Yorkshire & North East Golf Guide - Issue 15

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Issue 15 · 2016

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Directions for locating the regions best golf courses and their current seasonal offers

Featured Course The Hallamshire Golf Club, one of Yorkshire’s finest golf courses

Plus Features, Latest news, Costa del Sol...

YORKSHIRE & NORTH EAST

THE RACE TO

MAURITIUS 2016 FIXTURE LIST

1st July Lindrick

5th August Abbeydale

19th August The West Lancashire

16th September Wilmslow

30th September Silloth on Solway

15th & 16th October St Andrews, The Duke’s Course

UK Final - 21st October Hillside

To Enter Book online at www.thegolfguide.co.uk/events-page or email competitions@thegolfguide.co.uk to secure your place

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MAURITIUS 2016

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Rules The format for the competitions is pairs betterball Stableford.

Winners from each event qualify for the european final in Spain in either Nov16 or Feb17.

To enter the race to Mauritius, competitors need to play in a minimum of 4 out of the 12 tour events in 2016.

The 8 pairs with the highest aggregate 4 round stableford total will qualify for the UK finals at Hillside GC on the 21st October.

The winners at the UK finals will qualify for the world final in Mauritius in 2017.

All tour events apart from the tour final in Spain count towards the race to Mauritius.

All golfers must have an active CONGU handicap to win any of the prizes at the events.

T&C’s apply. (Spanish final includes: Flights, 3 nights B&B, 3 rounds of competitive golf, transfers in Spain) Go to www.thegolfguide.co.uk/events-page to book your place at any one of our 2016 events

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THE GOLF GUIDE TOUR

The Golf Guide Tour The Race to Mauritius 2015

The Golf Guide Tour 2015 & The Race to Mauritius Final came to an end in October at none other than the Home of Golf, with 24 pairs battling for a trip to Spain and the incredible golf trip of a lifetime to Mauritius.

The two day event was played on The Duke’s and Eden Course at St Andrews, host to the European Amateur finals in 2014 and in the UK’s top 100 Courses, proved to be everything we expected and more.

One of the highlights of the trip was an overnight stay in the iconic Old Course Hotel, an experience for those who made the trip, following in the footsteps of Golfing legends or sampling a few late night drinks in the Jigger Inn and Road Hole bar (you know who you are).

Our event started with a damp Dukes Course which played every inch of its 6550 yards after an overnight deluge proved to be a tough test in the Autumnal sunshine.

The stunning venue enjoys sweeping views over the town and sea beyond and lived up to its five star billing and left the Golfers breathless in more ways than one.

Winners on the day one and booking their places on the plane in February with a great score of 43 were Steve Aspinall & Adam Priestly pipping Lee McMahon and Dave Shaw by one point who saw a 12 inch miss on the last costing them dearly.

Monday saw our final 18 holes with 3 pairs still in contention for the main prize played in glorious sunshine which allowed us to see the course in all its beauty but still retaining its bite and proving be a real test of Golf.

Scoring proved a lot harder on day two maybe from facing the tough course for a second day or the exertions from enjoying the hospitality

of the previous night in St Andrews, with only 5 pairs breaking par.

Our eventual winners on day two Mark Narey & Ian Cummings with a score of 37 points booking the final seats on the plane for February.

The Full results from both days were Day One 1st prize winning a Spanish Golf trip: Adam Priestly & Steve Aspinall Nearest the pin on Par 3’s: 3rd Luke Eustace 8th Nigel Yates 12th Paul Brerton 16th Craig Penney Nearest the pin in 3 on Par 5’s: 1st Russ Jacques 6th Craig Penny 11th Stuart Nunn Winner of the Callaway prize pack: Craig Gardner Day Two 1st prize winning a Spanish Golf trip: Mark Narey & Ian Cummings Nearest the pin on Par 3’s: 3rd Paul Higginbotham 8th Dave Shaw 12th Lee McMahon 16th Stuart Nunn

Nearest the pin in 3 on Par 5’s: 1st Robert Cooper 6th Simon Brown 11th Craig Penney Winner of the Callaway prize pack: Paul Higginbotham So to our Race to Mauritius...

Wind, rain and sunshine, parkland, heathland and links we had it all... 14 venues, 1200 competitors and finally 2 golfers winning the trip to Mauritius courtesy of Chaka Travel, Constance Resorts and Air Mauritius. 7 nights Half board in the 5 Star Belle Mar Plage and unlimited golf .

Our winners with an average of 44.5 points were Luke Eustace & Rob Cooper who have battled against each course (and each other on occasions) and competitors from the Midlands to Scotland to claim the trophy and magnificent prize. Congratulations guys on a well deserved victory!

A huge thank you from us all at the Golf Guide team for making this year the best by far, the standards of courses and competitors has made it a enjoyable year with a tough act to follow for the 2016 Tour.

A big thank you to our sponsors Martin and Gary at Callaway, Mark & Tim at Chaka Travel, Gary & Etiqus, Simon at Druh Belts, Rob & Fiona at Break90 but most of all the our Golfers old and new, without you the tour would not be the same.

Can we improve on it? We think we already have with the 2016 schedule!

Thanks again to everyone

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The Golf Guide Spain Finals Nov 2015 & Feb 2016

The Venue The Tamisa Golf Hotel in Mijas The Golf Courses Parador, El Chaparral and Cabopino The Weather - Sunny!

The 2015 Golf Guide Tour came to a climax with the European Finals being held in the sunshine of the Costa Del Sol in November and February. Over 50 golfers took part in the finals and certainly enjoyed the social element to the game of golf.

Stepping off the plane and straight into the first round at Parador Golf Club - which has previously held the Spanish Open. Parador is the oldest course on the coast and inaugurated by the Spanish Royal Family in 1925. Now consisting of 27 holes, the original 18 holes were designed by Tom Simpson, of Muirhead and Turnberry fame. This easy to walk course has a mixture of links, seawater lagoons and park land and enables golfers of all abilities to

compete. With views of the mountains, sea and blue skies, this was a great way to start the weekend with the rain only a distant memory!

