Foxhills Golf Club, Bernard Hunt course
After a hearty breakfast and a warm up on the range I make my way to the first tee on the Bernard Hunt Course. The course was originally named the Chertsey course and like the Longcross was designed by FW Hewtree but was renamed after their long serving professional and European Tour player Bernard Hunt.
The starter informs me that this course is longer but more forgiving with wider fairways and fewer trees. You wouldn’t think that as I play the first two holes as both are very reminiscent of the Longcross course with pine trees lining the fairways. It’s when I get to the third hole that the course opens out you can start to breathe. For me the front nine comes back to life around the 6th hole which according to Today’s Golfer is “One of the best fairways in golf” while I wouldn’t of gone that far it does start a run of great holes, which includes a tough par 5, 7th and the beautiful par 3, 8th hole that is played from an elevated tee followed by the short par 4, 9th which at 308 yards the longer hitters out there may fancy their chances, but with the raised green it’s a tall order from the back tee.
   
Top: Dogleg right to start at the 1st Above: LtoR 7th, 10th and 18th holes
Like the Longcross course there is another mouth-watering sustenance sustaining halfway hut and yet another sausage and brown sauce bap passes my lips! The 10th is a stunning start to the back nine played from an elevated tee down to a fairway that doglegs to the right; you have to play your second shot uphill to a green that is surrounded by pines. I walk off the green thinking what a fantastic golf hole and at 445-yards from the tips I believe it’s the toughest hole on the course.
The 10th to the 12th are reminiscent of the Longcross course as you are back amongst the pines. The course then goes back into the open until the 17th and 18th where it heads back into the pines and a very tough finishing hole that doglegs left from an elevated tee and at 446 yards position is all important, as you need to be coming into the green from the right side of the fairway so you are not blocked out by the tall trees to the left of the dance floor.
Sitting in the bar with a beer reflecting on both courses I really do believe they complement each other perfectly, that said I consider the best course to be the Longcross. The Bernard Hunt offers some great views and forgiveness with its wider fairways but the Longcross will test every part of your game.
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Above: The 6th hole which according to Today’s Golfer is “One of the best fairways in golf”
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