4 282
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"18th. 280 yds, downhill." Paul Turner
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"A drivable par 4 in most conditions, but leaving it short will leave another one of those tricky uphill chips / pitches." Ulrich Mayring
"The 18th is the final short par 4 and its a cracker. The plateau green makes it difficult to really go for the green in one, but in any case one wants to leave an approach as much into the wind as possible." Sean Arble
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"Knowing the obligatory caravan site is just off the right side of the fairway, many folks must end up pin-highish left." Sean Arble
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IN 36 3138
OUT 36 3158
TOTAL 72 6296
"Yardage, slope, hell everything in modern golf is thrown out at Perranporth. It is like golf in the old days in the books that show British links in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Sporty, fun against nature. We told Tom Doak to go there at Painswick, I wonder what he thought. Perhaps,
even too quirky for him.
James Braid should be considered the king of quirky golf--Perranporth, Pennard and St. Enodoc, what a resume!
One last thing, Perranporth has perhaps the coolest symbol in golf, very akin to the golf we played there. In truth, it is a black shadowy saint with a halo and staff facing the sun with a shark below him. In reality, it looks like the grim reaper. Quite spectacular.
PPS-those are NOT cart paths, they are crushed sea shell paths.. I don't like the look either, but it is natural." Noel Freeman (pictured below)
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"Okay, much like the hilltop courses I really enjoy, Perranporth is just too wild to be given serious consideration for greatness. What it lacks in that department is made up for in spades with shot after shot excitement. I mentioned Ballybunion's Cashen course, the two are quite similar, but Perranporth is much better and a more sensible walk. Somehow, these classic archies were able to see holes and offer a walk that while may be strenuous, is not crazy. I am quite surprised that there aren't more par 3s on the course. The extreme terrain seems to be calling for them, but I guess it is not very satisfactory to have string of short holes. The Ladies card offers five to the Men's three. The count is the same for the par 5s. Indeed, the Ladies card looks very interesting and some of the tees are quite tempting to have a go."
"My first visit to Perranporth was in 1997 (not long before I moved to England) on a word of mouth visit recommended by a mate who played it on a whim while on holiday. He described Perranporth as a clifftop course, typical English understatement. Of course, Steel's book missed Perranporth! Rather oddly, so did Pennink's. Anyway, I was just as stunned this time as any previous visits. Much time was spent in a daze wandering around like a lost child while his ice cream melts. Perranporth is a tough course to remember the details, but that certainly isn't the case for its spirit. I could play Perranporth tomorrow and have a wonderful sense of adventure - its that magical. 1* 2014" Sean Arble
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Paul's original tour is here: http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,13285.0.html
Unfortunately the pictures were gone, but George Pazin had zipped them away and sent them to me.
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WOW! GREAT POST!
Love it.
Looks awesome.
THANK YOU!
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WOW! GREAT POST!
Love it.
Looks awesome.
THANK YOU!
You're welcome Lover Boy
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I was once given great advice by a good friend's father who had led a bon vivant lifestyle after my divorce in 2000 which was don't lament, life is short. Now while I am a fan of Darwin's Life is Sweet, Brother this thread has caused me to feel lamentation for past days. I don't know if I miss the car rides, the 36-54 holes a day walking with Paul, the crazy restaurants and night clubs and carousing or just the silent meditation of walking on a links with a good friend but I know the memories that went into this thread have reappeared from my associative memory. I can literally smell Perranporth at the moment and the mist that came upon the course enshrouding Paul and I for a short time at sunset.
Paul and I were fortunate enough to enjoy my 40th birthday party at Cypress Point last year and I have always thought the famed walk between 15 and 16 is golf's greatest for those of us who will not know the joy of walking down a fairway to win the Masters or Open Championship but I now realize that sense of awe and adventure I felt at Perranporth that day is one of my least bad ones in a golfing anthology--mine. That said, if the golfing gods are listening, I'm still waiting for a jubilee on my hook issues with the driver which was the greatest impediment to that 2004 trip.
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I know what you mean Tuco.
Ciao
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My favourite course, along with St.Enodoc. Not the best but the course I enjoy the most. Short, ridiculously unfair at times, borderline unplayable when the wind gets up but fantastic fun. Haven't been there for years but I'm going back in two months time. Can't wait - especially now I've seen these pictures again which I thought had been lost to the sands of time!
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What a crazy track...the first time I can say I got dizzy just looking at the pictured holes on a GCA thread. That said, I'd have a go for sure! Brora, another Braid-influenced track, is one of my all-time favorites in the "golly golf" category. As others have said, it may not be a great golf course, though it certainly has several superb holes in my opinion, but it IS a great time ON golf course. That, and enjoyable company, in concert, are really what makes for a great day on the links!
Cheers,
Kris 8)
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Incredible thread, thanks Garland. I hope everyone takes a moment to reflect on the amount of work that went into it, from Paul and Noel's pics and thoughtful posts to Garland's analytical additions and more. Amazing.
Next time someone whines about OT threads, point them here and ask them why they didn't contribute... :)
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The tour has been updated with the addition of Ulrich Mayring's pictures.
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Garland,
great job, thanks for the effort.