After some great scores and a few tired ones, it was straight back to the hospitality of John and his team at the Tamisa Golf Hotel.

Our base the Tamisa Hotel is situated in the Mijas Golf Valley along side Mijas Golf course, has hosted our finalists for the past 4 years. The stunning 4 Star boutique Hotel with Golf and mountain views couldn’t be more welcoming to the players and provides a perfect base after the exertions on and off the course.

Playing at El Chaparral Golf Club with its amazing terrace with fantastic views over the Mediterranean - some really took advantage of the great hospitality of the clubhouse - no names mentioned! Known as the Devils’s course this is the only golf course on the Costa Del Sol with 6 par 3’s, 6 par 4’s and 6 par 5’s - with its total length of 6000 meters. This is quite a challenging course requiring high levels of accuracy and skill - and for the less fortunate a lot of balls.

The 3rd course played was the charming Cabopino Golf Course - situated on the border between Marbella and Mijas Costa.

The layout presents spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding pine forest. This course has many spectacular holes including the 3rd where the tee box is perched on the side of a cliff presenting you with a tee shot that has a drop of nearly 80 meters. This course saw some spectacular shots from our finalists, as Golfers we have all experienced a birdie some an eagle, very few an Albatross but this trip will be memorable for the “crane” shot! (checkout our Facebook & Twitter).

The golfers also found time to visit a few of the local eateries and bars on offer during the trip together where friendships were made and cemented with tequila and a spectacular running race.

Many thanks to everyone who attended the finals and we hope to see you all soon on The Golf Guide Tour and maybe Spain again!

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Welcome Issue 15 · 2016

010 News & Features 036 North Yorkshire 050 West Yorkshire 066 East Yorks & Humberside 072 South Yorkshire 086 North East 114 Costa del Sol

Welcome to The Golf Guide Welcome to our latest edition of the Yorkshire & North East Golf Guide - a leading golf and lifestyle publication distributed across many parts of UK and Europe, you can also find an online copy at www.thegolfguide.co.uk We provide our readers with a top quality printed lifestyle magazine and website. The Golf Guide is aimed at golfers of all levels ranging from Professionals to your casual society golfers. In addition to this publication, we have further Golf Guides in The North West, Wales, The Midlands and Spain.

This Yorkshire & NE Golf Guide is split into 5 areas - The North East of England and the four regions of Yorkshire. At the start of each region, you will find a map highlighting where each feature course can be found and a comprehensive listing of all the golf courses at the back of the region . The Golf Guide provides an opportunity for golf clubs to feature their course, products and services they provide.

The aim of the magazine is to provide enough information for any golfer or party planning a visit to the area to select courses they wish to play. Each Golf course page provides images and details about the course, full contact details and any special offers Our 2016 Golf Guide tour sponsored by UBS Facilities, is now in its 5th season with over 100 golfers experiencing the Golf Finals in Spain and 2015 saw our first winners of the Race to Mauritius sponsored by Chaka Travel. This year, we believe the Golf Guide Tour has stepped up a level with 6 Open Qualifying venues, a Ryder Cup Venue, and our penultimate rounds being played in the Home of Golf - St Andrews. In addition to all the superb prizes you can win at

each event courtesy of our Sponsors Callaway, Druh Belts , Devel Golf and ETIQUS watches, we have devised an order of merit competition whereby one lucky pair will qualify for the World pairs final in Mauritius. The individual tour events are a stableford pairs competition with each winning pair on the day qualifying for our European final in either November 2016 or February 2017 in the Costa del Sol, including flights, accommodation and 3 rounds of competitive golf at top quality Spanish courses. To qualify for the Race to Mauritius, each pair must play in a minimum of 4 tour events. The four round stableford points total will be entered onto an order of merit. The leading 10 pairs at the end of the St Andrews event will qualify for a UK final at The Open Final Qualifying venue Hillside for a winner takes all shoot out and a trip to Mauritius for the winners for the World Final.

As a business, our products and services continue to develop at a rapid rate, our digital platform provides an interactive web platform that complements the magazine and allow readers to access our information from anywhere in the world and book their visits online via the Golf Guide. From now on, whether you are reading this in printed format or online, the best golf directory in the UK is never far away.

We hope you will find this free publication an enjoyable read and a valuable source of information when planning your golfing trips in the region. Our magazine’s aim is simple “you’ll be lost without it”.

We hope you enjoy the magazine and welcome your feedback.

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May I take this opportunity with you all to Introduce myself, My Name is Adam Priestley and I am the Founder and Managing Director of UBS Facilities Management. UBS Facilities Management are extremely proud to be associated with, and sponsoring the Golf Guide Tour for 2016, which in my personal and professional opinion, is the best amateur golf tour available. Golf Guide and UBS Facilities Management share the same common ethos and values, - to deliver Quality, Value while always ensuring the Customers requirements and expectations are fulfilled. I would like to familiarise you with UBS Facilities Management, and highlight the core Aspects of our Business:At UBS Facilities Management, our core values are the foundation to everything that we carry out and what we build our Reputation upon, from how we liaise and work with our Customers and Clients, to the way we treat our own people. Staying true to our core values means more than doing our best for you, It means we’ll always go that extra to reduce your costs, improve your results and make your life

easier for you the Customer and Client. Thus also ensuring we are true to our Company ethos, to Deliver Quality, Value and Peace of Mind.

Our business is based on building strong relationships based on Trust. So we deliver with Honesty, Respect and Clarity with our All our Customers and Clients.

Our mission is Clear, to fully Utilise the Skills and Attributes of our Company, from Management to Workforce, with a commitment to provide a Professional High Quality Level of Service in a sometimes very demanding and challenging environment. The Aim of UBS Facilities Management, is to fulfil the requirements and expectations of all our varied Customers and Clients to their complete satisfaction, while ensuring that everything is delivered compliant with all Health and Safety requirements and measures.

Our values are expressed by the Duty of Care we show for People, Environment and Quality.

