Another special guest joins the pod for his Eclectic 18… this week it’s the turn of Richard Pennell. Someone who has grown up around the game and spent much of his career working at them –  often at some of the mopst storied and historuc clubs in Surrey. Richard left his role at Woking last year to give himself more time to writer about the game he loves and his blog ‘Stymied’ can be found here: https://richardpennell.substack.com/

Richard’s writings are wonderfully nostalgic and remind us how much beauty there is to golf and the wonderful variety it offers! His scorecard isn’t bad either;

Hole 1: Royal North Devon (Westward Ho!)
Hole 2: Tandridge
Hole 3: Wenvoe Castle
Hole 4: Rye
Hole 5 : Painswick
Hole 6: Royal Cinque Ports
Hole 7: Hankley Common
Hole 8: Hayling
Hole 9: West Byfleet
Hole 10: Woking (the 10th Simpson designed which no longer exists)
Hole 11: Muirfield
Hole 12: Stoneham
Hole 13: The Addington
Hole 14: Cleeve Hill
Hole 15: Huntercoombe
Hole 16: Minchinhampton (Old)
Hole 17: New Zealand
Hole 18: Royal Blackheath
Par – 70 / Yardage – 6,060