It's a fun track, no doubt, but I would count myself as a bit of a sceptic when I read comparisons with Ballybunion and St Enodoc. I don't think that Perranporth is at that level, in fact I have the likes of West Cornwall, Crail Balcomie and Saunton West ahead of it. I do think it is very slightly better than Brora.
For the price a world-beater, of course.
Ulrich
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You're welcome Ulrihc.
Play it hole-by-hole
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Wow - I think that this may have moved to the top of my wish list. It would be great to just move in for a week or so and play it 10+ times in different winds in order to get where the blinds are not "blind" anymore.
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Sean urged me to see Perranporth in a recent trip I took to the area, but the schedule just didn't work out. My loss!
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Crazy?
Just looks like a damn fine course to me... ;D
Thanks Garland!!! You may have just chosen my holiday destination for a month or twos time!
Cheers,
James
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You are most welcome James.
Now go back to Cullen and check out the routing there. I need a pith helmet just looking at it.
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Thanks for putting this together Garland, and thanks to the other contributors as well. Looks like great fun. Can anyone imagine something like this getting built today?
The mention of a "caravan" on the 9th hole. Is that a reference to the trailer houses? If not what?
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You're welcome David,
Caravan Park is the British equivalent of Trailer Park in the US. At least that's what I have learned from Top Gear.
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Ha! Those were the days....freedom and spare time to roam! I still think it's the craziest links, it's kind of like Pennard but with Birkdale size dunes.
Garland well done.
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Thanks Sean,
Do you have a picture of the 6th? It seems you referenced the pic from the 5th again.
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That looks f***ing awesome.
MM
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Sean
Bothak means humpback.
http://perranporthgolfclub.co.uk/yardage.asp
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Ah Perranporth, all brown and beige and burnt-up and with a bright blue clear sky, just wonderful. I like the reference to a certain green circa half-way round the front-9 at Beau Desert, very apt. Braid and Fowler, hero worship time.
Looking forward to the rest of the recent photos.
Perranporth, a course definitely worth travelling to play.
All the best
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Terrific course and excellent updated photo tour. Many thanks for posting.
All the best.
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Seeing my old pics of Perranporth brings up some mixed feelings. It was a good ego trip to be the first to post a photo tour of such a cool course on GCA, but don't threads like these spoil the mystery.
Trying to find anything about Perranporth 10 or so years ago online was next to impossible, just a few grainy pics and word of mouth. So Noel and I went there without expecting much; I was thinking along the lines of "it can't be much good... I bet it's only about 6 holes pure "links" and then goes of onto farmland". So it was such a blast when it turned out to be much more exciting than that.
Are there many hidden gems left?
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Seeing my old pics of Perranporth brings up some mixed feelings. It was a good ego trip to be the first to post a photo tour of such a cool course on GCA, but don't threads like these spoil the mystery.
Trying to find anything about Perranporth 10 or so years ago online was next to impossible, just a few grainy pics and word of mouth. So Noel and I went there without expecting much; I was thinking along the lines of "it can't be much good... I bet it's only about 6 holes pure "links" and then goes of onto farmland". So it was such a blast when it turned out to be much more exciting than that.
Are there many hidden gems left?
Paul:
You've revealed quite a few of them yourself, but I think there are a few still out there.
I know exactly what you're talking about, though; I was saying the same thing just the other day. Maybe we should go up to see Glens Falls together, before someone posts a thread on it.
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Seeing my old pics of Perranporth brings up some mixed feelings. It was a good ego trip to be the first to post a photo tour of such a cool course on GCA, but don't threads like these spoil the mystery.
Trying to find anything about Perranporth 10 or so years ago online was next to impossible, just a few grainy pics and word of mouth. So Noel and I went there without expecting much; I was thinking along the lines of "it can't be much good... I bet it's only about 6 holes pure "links" and then goes of onto farmland". So it was such a blast when it turned out to be much more exciting than that.
Are there many hidden gems left?
Again, one of those moments and trips where mystery reigned and surprise ruled the day. Technology and these golf websites create a ton of interest but take the romance out of it all--something technology is doing to my everyday life.. Wouldn't you prefer to be Tom Doak in the early 80s driving and getting lost throughout GB and I with nothing but whispers and opinions of where to play and interaction with the locals? Rather than research things to death on this website, look thru a photo tour and read a zillion bits of prose on holes by people you don't know, don't have your eye nor your golf game.
Paul, I miss our times together. Some of the best of my adult life..
You don't know who You are do you? You can't really get at yourself, just as the fingertip can't touch itself and the teeth can't bite themselves. And that's because You really want a surprise- Alan Watts.
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Damn, that's well written!
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Love that place. One of the nicest golfing surprises I've ever had. I played it the day after I played St Enodoc.
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Seeing my old pics of Perranporth brings up some mixed feelings. It was a good ego trip to be the first to post a photo tour of such a cool course on GCA, but don't threads like these spoil the mystery.
Trying to find anything about Perranporth 10 or so years ago online was next to impossible, just a few grainy pics and word of mouth. So Noel and I went there without expecting much; I was thinking along the lines of "it can't be much good... I bet it's only about 6 holes pure "links" and then goes of onto farmland". So it was such a blast when it turned out to be much more exciting than that.