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UBS Facilities Management addresses the following areas of Business: UBS Roofing: We specialise in all types of Roofing including Tiling, Slating, Natural Stone and Lead Work, providing you with a Complete Roofing Service for all your Requirements. We provide a Wealth of Knowledge and Expertise from our Management through to our Operatives and can accommodate addressing Small Extensions through to Heritage Works on Listed Buildings using the best Materials to give the Highest of Quality Finish.

UBS Cleaning Contractors: This Newly formed arm of the Company is to address and supplement the other Areas of the Core Business while also challenging and developing in the Contract Cleaning Market Place, so that UBS Facilities Management can provide our Clients a One Stop Shop experience addressing all their requirements, while maintaining the Company ethos of Delivering Quality, Value and Peace of Mind within the realm of Contract Cleaning.

UBS Building Services: We offer a complete package of Building Solutions to support you at every stage of your Project. This can be Design and Build, New Build and Extensions, Refurbishment and Conversions or Commercial Fit Out. We will Refurbish, Renovate, Re-Design and Re-Build, but always remaining Customer Focused to reassure and bring peace of mind throughout your Project.

UBS Void Property Services: UBS Facilities Management is committed to providing a cost effective, efficient and experienced Void Property Service. When it comes to providing our Void Property Service, we fully understand the Importance of reducing the Turnaround timescale so that Expense and Financial Commitment of the Landlords and Local Authorities, is kept to a Minimum, and the Property is ready for the next Tenant in the most efficient timescale. That is why we provide a Void Property Services Team of experienced Tradesmen, Supervisors and Management to handle every aspect that is required, while providing Quality, Value and Peace of Mind.

UBS Landscape and Design: This Element is delivered by our Highly Qualified and Experienced Management and Landscape Operatives, working to Design Specifications and Briefs provided by our Chelsea Flower Show Award Winning Designer, providing Creative and Imaginative Garden and Landscaping Design Solutions that evolve into Innovative and Exiting Outdoor Spaces.

We provide the Inspiration through to the Implementation, delivered to the Highest level of Quality and Standards.

UBS Fire, Flood and Disaster Restoration: UBS Facilities Management is committed to providing a cost effective, efficient and experienced Fire, Flood and Disaster Restoration Service. And when it comes to providing our Fire, Flood and Disaster Restoration Service, we fully understand the Priority and the Importance of returning your Property, your Business, your Home, to its Pre-incident Condition as Quickly as Possible, efficiently, effectively so that any Disruption that has been experienced, is kept to a Minimum.

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We fully Understand, and the Stress that accompanies these situations. That is why we provide a Fire, Flood and Disaster Team of experienced Tradesmen, Supervisors and Management to handle every aspect that is required, while providing Quality, Value and Most of all Peace of Mind, during this distressing period.

With our Experienced Team we can provide our Clients with a Complete Solution to Fire, Flood and Disaster Restoration, returning to a Pre-incident Condition in the Most Efficient Timescale as Possible.

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Hallamshire Golf Club Hallamshire’s course on the outskirts of Sheffield overlooking the Peak District National Park is consistently rated as one of the best in the North. Immaculately conditioned, it offers a true test of golf.

Anybody who has played Hallamshire will testify that it features one of the most challenging opening stretches you are likely to encounter.

The course’s elevation on the edge of the Pennines, the prevailing Westerlies and its in-and-out layout, ensures that players need to hang on to what may appear to be a wrecked card on the outward nine before attacking the return where scoring opportunities are usually easier to come by.

Trouble starts at the first - a hole described by former European Tour professional Mark Roe as one of the best openers in Yorkshire. It certainly looks the part, but at 467 yards and usually into the wind, a par is very hard to come by.

By the time you have got to the second, you will have realised that you need your best putting game too, for Hallamshire’s renowned hand-cut greens are as slick as they are true.

The second, at 197 yards is hardly the easiest par 3 to face so early in the round and the green looks the size of a pimple as you stand on the tee selecting your weapon of choice.

With two more long par fours to follow, you may wonder how anybody manages to play to their handicap. But worry not, the toughest start in Yorkshire is out of the way and the chances to pick up shots are now to come.

Hallamshire is rated in the top 100 courses in England, and the 6th in Yorkshire, placing it as a “must-play”. Its conditioning is second to none and the scenery is magnificent. Many are taken aback, not realising that a large area of Sheffield is within the Peak District, with its splendid moorland views.

It is noted as one of just 400 heather-clad heathland golf courses in the UK by the Sports Turf Research Institute, which describes the course as “prestigious, challenging and attractive”.

Designed by the famous Harry Colt and a member of the Colt Courses collection, Hallamshire is characterised by large pockets of heather, gorse and bilberries that are encouraged by an ongoing woodland and grassland management programme.

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The acidic, peaty soil produces beautifully conditioned fairways and those firm, true hand-mown greens that are typically slick in the summer and long into the autumn months, yet they are relatively small and invariably present a challenge to get “up and down”.

Hallamshire, the home club of tour star Matthew Fitzpatrick, welcomes visitors to “ Enjoy the Hallamshire Experience” throughout the season. Other notable members are Mary Everard, a four-time Curtis Cup player, and honorary life member Alison Nicholas, the US Open Champion and Captain of the successful Solheim Cup team in 2011.

The course is often open in the winter months when many other courses are closed due to waterlogging.

The club holds annual Opens and Charity events, such as the Paul Hunter Foundation

Matt Fitzpatrick. Credit Dean Atkins.

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Jessica Ennis-Hill and Dan Walker on Hallamshire’s 18th green during the 2015 Dan Walker Golf Day. Credit James Stewart.

charity day staged in the run up to the World Snooker Championships at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre and the Dan Walker Day in aid of Sheffield’s Children’s Hospital.

Dan Walker, BBC Breakfast anchorman and Hallamshire member, manages to rope in many of his friends from across the country to take part in his celebrity/am event. Among his visitors and supporters are the legendary jockey AP McCoy, England cricketer Jimmy Anderson, Olympic gold medalist Jessica Ennis-Hill, US Masters Champion Danny Willett and soccer pundit Alan Shearer.

The club is to host a PGA Pro Am in July this year and a senior women’s amateur championship on behalf of England Golf in May 2018.

