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Wimbledon Common
Golf Club 19 Camp Road, Wimbledon London SW19 4UW Telephone: 020 8946 7571 Fax: 020 8946 7571 |
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| This course is quite short at under 5500yds,
but that's for a par of 68, with 5 par 3's all of which are challenging. There are no bunkers, but there is plenty of heather, ferns and natural ups & downs, and the fairways are well lined with trees. There is no chance of finding another fairway if you miss your own. On Hope Grant, the longest par 4, the 2nd shot is often from bare and bumpy lies. The green is below you and also slopping away front to back. Nest is a short par 4 but the tee shot is tight and the green is well protected by trees and mounds. Spinney is very tight and you can't see the green from the tee. There are large trees and rolling ground between you and the pin. The well named Windmill a 327yd par 4, brings you insight of the windmill. Tee off over a smaller ravine with the green a 90° dogleg left. The eighth hole, Elcho, is a long par 3 and the fairway is a small area around the green. For most of the year there is long grass, heather or ferns in between. Big Ravine at 258yds is the shortest par 4 and the only hole with water, but the larger hazard is definitely the ravine itself. The 12th hole, Queen's Mere is another long par 3 at 243yds. Hole 14, Paradise is a good hole, downhill then uphill steep sloping fairways and the green surrounded by big beautiful pine trees. Caesar's Well is the shortest hole, 135yds. Overhanging trees down the right, long grass and rough ground everywhere. The green is bowl shaped and protected by grassy mounds in front. Very nice. Long Hole the only par 5, uphill with wide fairways, it's cut through the middle by a ditch, a horse path, then a 15 foot high ridge. A well laid out course with very good greens and tee boxes. Wimbledon Common and London Scottish share the same course, they each start from a different hole. You are playing on a public common and other users have right of way, but this a well established course and your play is seldom interupted. Also you must wear a pillar box red upper garment. After your round you can get a good hot or cold meal, or a drink at the Club House. |
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| Dress code: Smart casual. A PILLAR BOX RED UPPER GARMENT MUST BE WORN Golf shoes must be worn. |
| OTHER USERS OF THE COMMON MUST BE GIVEN RIGHT OF WAY |
| Architect: Willie & Tom Dunn (1865) |
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