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Perranporth

I have had this one booked for a while as we planned a family trip to Cornwall. Knowing I only had time to play one course while here it was no easy choice but I am so glad I chose @perranporthgolfclub

This James Braid master piece sits above the town of Perranporth and even though you can see the town from many of the holes (tends to be the greens) the course feels otherworldly.

The land it sits on, the elevation changes, blind shots, the dunes and the fact it was burnt out all added to this.

Talking blind shots....theres alot of them (7 I think) and once you can finally see the approuch and the green wow.

One of the things I enjoy about playing golf and visit new course is these moments when you can see a hole for the first time and have those wow moments and honestly Perranporth has more of them then anywhere else I have played so far.

This course was a challenge, good luck finding a flat lie and I think I was lucky it was baked out so I could spot the ball easily following the blind shoots from the tee. Some greens, seriously undulating and steep, steep run offs essentially hills, add in how firm it was and now its difficult to gauge distance and hold the greens but it did mean you could utilise the ground game, be creative and run the ball up.

Again hard to say stand out holes due to the strength of so many. Before my visit I seen photos of greens here, over looking the town and beach and honestly didnt realise this wasnt just the same one or two greens but no its alot of them.

So dramatic, so much fun, so many wow moments and now my favourite links course.

I may be an 8 hour drive but I will visit Cornwall and Perranporth again.

I paid £100 for my green fee and honestly I think it was worth every penny.

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