Full details of all Open events can be found on the website www.hallamshiregolfclub.co.uk There is ample car parking and the clubhouse serves meals from sandwiches to full post match dinners by arrangement.

For further inquiries please contact the secretary Bob Hill on 0114 2302153 or secretary@hallamshiregolfclub.co.uk

Master’s Champion Danny Willett playing in Dan Walkers’ Day at Hallamshire.

Credit Driving Golfing PR & Marketing.

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South Moor Golf Club

By Andrew Mair

South Moor was designed by the same genius, Dr Alister MacKenzie, who enabled Bobby Jones Junior to realise his dream of creating Augusta National. MacKenzie’s magnificent portfolio includes Royal Melbourne and Cypress Point, dramatically overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the Monterey Peninsula in California.

We asked a keen student of MacKenzie, course designer Andrew Mair, who is in partnership with a former Ryder Cup captain, Mark James, to write about South Moor for The Golf Guide.

This is Andrew’s main conclusion: “South Moor is an important contribution to Britain’s golfing heritage, a fine example of MacKenzie at his best and great fun to play, a thinking golfers’ paradise.

For connoisseurs of the sport, the course should not be missed.”

Would you like to hear what Andrew has to say about some of the exciting holes at South Moor?

Carry on reading, dear golfer!

Nowhere on the fascinating heathland course at South Moor is Dr Alister MacKenzie’s influence more evident than in the free flowing greens which were to become his trademark on future courses, including Augusta National. Fast and mainly vast, the speed adds to the challenge of negotiating the contours, swales, crowns, tiers and terraces with which MacKenzie has endowed these beautifully shaped greens.

It is slopes on greens of this kind which are so often overlooked in designing a golf course and it is one of the most difficult things imaginable to construct them really well. Subtleties of this nature make all the difference between a good course and a bad one.

Set in 187 acres of stunning County Durham countryside, South Moor started life as a miners only Coal Board club in 1923. Given the “Made

by MacKenzie” connection with the Masters, here is a course which has gone from miners to majors.

Amid a natural terrain punctuated by gorse, heather and bracken, the sloping and undulating rig and furrow fairways on the par fours and fives encourage a sense of adventure. As MacKenzie, born in Leeds and the son of a Scottish doctor, put it in his 1920 book Golf Architecture: “There are few things more monotonous than always playing from a dead flat fairway.”

At the fifth, for example, there is a huge drop from right to left around a towering green up high and hewn out of the side of a hill, with massive trouble down to the left. Talk about the wow factor!

At the ninth, failing to clear the mounding at the front of a green hidden above you - MacKenzie was the British Army’s camouflage expert in World War I - means the ball will run back down towards you. In golf architecture and camouflage

psychology is of enormous value. It enables one to judge what is likely to give pleasurable excitement to the golfer and improvement in moral to the soldier The tenth has the awesome feel of an amphitheatre and, like so many other parts of the course, the gorse and the heather around the turn add to the charm. This is a reminder that when men like MacKenzie, a protégé of the great Harry Colt, designed courses, they did so with nature in mind as well as the golfers.

The 13th has a 70-yard green, the longest in Durham County. This means a three-club difference for your approach shot depending on the pin position.

Overall, members here clearly revel in a risk and reward experience as against a mean spirited slog with scorecard and pencil the only motivating factor. South Moor is visual proof that the ideal course designer needs the soul of an artist, the brain of an engineer and the heart of a golfer.

Each hole is individually designed and not only are there are no replicas, but also what you get here you can’t get anywhere else. You never see any MacKenzie green repeated anywhere. Every green he ever created is different yet a lot of modern course architects roll out a template. So their fourth hole on one course might be a ninth hole somewhere else.

As you part company with the course, it’s worth reflecting on how much poorer golf in County Durham would have been if MacKenzie had not been a friend of Basil Sadler, managing director of Holmside & South Moor Collieries. Although, like the coal mines, both men are sadly no longer with us, the name MacKenzie is forever enshrined in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

The club motto at South Moor, nil nisi optimum, is appropriate. Translated from the Latin, it means “nothing but the best”.

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JOHN WELLS WINS MALTON AND NORTON PRO AM SPONSORED BY TADWELD

Winning Pro John Wells collecting his prize

Malton and Norton Golf Club held their annual Pro Am on Friday 6th May, a fixture that signals the start of the Yorkshire PGA Pro Am season.

The course was presented in excellent condition, especially considering only 9 days early it was under 2 inches of snow!

30 teams battled out on the Welham course, with the region’s best professionals enjoying the quick greens and warm conditions.

Last years winner Alex Belt was unable to

defend his title, and Snainton GC stable mate John Wells took full advantage, carding an impressive 5 under par 67 to claim the honours, and with it a cheque for £1000.

The winning team came home with an impressive score of 19 under par, and was led by professional Nial Murphy, along with amateurs, M Kensit, S Moyser and D Sanderson.

A special thanks was given to Tadweld Steel who very kindly sponsored the event.

2016 MARKS A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE BRADFORD GOLF CLUB 2016 marks a major milestone for The Bradford Golf Club as they celebrate their 125th Anniversary making them one of the oldest golf clubs in the country.

This special achievement is being marked by a series of social and golfing events over the playing season. The celebrations commenced recently with a celebratory ball at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate attended by almost 200 members and their guests including Jonathan Paxton, the President of the Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs.

The Club are looking forward to August when they will play host to the prestigious Yorkshire 1st Division Championship which sees the best clubs in Yorkshire competing to be crowned Champion Club of Yorkshire. This will be the

pinnacle of the golfing programme which includes a number of special member events and open days.

Club President Kevin O’Connor comments ‘this is a special year for our Club and even though we are one of the oldest clubs in the country, we provide a great balance between tradition and modernity. Our recently refurbished clubhouse which complements our Herbert Fowler championship golf course makes for a great member and visitor experience. We are continually upgrading our offer and very much looking forward to enjoying our next 125 years.’

For further information, please contact James Washington, Club Manager on 01943 875570 or visit the web site on www.bradfordgolfclub.co.uk.

