Woburn, lovely Woburn

My last golfing stop took me amongst the pines in leafy Bedfordshire to the glorious Woburn Golf Club.

Woburn boasts three brilliant golf courses, all of which have held large events. It was my pleasure to play the Dukes course (home to the Seniors European Tour Event).

The course is wonderful as it weaves its way amongst the dominating Pine Trees. All three golf courses give you a great feeling of isolation as you battle the tight fairways and lightning greens. The Dukes (despite a dousing of rain) was in great nick.

We came to the third hole and one of my all time favourite par 3's - just 128 yards with a 100 foot drop to the green - judging clubs is tough. A half punched 9 Iron saw my ball pitch pin high about 8 feet away, but the vicious green left me 30 feet. Woburn is a lot like that with great greens and hollows to swallow up the ball.

The other two courses at Woburn The Duchess and Marquess are superb, but I'll give you the low down later in the year........