Richard, thanks for sharing another of your journeys and inviting us to tag along, if only in our imaginations. Ryan's efforts to restore The Addington remind me of how fortunate I am to have the opportunity to play a (small) role in the work to raise Goswick to a higher level. I've spent most of my career bouncing along the surface of many different endeavours primarily as the observer and chronicler. Now, I get to dig in (figuratively and perhaps even literally). An unexpected yet very welcome challenge.
Yes, you're spot on again Dan. Lots of things about this project reminded me of Goswick, and these projects seem to gain momentum like a snowball once the thing starts rolling. You are long overdue a trip down here, Dan. Get your diary out!
I knew Tom Doak thought very highly of the Addington and got the chance to play it in May thanks to the generosity of Ryan. We were absolutely blown away by the course. The vista that opened up on walking through the 7th where the hollow was covered in thousands of Bluebells was quite spectacular as were the views on many other holes. Hopefully I will get the chance to return and see it when the restoration is complete.
It's spectacular, isn't it. I mentioned the panoramic views of the London, which have been opened up by the long-overdue clearance work, to someone on Friday and they admitted they'd been so engrossed by the majesty of the golf course that they'd hardly noticed the wider lens! It is a beguiling golf course!
Richard, thanks for sharing another of your journeys and inviting us to tag along, if only in our imaginations. Ryan's efforts to restore The Addington remind me of how fortunate I am to have the opportunity to play a (small) role in the work to raise Goswick to a higher level. I've spent most of my career bouncing along the surface of many different endeavours primarily as the observer and chronicler. Now, I get to dig in (figuratively and perhaps even literally). An unexpected yet very welcome challenge.
Yes, you're spot on again Dan. Lots of things about this project reminded me of Goswick, and these projects seem to gain momentum like a snowball once the thing starts rolling. You are long overdue a trip down here, Dan. Get your diary out!
I knew Tom Doak thought very highly of the Addington and got the chance to play it in May thanks to the generosity of Ryan. We were absolutely blown away by the course. The vista that opened up on walking through the 7th where the hollow was covered in thousands of Bluebells was quite spectacular as were the views on many other holes. Hopefully I will get the chance to return and see it when the restoration is complete.
It's spectacular, isn't it. I mentioned the panoramic views of the London, which have been opened up by the long-overdue clearance work, to someone on Friday and they admitted they'd been so engrossed by the majesty of the golf course that they'd hardly noticed the wider lens! It is a beguiling golf course!
Played there many times in the old days when it was brutal.The renovation looks magnificent and Noades should be applauded.Hope to get there soon