COOKRIDGE DUO RECEIVE TOP AWARD FOR JUNIOR WORK Paul O’Donnell is a former Sandmoor Golf Club member and challenge tour, Euro Pro player.

He has worked very closely with the Leeds schools to bring golf to many Primary aged children. The Sinclair award is proof of the work that he has done together with Jonathan they have helped create a strong Junior Academy at Cookridge Hall.

Jonathan Pearson a Leeds born PGA Professional and former Horsforth Golf Club member. He came to Cookridge with a plan to create a Junior Academy which would allow

children to learn and enjoy golf in an safe environment. Cookridge has a Tigers Club which introduces young beginners to the golf course and golf experience which he created.

This is the start of a path way from beginner to potential tour player. The Sinclair award which was given to both recognises the work of bringing golf to children. Cookridge’s Junior Academy is going from strength to strenght with an array of opportunties for Junior participation regular weekly classes,individual coaching and Summer camps.

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IT’S ALL HAPPENING AT WHICKHAM GOLF CLUB! 2016 will prove to be another landmark year for Whickham Golf Club. The new hollinside park course layout and new Sport England Academy Practice Facilities opening later this year.

The Club has continued to flourish and has reinvested substantially to develop its course with a redevelopment plan that has transformed the original par 68 into a challenging par 71 layout. The original 3rd and 4th (Quarry) holes have been blended to create a demanding par 5, 3rd hole. A new 4th hole is a par 4 dogleg which rises gently up Bird Hill to a green that features spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. The new par 3, 5th is a testing 205 yards to the original but reshaped 5th green. The 16th hole was remodeled and brought into play last season

and features 5 new bunkers. This original par 4 is now designated, a par 5, you will do well to avoid the bunkers.

The Club’s practice facilities are experiencing a serious make over thanks to a successful Inspired Facilities award from SportEngland.

Planning approval has been received and work is about to begin on a covered, three bay driving range and an indoor teaching suite equipped with the latest GC2 simulator. There will also be a first class short game practice area alongside the existing practice putting green.

The Club has been working to ensure the new Academy Facilities are used to fulfil the commitment we made to SportEngland “to provide first class golf development in our community”.

First winner on the Lindrick’s blue course The newly lengthened blue course at Lindrick was used for the first time on Sunday to stage the Lindrick Scratch Open. With over a hundred applications the field was cut to 64, all with handicaps of 2 and below to make a top quality field for the 36 hole event.

On a very gusty day the new course certainly took no prisoners. Only Lewis Hollingworth (Tankersley Park) recorded a sub par round of the morning with a leading 2 under par 68. The afternoon proved even tougher with Louis Booth (Worksop) and Ben Brewster (Wheatley) both shooting the second round low scores of 71, to give Brewster a gross 145, the clubhouse lead and a long wait until Hollingsworth returned a second round card of 77 to tie for first place.

Lindricks par 3, 18th proved to be an ideal play off hole with the crowd gathering on the banking above the green to watch the thrilling finale.

Both players missed the green but still returned pars on their first attempt and had to go back to the 18th tee for a second time. With tension mounting Hollingsworth found a bunker and was unable to get up and down while Brewster hit the green and two putted to win the playoff.

It was very appropriate that after recently winning the US Masters, the trophy for the event, The Danny Willett Salver, was presented by Lindrick Captain Tony Grayson to winner Ben Brewster (+2). In joint third place on 9 over par (149) were Matthew Evans (Rotherham), Keir Stockdale (Worksop) and Dan Housley (Horsley Lodge).

Hole in one at Lindrick’s Senior Open Lindrick’s Senior Open notched a first yesterday when Steven Lee recorded his first hole in one at the 172 yard 11th. Steven, 63 from Brough GC said “I’m amazed a a little stunned. To have my first hole in one is great but to do it in a big competition is even better and to win a set of irons in the Hole in One Challenge as well just makes the whole day very special”.

Tony Barker organiser of The Likely Lads golf society described the shot “It looked very good in the air and we knew it was going to be close so when we heard the cheering from

the halfway house we knew it had gone in”.

Lindrick pro John King said “ We’ve added a free set of irons to the prize fund last year for the Hole in One Challenge and we’ve just been waiting for someone to knock one in and collect the prize. It felt good to be able to recognise Steven’s achievement with a great prize which completed a fantastic day, we’ll be offering another set of irons at our next open”.

Despite the 4 pointer, Steven and his partner could only finish mid table as Jim Kirkham and Miles Webster from Oakmere Park took the overall prize on count back with 41 points.

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WETHERBY GOLF CLUB REDEVELOPMENT APPROVED The Club received excellent news from Leeds City Council Planning Department recently when the application for the redevelopment of the 17th and 18th holes was approved. Some preparation work will commence in October 2016 with the earthworks commencing in March 2017. The 2 new holes will be open for play in June 2018.

NEW-LOOK GOLFLUTTER BACKED TO BE A BIG WINNER Golflutter, the app which allows golfers to bet on themselves, has relaunched for the 2016 golf season with a new look, a new website, improved gameplay and more users.

The brainchild of keen golfer and occasional gambler David Morgan, from Birmingham, Golflutter uses the same premise as the Tote in horse racing in that the money won depends on how much is staked that day.

The free app selects the individual daily ‘challenge’, and, within that challenge, also selects randomly the scoring holes, thus reducing the opportunity for manipulation as golfers are unaware of the ‘hot’ holes.

There are six different ‘challenges’ or bets each costing £5 - all played on the ‘hidden holes’ chosen by the app, with one ‘challenge’ available each day. They cover scores across four, six or nine holes, and challenge the golfer to go under par, or record a nett birdie or eagle.

The beauty of Golflutter is that it can be used by both golf club members and nonmembers alike, as the app will generate a handicap - after the first three rounds - if an official version is not available. The maximum available handicap is 20.

Morgan explained: “I anticipate Golflutter will prove popular with golfers on society days or when they are enjoying a social round of golf.

However, its simplicity means it is also suitable for when members are participating in club competitions or a roll-up.

