The 10 best holes in Great Britain and Ireland
4th, Woking
Par 4, 352 yards
I never let what I’ve done on a course or a hole affect what I think of them, but I can’t pretend it didn’t make me very happy to find the slither of fairway between the central fairway bunkers and out of bounds that gives the best angle into the green. And of course I meant to hit it there.
This seminal piece of design by Stuart Low and John Paton apparently inspired their fellow member Tom Simpson – who went on to create Ballybunion, Morfontaine et al – to take up course architecture. Which is a reasonable recommendation.
You don’t need to be a golf course architecture aficionado to appreciate this brilliance.
