Gary Corbett

This site deals with golf courses that Gary Corbett has played:

Previously played...

• Old Head 2011– Ireland Played twice on a golfing break with some friends magical course.
• Ballybunnion 2011– Ireland One of the great courses in the world – played on a golfing break with some friends. This course which is played by Tom Watson as a warm up for the Open – we played in some of the worst conditions the locals had seen – we finished it – just!
• K-Club 2003– Ireland Played this great course in a howling gale great downwind! Only had time for 9 holes and surprised to be only 6+.
• Portmarnock 2003– Ireland Played this course after a very heavy night at the Merrion Hotel, Dublin – think I was still drunk playing the first hole which I birdied then I sobered up!
• Adare Manor – Ireland several times – used for Board Meeting 2011-13 playing guys from Oxygen8.
• Druids Glen – Ireland 2011 Great course a couple of the holes should be confined to the Xbox only.
• Sutton – Ireland 2013 Only a 9 hole course and after birding the 9th I was +1.
• Belfry – England several times – played all the courses there a lot – managed to win a competition there is 2005 with on 33 points – always struggle with the Brabazon which is too long for my game.
• Woburn – England 2004 Played this a couple of times once on a golf day.
• Royal Lytham & St Annes 2005 – England A course on the Open circuit which can be really tough in the wind.
• Wentworth 2006 – England Played a couple of time with BT.
• Queens 2005 England Amazing expensive course played with 2 friends and Gary Lineker. Valet service for car and clubs – millionaires golf and Gary lost money!
• Royal Birkdale 2013 – England With Turnbury, Pebble Beach one of the best 3 courses I have played - weather was really tough managed to come 3rd with only 77 (best 2 scores to count).
• Stoke Park 2013 – England Played 3 times – a good testing course on which you can score Jamesone of my playing partners went round in +5.
• Ganton 2013- England Played with 3 – 12 handicappers and the course won hands down to tight and too many bunkers!
• Pebble Beach 2009 – USA A truly great course – had a very competitive round and lost on the signature 18th.
• Gleneagles 2011– Scotland Played the Kings & Queens courses trerrific fun and great scenery.
• Turnberry 2011 – Scotland Caught it on a nice day and it played relatively easy – however even in a light breeze none of us could get on the Par 3 with a driver.
• Sandy Lane – Barbados 2011/2006/2015 Fantastic playable course where the sun always shines. Played back 9 in - +1 in 2015.
• Forest of Arden 2014 – England Played twice in 2014 but have played many times. Two beautiful courses the main one with a signature 18th a course built in a Deer Park.
• Hindhead 2014 – England Home course of Peter Allis. Difficult course – but my game was on song and a good game was had. My partner and I won!
• Royal Liverpool 2014 – England Hosted the Open won my Rory McIlroy – great course played nit long after Open – has 2 birdies – and my partner & I won.
• Hanbury Manor 2014 – England Very playable course. 8 of us played that day – came 2nd in the individual competition and my 4 ball won.
• Cape Kidnappers 2014 – New Zealand Phenomenal course – listed at nr 1 in my World Top 10. Played it in 30-40 mph winds as if it wasn’t difficult enough – took driver, rescue, rescue, 9 iron – all good shots to reach a 420 yard par 4.
• New Course – St Andrews 2014 - Scotland Suprising easy course – as many Links courses are – when the weather was great. Playing St Andrews & Cumbria - with a friend we had a 3 day comp – by victory here meant I won the trip competition.
• Dukes – St Andrews 2014 - Scotland Tough course – off the very back tees - +1 is the course record.
• Silloth on Solway 2014 - England Great kinks course – still very tough even though we played in excellent weather.
• West Lancs Great course many rate it higher than Royal Birkdale. Played it in a competition – a friend in our 4 ball played it in +1 – 3 putting from 18 feet on the last!
• PGA Catalunya 2015 - Spain Spain’s nr 1 course. Played well and won skins.
• Doonbeg 2015 - Ireland Trump International Ireland - caught in on a good but windy day - started well with 5 are in first 6 - before the course got to me - joint skins winner that day.
• St George’s - Weybridge 2015 - England Won the money in a skins game.
• Little Aston 2015 - England Venue for Enoch-Evans gold day and came third.
• Wallasey - 2015 - England Great links course - scored 30 points - 19 on front 9 then it went pear shaped.
• Queenwood – England - 2006 Playerd in a 4 – Ball with Gary Lineker – he lost money!
• Old Head – Ireland – 2013 Played twice and stayed at Hotel as part of a Golf Trip with Sailing Boart owners
• Ballybunnion – Ireland Played as part of a Golf Trip with Sailing Boart owners
• Green Monkey – Barbados – 2016 Played with a caddie and was the old person on the Course!
• Domaine de Sperone – Corsica – 2016 Played by myself – one the Telegraph’s Top 10 Courses in the World
• Canouan, The Grenadines - 2016 Played by myself – one the Telegraph’s Top 10 Courses in the World – was the only person to play the Course that week
• St George’s Hill – England – 2016 Played 3 times is friendly games.
• Machynys – Wales – 2016 Played in a competition – didn’t do well
• Brokett Hall – England - 2016 Played in a friendly 3 ball
• Leopard’s Creek – South Africa - 2017 Played by myself – one the Telegraph’s Top 10 Courses in the World
• Turnberry – Scotland – 2017 Played a few times – last time as a winner in a Ryder Cup format comp
• Abu Dhabi Golf Club – UAE – 2017 Friend bought for me as part of a holiday to UAE
• St Andrews – Old Course – Scotland 2018 Play whilst on holiday in St Andrew – shot low with an 83
• Kingsbarns – Scotland 2018 A wind days and a brute of a course – the course won!
• Woodhall Spa – England 2018 Played in a 4 ball – great competition – one of my best ever – me and my partner lost on the last hole of the Hodgkinson. We got revenge and all our money back the next days with a comfortable victory the next day.
• Celtic Manor (all Courses) – Wales - 2018 Played the worst I ever have – suffering from the Shanks
• Mere – England – 2018 Played in an Emirates competition – let my partners down still suffering from the shanks!
• Sultan – Turkey – 2019 The longer of the 2 courses we played twice each on a golfing holiday – suffered with short driving
• Pasha – Turkey - 2019 Played better on this course – scored 39 and 37 points winning the first time and 3rd on the second – went through first 6 holes level.
• Gleneagles – PGA - 2019 Played all 3 Courses in a fabulous trip and a first go on the PGA.

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