“Honesty and integrity is inherent in the game of golf and Golflutter is no more susceptible to ‘banditry’ than the sport itself. And that’s why we think it will chime with the majority of golfers who enjoy a bet. And, to deter anybody who believes they can beat the system, we’ve invested in extremely sophisticated safety and security software.

“Golflutter allows potentially thousands of like-minded golfers who may want a bet on themselves to have a secure and regulated place where they can do just that. Like the Tote’s Jackpot and Placepot in horseracing, golfers’ bets are placed in a pool, with the number of those who successfully complete a variety of challenges taking a proportionate share of the pot.”

Golflutter has all of the UK’s 18-hole golf courses registered on its system - nine-hole courses cannot be used for logistical reasons - with a golfer’s smartphone GPS software allowing the app to ensure golfers are where they say they are when they begin a round.

Each registered Golflutter player has a virtual ‘cash wallet’ within the app into which funds are placed for placing bets and receiving winnings.

Morgan added: “The whole concept is about adding a little extra spice to a round of golf and just taking a facet of the game which has always been there and bringing it into the 21st century using the technology and sophisticated security available to us.

“This new dimension, available on nearly every round of golf you’ll play, means that just because you didn’t win on the day, you can still be a big winner with Golflutter*.” *Terms and conditions apply www.golflutter.com

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Ad In The Hole An International based business selling golf hole advertising is looking to expand into Yorkshire and the North East following successful sales in other parts of the UK and Worldwide.

Ad In The Hole, which is basically a replacement plastic golf hole with a removable disc displaying an advert in the base, is already a hit Worldwide in over 23 countries.

Now CEO David Bainbridge who owns the worldwide rights to AITH is targeting the North East and Yorkshire. Bainbridge said: “It’s a fantastic idea for golf clubs to increase their revenues, get free product and associate themselves with local business - whilst advertisers themselves get free golf and sponsorship at a very competitive price.”

He added: “It’s a subtle yet very powerful

form of marketing and there is an option for packages from 18 holes, the practice putting greens and full glossy magazines.

AITH UK already has a sales force worldwide, who sell the sponsorship in the holes to clients once a golf club has agreed to host the product.

But now AITH UK is on the look out for more agents on a generous commission pay scheme.

For more information on above please contact David Bainbridge on 07870 657 472 or email: david@aitheurope.com Visit: www.aitheurope.com

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SGH Sports Management Like Tiger Woods’ iron play and the price of a green fee, retirement from professional golf just isn’t what it used to be.

Gone are the days when a sleepy retirement as a club pro was the only option, a fact never truer than in the case of former European Tour pro turned sports travel entrepreneur Simon Hurd, a journeyman of just over 100 pro events spanning a 13 year career and now director of SGH Sports Events.

After graduating the Tour School at the first attempt in 1995, Hurd found early Tour life difficult, having to wait until 2002 to win his first Challenge Tour title at the Rolex Swiss Open. This helped propel him into the bright lights of the European Tour, where a career highlight came in the form of a 10th place finish at the 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic.

“I shot a third round 66 that week, which I think was only bettered by Brad Kennedy first up,” he remembers, “I played with Ernie on the final day which in itself was a pretty special experience, and it was great to look up at see my name on the scoreboard with guys like Monty and Retief.”

He appreciates how lucky he was to live the dream for so many years, and though it was tough at times, only has fond memories.

“I loved tour life. Being paid to do what we love is everybody’s dream, and I lived it to the full, but it was towards the end of my time on the tour that I realised that there is life after golf.”

Hurd was a hugely popular figure on tour and remains close friends with household names such as John Daly, Jamie Donaldson and Ian Poulter, with whom a chance conversation grew into a whole new chapter in his life.

“Poults and I were talking about a well-known belt manufacturer and how we thought the quality of their brand was pretty shoddy. They were very expensive too, and within weeks I set about filling the gap in the market for high quality, affordable golf belts.”

What materialised was Druh, an affordable golf fashion brand that now supplies its products not only to individuals such as Lee Westwood and Robert Karlsson, but also the European Ryder and Solheim Cup teams.

But like all great entrepreneurs, Hurd isn’t done there. With fellow Yorkshireman and lifelong friend Andrew Jennings, he has formed SGH Sports Events, a sports travel company that is rapidly growing a reputation for offering incredible access to some of the world’s most prestigious sporting events.

“I always had the mickey taken out of me by mates who couldn’t quite get hold of the tickets I could, through friends or contacts I’d made through golf and Druh, and it struck me that there wasn’t a company out there that would provide this level of access for a reasonable price.”

Alongside Hurd, former British Amateur Ladies Champion and Curtis Cup winner Kelly Tidy has joined the company as an ambassador and will accompany Hurd and the rest of the touring party to the Masters next year.

“It’s great to have Kelly on board, and we can’t wait to get across to Augusta again next April.

The packages we’ve been putting out have been hugely popular and already we’ve got 45 people joining us on the trip.”

“Followers of golf don’t need me to tell them, but The Masters really is something special.

You’re watching history with every stroke and to actually be there to witness Tiger’s chip or Bubba’s wedge, well it’s priceless.”

2016 SGH Masters packages are still available, and the difference, Hurd says, is in how bespoke the service is.

“At the end of the day, it’s your experience, so the itinerary is entirely up to you. Our job is simply to make sure that we’re there to help you every step of the way.”

Would you like to sample the experience of a lifetime at the 2016 Masters? Take a look at www.sghsportsmanagement.com for more information, or drop them a line at enquiries@sghsportmanagement.com

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Devel Golf The future of pitch mark repair You may not have heard of Devel Golf given that they only launched in November 2015.

However, given their creative designs, it is a brand you will soon be hearing lots more about.

With a focus on innovation and quality, Devel Golf aim to break from conventional golfing traditions and create products with a functional difference. Their first product, The Devel Pitchfork, epitomises this ideology.

Designed and manufactured in the UK, The Devel Pitchfork is a revolutionary new type of pitch mark repair tool. Comprising a unique three prong design, The Devel Pitchfork delivers improved pitch mark repair by ensuring only damaged turf is repaired.

