I'm in Cornwall on holiday and haven't played golf for over a week now.

The other day we went to Newquay for the day and later on in the afternoon I decided that I'd like to go and see the waves at Fiscal Bay (well know surfer's beach).  We have been doing a bit of bodyboarding but the waves have been too small to do it any justice.

On the way from the car park to the beach you walk through Newquay Golf Club.  There is a public footpath right across the course.  But the interesting thing is the footpath has been dug into the course so you are below the level of the fairway.

As I walked along this footpath I was amazed to see some fencing that was at a 45 degree angle and on the side of the footpath that a golfer would be hitting from.  This fence was a normal chainlink fence but had chicken wire put onto it.  Obviously this fence was to protect the general public from the odd poor shot that might be made on the course!

To be honest, the golf course didn't seem to be that good and when I looked they wanted £31 for a round of golf!

Have you seen anything on a golf course that is out of the normal?

Russ

Well, Russ, I have played there and it seemed a very pleasant couurse to play, not too demanding but a nice links. Surprised you say it is in poor condition as it is a very old established club.

I know what you mean Russ.

We were on holiday at newquay last year and walked down the same path as you did a couple of times golf balls nearly hit us.

When i first walked through the course i thought it was a municiple as it was so run down.

Could not believe the prices that they were charging.

It is a links and they can tend to look a little bit rough, but I would expect the tees and greens to be very good.

yes you are right John the greens did look good but that was about it.

There was not many people playing the course that week which is not a good sign.

John, it most certainly is a links course as I walked through it with a fair bit of wind blowing.

I didn't really get close to the greens but could only look from a distance at them.

It was the general look of the course that didn't impress me, but that might be because it is a links course.  I'm not used to playing them so wouldn't know what to expect.

Maybe, just maybe, the next time we come down to Cornwall I'll bring my clubs and have a game there.

Russ