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Danny Brant

I played Eltham Warren yesterday, a course I've known most of my life but never played.

I got to say, it's a little cracker. James Baird designed in 1890 a real cracker, that shows a course doesn't have to be massive, with greens like the Himalayas, and rough like the jungle of Borneo to be challenging.

I wasn't too chuffed with my 94, but one of the members in the clubhouse told me of an American +1 golfer who thought he could bash his way round the course. On his 1st outing he shot 89 a net 90. Makes my net 76 seem quite superb.

Anyone else have any little gems?

It's £30 for the day, and I'd say it's well worth it, and the society prices are quite good. I know it's only 9 holes, but they are all cracking holes.

Danny Brant

David Marshall

There used to be a fantastic 9 hole course at St Georges Hill, they closed it a few years back

John Pettitt will no doubt have played it.

Personally I have never come accross a really decent 9 hole course. But they are out there...Somewhere...Just not near here. Or any other place I have been. But then again, I don't get out much. Mainly cause I tend to crash before I get to where I am supposed to be going

Paul Heath

Royal Worlington at Newmarket is a great nine hole course, played it a few years ago.

And also ranks 54th in the top 100 golf couses of the Brittish Isles.

John Pettitt

David, the nine holes at St. Georges Hill you are referring to are still there and were one of the three loops of nine the course originally had, but this particular loop was closed during the war and not re-opened until after the war. This nine was the equal of the main 18 in every respect.

I have not been back myuself for 15 years but I have just googled earth the course and this nine is still there.

David Marshall

That's good to hear John. An old friend, who lives in Cobham told me it has closed.

I used to love playing that course, when I first started to play, back in 1986.  Then moved across to Silveremere, when I tought I was ready for an 18 hole course. Could never afford the green fees for the main St Georges Hill course. 

Danny Brant

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John Pettitt

In 1964 when I was an artisan member we had to play this loop as our second nine, after playing the front nine of the main course, at the week-ends only, the rest of the week we could play the main 18 holes.

I never considered it as a loop of the course because very few people played on it.

On those days everyone was a member at a club and green fee payers were very rare and not encouraged. Today, of course no one wishes to join a club, for different reasons, but is prepared to pay green fees whenever they want a game.

Royal Worlingham is a famous golf course of nine holes, as is Holtye golf club on the A264 between East Grinsted and Tunbridge Wells,but I have never had the opportunity to play there so cannot offer any contribution as to its quality.

I have played Holtye and it is a great course, well worth a visit. Four hundred yards past Holtye is one of my old clubs Sweetwoods Park, which is a fantastic golf course.

Danny Brant

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Gavin Connelly

Martin Roberts

Traigh west coast of Scotland stunning.

John Watson

If you are in West Yorkshire. Try Crow Nest Park. recently voted one of the top 10 nine holes in the "world" by a golf magazine ( sorry cannot remember which mag) its a course whee you dont need to be big hitter, you have to be accurate to avoid the very mature trees. very well priced. 

Matt Holbrook

I'd be interested to hear what you chaps would feels makes a 9 Holer and "good" 9 holer

The reason I ask is because I hve only just taken up golf and I have played a course local to me called Clare Golf Course...been round it 5 or 6 times and its very tricky, but I'm finding it very useful to polish off the short game.