Duncan Campbell, the founder of Devel Golf, said: “The three prong design corresponds to the shape of a pitch mark. The longer central prong penetrates to the base, while the two outer prongs repair the edges of the mark.

The result is less damage to the soil surrounding the impact area and faster repair.”

“The technique for effective pitch mark repair remains the same with The Devel Pitchfork.

Simply insert the Pitchfork at the edge of the pitch mark and gently pull the edges inwards.

Repeat this several times and the pitch mark will be fully repaired with minimal damage to the greens.”

“We believe The Devel Pitchfork is the future of pitch mark repair. We spent over 8 months developing the product, constantly refining and improving to get it to where it is today.

Whether it be the three prong design, the high quality anodised aluminium, laser etched logo or chamfered prongs, we believe The Devel Pitchfork is the essential accessory for any golfer.”

“The Devel Pitchfork is the first of many new accessories the company hopes to launch – with further products planned for 2016.”

The Devel Pitchfork comes with magnetic ball marker and is packaged in a beautiful presentation tin, making it the perfect gift for any golfer. For corporate and society orders the ball marker and packaging sleeve can be customised with a chosen logo or text (min order required).

The Devel Pitchfork is available to buy now from the Devel Golf website for £7.99.

Further information and purchase details can be found at www.develgolf.com

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After the excitement of Danny Willett’s last gasp Masters win, the final stages of the 2016 Heathland Classic was able to match all the drama and tension as closely as any amateur tournament could possibly hope for.

The 180 competitors in the three day competition were down to a final two teams in contention as the pairs started the back nine at Notts. Howley Hall’s Phil Staunton (9) and Martin Barber (8) had led from day one with outright victories at both Sherwood Forest and Lindrick and had a 4 point cushion from second placed Andrew (14) and Simon Green (5) from Sudbrook Moor. The Green brothers were the reigning Champions and determined to keep their hands on the trophy - the back nine is were the real drama commenced.

Day one started at Sherwood Forest in near perfect conditions. The recent dry spell had made the fairways very firm and that added to the challenge of the course that was beautifully presented. Gary Strang (secretary) “excitement was high as everyone collected their goody bags and were announced on the tee by the starter.” Early scores of 41 points recorded by Paul York and John Tilley (Burghley Park) tied with Dan Crouch and Thom Gallager (Crews

Hill) looked to have set the bar until Staunton and Barber posted a very impressive 43 points with the Green brothers ominously positioned in joint second to signal the dogfight that was to follow.

Onto day two at Lindrick where new course manager Neil Horton had the fast greens matching the reputation that Lindrick has always been famous for, or judging by the scoring maybe that should be infamous?

Course knowledge proved to be invaluable as the Lindrick pairing of Julian Maturi and Jon Simpkin were clubhouse leaders for most of the day with a 42 point tally and clubmates Bailey Gill and David Allsopp next best only one behind but late in the day Staunton and Barber threw in a spectacular 24 point score on the back nine to finish on 43 points and take their second daily prize. The Green brothers stayed in contention with 39 points whilst Peter Crockford and Tim Lloyd (Puttenham) took the third place prize on countback.

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Simon Green, Notts Captain, , Clive Bentley and Andrew Green with trophy

Day three at Notts saw all the pairings going out in (reverse) leaderboard order which paired the overall leaders Staunton and Barber last out with Andrew and Simon Green defending a 6 point margin. While the order of play has a feeling of the ‘walk of shame’ for the early starters there was still a lot to play for with a cash prize for a hole in one on the 5th and a trip to the 2017 Masters for two for a hole in one on the 9th. Golfbreaks.com sponsored the prize with a value of £12,000 and manager Graham Collins was on the hole ready to make the award. He said “It was great to meet everyone who had obviously really enjoyed the whole event and I was willing someone to knock it in and have the dilemma over who to take with them to Augusta”. Sadly no one took the prize.

Roy Sammons (Hinault) collected a £50 voucher as a consolation prize.

The 5th however was a different story with Graham Rye (11) aceing the hole and taking with it the £1,500 cash prize, no doubt his fellow members at Bondhay will be joining him to celebrate his success as he also aced the 3rd at Lindrick in the 2015 Yorkshire Challenge, the odds of that double must be enormous!

With the threat of heavy rain in the air on the final day at Notts, secretary Martyn Bonner did a fantastic job keeping play moving and the course held up superbly to the rain as the early starters took advantage of the drier conditions.

Bondhay’s Michael Wheatley and David Collins put a disappointing two days behind them to post a magnificent 45 points and be clear clubhouse leaders by early afternoon. The competition uses the Golf Genius live scoring system so all competitors can see the scores via an App on their phone at both the halfway and 18th hole. Tournament Director Luke Allen told us “the Golf Genius system adds to the event and makes it just like a professional competition where you can watch how you are doing on a live basis. It creates a lot of excitement in the clubhouses and gives immediate feedback to

all the players, we don’t want to inconvenience anyone by having to ‘ring the proshop’ the next day, that’s too much like the 1990’s and not consistent with our mission to provide the best environment that we can for our competitors.”

As the rain set in the leading pack were in the clubhouse. A total of 120 points had the overall prize tied between three teams. Leading team was Jonathan Graves and Michael Upton (Kenwick Park) on countback from two Lindrick pairs, father and son team Steve and Chad Gee (grandad was further back with 113) and Sam Rook and Neil Conway who were all anxiously consulting the screens and their phones for news of the final four ball.

As they stood on the 10th tee the Green’s had narrowed the gap to 4 points and it was a virtual matchplay event now. A gross birdie with a shot from Andrew Green on the 11th closed the gap to 2 points, the 14th saw them level as Andrew notched a 3 pointer against just one from Phil and the early leaders were now

behind for the first time in 43 holes. Andrew’s good form continued with 10 points from the last 4 holes, closing the door on Phil and Martin who could only counter with 7, to retain their title, the trophy and £600 in cash in addition to the day prizes.

Gracious in defeat Phil said “It’s difficult to maintain your form over three consecutive days on three top and very tough tracks such as these. The winners know Notts very well and it showed. They turned the day into a matchplay event and put us under pressure at every turn, we just couldn’t get on the tee first. They played very well, congratulations to them, they won it on merit, we didn’t lose it.”

