More beautifully manicured than a WAGs fingernails, this small but perfectly formed gem of a course is situated in the Essex countryside. Petite in scale the course relies on the 'magnetic' properties of H2O to provide the bulk of its challenge. Sure enough I would have required a PADI qualification to have retrieved far too many errant shots. The tranquility is slightly punctuated by the brief appearance of the M25 at the top of the course and the dual pylons on hole 12, but this brief interruption does not overly cloud a thoroughly enjoyable round.
Some time spent practicing your draw will hold you in good stead as they do love a right to left dogleg, epitomised by the run of three consecutive bends on holes 3, 4 & 5. Confident, accurate ball strikers could score low here, while the less well equipped will find a sterner (possibly wetter) test waiting.
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