Are there many hidden gems left?
Paul
Yes, my first visit to Perranporth was maybe 15 years ago (not long before I moved to England) - a word of mouth visit from a mate who played it on a whim while on holiday. He described Perranporth as a clifftop course. Of course, Steel's book even missed Perranporth! Rather oddly, so did Pennink's. Anyway, I was stunned at how much I didn't remember. There were really only about half a dozen instances that I really knew the score. Its a tough course to remember details of, but that certainly isn't the case for its spirit. I could play Perranporth tomorrow and have a wonderful sense of adventure - its that magical.
There are hidden gems left only because people are doubtful of reports like you were concerning Perranporth. Unless a big wig proclaims something to be the case than that sense of doubt is more heightened.
Ciao
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GJ,
Your tour exposes a completely radical course that I have never heard mentioned prior to your posting. The only thing I have played that even approaches it's look is Carne, the great Hackett gem in Belmulett, Ireland. The back nine there has several holes with pretty crazy elevation and radical angle changes shot to shot, but it only gets in the ball park. This Perranporth is a breed apart. Thank's for putting this tour together. It's a truly stunning revelation.
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Charlie,
Apparently you don't know Cullen either.
http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,51605.0.html
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Bumping this as I have restored the pictures that Photobucket was refusing to serve up, by transferring them to flickr. I also supplemented the thread by adding pictures from Sean's thread. Unfortunately Ulrich's pictures are no longer available.
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An epic thread, epic course. Well done Garland for the photo restoration (or is it renovation? :)) work?
atb
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Has to be renovation as I put more there than was before.
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Looks awesome. I've never seen block mowed (out and back if you will) greens. Now THAT's linksy!
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Has to be renovation as I put more there than was before.
Incredible pictures.
One of my favorites that I had forgotten how good it really was.
Losing the direct flight to Bristol from Newark a few years ago didn't help this itinerary though.
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Another epic, although somewhat marmite like, course and thread. Well done for the recovery work Garland.
Atb
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After Kalen posted a link to a youtube video about North Berwick that I watched, youtube began suggesting links course videos to me again. Fortunately, they suggested a video about Perranporth, which turned out to be part of a 6 part series. The videos can perhaps better give the feel of the course than our still pictures can, and I enjoyed my revisit to Perranporth through these videos. Hopefully, others will find these enjoyable too.
My apologies for the length of the totality of the 6 videos.
And, my apologies for the sight of a buggy on a beloved links! If a retirement age, 300 pound hacker can walk and play 36 in a day at Perranporth, I don't see why someone needs a buggy to play 3 holes a day. ???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRcbaF7bvoQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Glais3RnCc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99lMGLQfIWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_btMNfjdTUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orgQDGoSG8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hsWSvhL_BY
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Thanks Garland missed this thread the first two times, looks wonderful grounds for golf.
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Perhaps I should have mentioned in the previous post that one of the players in the videos is former European Tour player Chris Gill who is the pro at Newquay Golf Club, which is a short distance from Perranporth, and knows the course very well.
One of his primary points is that you don't have to be long to be challenging. They played two man scrambles, and the only bogey was on the shortest hole on the course. Knowing the course, Chris was the only one able to get his tee shot with a wedge on the green on that hole.
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Wow. Lots of elevation changes.
Great photo thread. This is how it’s done.
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Thanks Anthony.
No one wants to talk to me so I have to quote what people write elsewhere to get a conversation going. ;D
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Although I have not played the course, this photo tour gave me enough of an idea of how unique this course is. I hope they keep to their word:
https://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/perranporth-appoints-lobb-partners-for-course-review (https://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/perranporth-appoints-lobb-partners-for-course-review)
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Easier to read:
https://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/perranporth-appoints-lobb-partners-for-course-review
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Easier to read:
https://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/perranporth-appoints-lobb-partners-for-course-review (https://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/perranporth-appoints-lobb-partners-for-course-review)
Thanks David. I don't know why, but I always have to re-size my text whenever I post a message.
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"But I am not going to sterilise it – the rawness is an essential part of what makes Perranporth such a fabulous place to play.” Key.
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"But I am not going to sterilise it – the rawness is an essential part of what makes Perranporth such a fabulous place to play.” Key.
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Having only played it for the first time a couple of months ago, I'd say Perranporth is among a very small group of truly unique courses I have seen. Whatever work they do, I hope changes nothing about the course's character. It sounds like Lobb is aligned with the members' desires, which is promising. When I visited, the members we met were (rightfully) very proud of the course and how different it was, even when compared to its nearest neighbors.
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Easier to read:
https://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/perranporth-appoints-lobb-partners-for-course-review (https://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/perranporth-appoints-lobb-partners-for-course-review)
Thanks David. I don't know why, but I always have to re-size my text whenever I post a message.
It's clear you are not alone with this problem.
I don't know what the name is for the row of
'buttons ' that sit above the emoticons; but when Quoting,editing or adding an insert to a post, click on the last one (has two red square brackets on my tablet) and you won't experience resizing problems.