Twice a year at Solstice time instead of dressing up like a druid I jump into a mini van and head off with 10 other golfing amateurs and play 2 courses in the lower North Island. Grant has been organising this event for the past 11 years and each time it's a surprise where we will end up. It's also a big day away, 36 holes and a long van ride home. This year we played at...
Featherston
The first course after crossing the Rimutaka hill, this is a relatively easy course to play. It's flat and the greens are slow with little break. I've now played Featherston twice and enjoyed very good scores each time (for me). Be careful around the third hole, the course shares a boundary (and aroma) with a pig farm. The pigs also make quite a noise at feeding time!
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Martinborough
Our second course of the day was the Martinborough Golf Club. This is located on the outskirts of wine country and another relatively flat, tree lined course. You start with two par fives, something a little different, and there are a number of challenging holes on this course. The greens were the exact opposite of Featherston, well formed and fast. I had four 3 putts in this round but still managed to play well.
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The Solstice is always a long day. 36 holes split with a big lunch and couple of pints. The handicapping is always dubious but aftera 6 year drought I managed to come home with the coveted Brown Jacket. I need to thank Grant for the very generous handicap! I can guarantee having 10-15 strokes taken off my handicap for the summer Solstice to ensure that I don't win again in a hurry - maybe I should offer to drive the van home....
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