Golf, photography and travelling. Member @DunstableGolf and @SandMoorGC. Top 100 Panellist @GolfMonthly, Occasional caddy, Long suffering fan @SouthamptonFC.
Beaconsfield, England
Joined June 2020
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2005 vs 2025
'Over time there were a lot of trees close to greens, you had a lot of shade issues, you didnβt get the air flow and would get water drop-off, which can generally knock things back. Now the greens and the areas around the greens have significantly improved'
John Winter retweeted
Hole 2 | Par 4 | 251 Yards
The definition of a risk reward hole.
Longer hitters may decide to take on the green. Alternatively, an accurate tee shot to the right of the fairway bunker will leave a pitch or chip to a small two-tier green, sitting close to the boundary fence
John Winter retweeted
Aubyn Stewart-Wilson steps down next week from his role as Secretary of New Zealand GC. We would like to thank him for his kindness and support during his time at the helm, and wish him every success in the future.
Photo: @contoursgolf
John Winter retweeted
Happy 68th birthday to three-time Open champion and Honorary Member Sir Nick Faldo.
@Sir_NickFaldo won the Car Care Plan International in 1984, in front of over 20,000 fans, to defend the title that he had won at Sand Moor. Both times Howard Clark would take second spot.
John Winter retweeted
Wise words from @GolfMonthly !
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Extensive tree clearance and bunker work over recent years has transformed the Alister Mackenzie design from good to great, and itβs the kind of design that will ask all the right questions - Golf Monthly
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Some, but mostly compounding overgrowth over decades.
In the @TheAddingtonGC vein of benign neglect, as a public common.
John Winter retweeted
And away we go. Frank's first course walk with Course Manager @ScottGardnerCM at @BerkhamstedGolf in some serious heat.
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We have a new stay-and-play deal with our neighbours Sand Moor
Price: Β£265pp
Includes an overnight stay at a 4-star hotel
Based on Thursday pm and Friday am tee times
Available September and October
moortown-golf-club.co.uk/visβ¦
To book: Email [email protected]
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Today we welcome our friends from Cavendish Golf Club to Sand Moor as part of their centenary celebrations.
Always great to share time with fellow MacKenzie clubs.
Hope you enjoy your visit to our club and the hospitality.
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Sand Moor Golf Club reflects the hallmark features of one of golfβs great course architects. Since its formation, the course has evolved , offering a layout with strategic challenge and natural elegance. It remains a proud part of Yorkshireβs golfing heritage.
John Winter retweeted
My final port of call on this week's trip to Yorkshire for @golfmonthly was the wonderful heathland/moorland mix at Sand Moor, a lovely course brimming with holes as scenic as they are strategic - the four short holes (pictured) are terrific, as are many more !
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Check out our brand new UK and Ireland top 100 rankings in association with Peter Millar... golfmonthly.com/courses/top-β¦
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Get into Golf at Moortown..
Beginning on March 1 we have two women's academy packages available β and both will run for six months
This is a great opportunity to enjoy some lessons, social events, unlimited use of our practice facilities/putting green and play a Top 100 course
John Winter retweeted
Iβm getting tired of VAR and itβs bias toward top 6 teams.
EXAMPLE - (Players circled in red scored the goals). Letβs look at the furthest players forward in both images.
Image 1 - Adam Armstrong is running and is not interfering with play at the time the cross comes in. He actually tries getting out of the way of play and the ball goes through to Archer who scores a goal. - VAR decision DISALLOWED.
Image 2 and 3 - Mikel Merino goes up to head the ball from a cross in an offside position, and misses itβ¦ Martinelli picks the ball up, and scores. Merinoβs intent to win the ball and attack it means heβs interfering with play which is offsideβ¦ right? - VAR decision. DIDNβT EVEN GO TO VAR
So whatβs the difference @FA_PGMOL?
VAR is ruining the best league in the world. Get people in who know what they are doing or get rid of VAR completely!!!!! #SaintsFC
John Winter retweeted
Tend to be used by a tiny fraction of the membership (the young guns & few older former guns)
Large costs to set up & manage (just keep buying balls!) Such facilities are often shoehorned in damaging the original layout by stealing/squeezing hole corridors or worse, re-routing.
John Winter retweeted
The loss of rare Chalk Downland ecology, due to well-intended but poorly informed tree planting post 1960's, is sad but potentially recoverable.
The loss of Braid's strategic choices on many holes is simply self-inflicted damage. #beforeandafterisalwaysbetter @mikeclaytongolf
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Day 4 of trip for @GolfMonthly in Chechia and very impressed by everything at Royal Marianske Lazne, the first club in the country, including their museum with a 1976 copy of the worldβs oldest (and best) golf magazine !
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A few snaps that hopefully serve as a fitting epitaph to an excellent two days @dumbarniegolf with the terrific @GolfMonthly Top 100 team - hereβs to many more !
