Odd routing putting a premium on cart usage and home building. The signature 2 holes on the lake provide nice views but uninspiring golf. Longer downhill par 3 with basic bunkering and green. Then a par 5 hugging the lake but pushing you away from it with trees. Fantastic range views though.

The best course on the resort, but a bit generic average 90s build.

Copy and paste bunker styles, unnecessary water, carts needed. Drive up to tee, hit down shots galore.

With how good golf is elsewhere in the state its hard to find a reason to recommend unless you can't get on elsewhere or need a bachelor party spot with non-golfers.

The ruggedness and elevation change of Perranporth, the quality of links at Saunton and blend in the quirkiness of North Berwick.

Playing a round at St Enodoc brings an expectation of greatness and for the most part the course delivers plenty of thrills in a spectacular location.

I won’t describe the holes in detail, others have done so much more eloquently than I can do. The memory I took away is sheer scale and drama of the course, admittedly it does slow down 12-14 which feel a step down but the rest is world class, hard to beat the closing stretch from 15 in. Similar to Saunton West the fairway bunkering was sparing, playing off the whites many of them were out of play for me at least. I had the pleasure to play part the round with a lady member who advised they’ve cut back the rough and cleared a lot of the scrub to improve playability, will really show through as the weather warms up. 

The only real negative were the greens, apparently the club have a problem with the wrong type of grass infestation, the chemicals they previously used are now banned so trying other alternatives. At present they are very slow and inconsistent, I’m sure they will improve during the year.

Very worthy of its elevated ranking, for me alongside Saunton East as the best in Devon and Cornwall.