Phil Green said “We’re speechless, after our start our expectations were to try for a top three spot and as the conditions became tougher we just kept going. To win the title again is unbelievable.” Andrew added “We are very competitive and though we never thought we could do it again we just never gave in. We had that little bit of luck you always need if you are going to win and then we just kept going and going.”

For the record the Notts Captain Clive Bentley presented a large collection of trophies and day prizes to the Greens who also won the Notts title with 45 points on count back from Wheatley and Collins with Graves and Upton in third place. For those wanting to enter the event in 2017 news from the secretary at Sudbrook Moor is that in recognition of his success Andrew Green is being cut 2 shots to a handicap of 12, perhaps giving the field a chance of preventing the treble? heathlandgolfclassic.co.uk

Martin Barber, Cpt, Clive Bentley, Phil Stanton, Second Place

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Turn Eight starts at the front The motorsport season aligns well with the golf season, so it made sense for us to renew our relationship with our driving friends for another term. The team race locally at Oulton Park on June 25th, contact us for tickets!

With the intention of bringing greater awareness to your courses and providing interesting content away from the course we have teamed up with Turn Eight Racing. The team races in the National Toyo Tyres Porsche Championship with the BRSCC. Driver Gavin Johnson is an 11 Handicapper, Jess Shanahan a 28 and Pip Hammond is currently spending time at the range learning to play. Pip has certainly mastered driving as the report below clarifies! The team has recently received nationwide coverage in industry and local press and is guaranteed television coverage via Sky TV Motors Channel throughout the season.

All of the team will spend some time at The Golf Guide Tour events this year and will spread good word of our publication and your course far and wide. The team are always looking for support so if you would like to get involved please contact jess@turneight.co.uk or the drivers via twitter @gavinjohnson09 @racerhammond or facebook www.facebook.com/gavinjohnsonracing www.facebook.com/pip-hammond

Turn Eight Racing has begun its first ever season in the best possible way. Entering a Porsche 924 in the BRSCC Toyo Tires Porsche Championship season opener at Snetterton.

The car was qualified in second position and driven to victory in all three races, registering fastest lap in each - driven on this occasion by Lincolnshire racer Pip Hammond.

The weekend had begun with the final finishing touches to the car’s livery with team boss Jess Shanahan. As simple as this would seem, applying decals has perhaps the largest single impact in terms of appearance - so many swears and pursed lips later, the car sat looking beautiful. We hope you’ll agree!

Starting the first race alongside championship favourite Nizar El-Chamaa, the battle that could have been was extinguished early. El-Chamaa was tipped into a lap 1 spin by a slow-starting car from the Boxster class, and Hammond was able to make a small gap to the chasing pack until the race was ended early for a crash between

two other cars. Victory number one in the first attempt for the team!

Race two was a much more exciting affair. After a botched start, Hammond was fourth into the first corner but rallied back to retake the lead by the end of lap two with a thrilling move at the high speed Coram bend. From there the gap grew to over eight seconds by the end of the race, with the fastest lap of the weekend. Two from two!

The third race of each weekend features a full reverse grid, which put Hammond on the back row, but after a great start he entered the third corner in third position already! By the end of the lap it was second, and shortly into lap two, the Turn Eight Porsche was back in the lead!

Hammond then paced himself while managing the car’s worn brake pads, although still did enough to come away with fastest lap a third victory in two days. He was also awarded the tradition “Barn Ruche” Trophy, first awarded in 1973 to a victorious driver at Snetterton in a championship chosen by the circuit’s marshals as the most entertaining - and had not been awarded since 2013.

Hammond was a little shocked with the success first time out: “I’m really surprised we were competitive straight away like that! We are both still learning the car and making the transition from front wheel drive so to be so successful this early in the season is way beyond expectations, and with more track time and experience we’ll just keep getting faster! I’m really keen to see how Gavin [Johnson] gets on in the next round” Turn Eight Racing would like to thank partners Turn Eight Motorsport PR, The Golf Guide, Compomotive Motorsport Wheels, Orion Group and Humberside Tints - Vinyl Wrapping - without whom racing this season would not be possible.

Round two is 14-15 May at Rockingham in Northamptonshire, and this time Runcorn’s Gavin Johnson will be at the wheel.

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The Dukes Course St Andrews The Duke’s Golf Club is a heathland masterpiece in the Home of Golf set in a spectacular location above St Andrews with panoramic views over the surrounding countryside and sea.

Created in the mid 1990s by five times Open Champion, Peter Thomson, the Duke’s opened with Royal patronage when His Royal Highness, the Duke of York, played the inaugural tee shot. The course achieved Championship status within a year.

A decade later, the Duke’s was acquired by its current owner and became part of the five red-star Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa. The hotel, right alongside the Old Course in St Andrews, offers 144 rooms including 35 suites and five unique dining experiences - from the 3 AA rosette-awarded Road Hole Restaurant to the world’s most famous 19th hole, the Jigger Inn. It also boasts an award-winning Spa complete with rooftop hot tub.

The Duke’s new owners, Kohler Co., instigated substantial works to improve the course’s drainage. It was a complete transformation, overseen by American golf course architect, Tim Liddy, a protégé of Pete Dye. The course reopened in 2006.

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The Dukes Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa St Andrews KY16 9SP Telephone: 01334 470214 Email enquiries via website www.PlayTheDukes.com

How to Find

Directions to The Duke’s Once you are on the A91 from the south or A919 from Dundee, you will come to the village of Guardbridge, roughly 3 miles from St Andrews. After the village of Guardbridge, take the first road on the right – signposted Strathkinness/Craigtoun. Go through the village of Strathkinness; then continue straight ahead at the junction towards Craigtoun Country Park. At the next junction, turn left - signposted Craigtoun/The Duke’s.

The Duke’s Course entrance is ½ mile along the road on the right side.

Facilities · Buggy Hire · Lesson and development sessions with our professionals · Pro Shop including Club Hire · Corporate & Private Memberships · Meeting & Conference facilities · Lessons, including · Six dining option across the Resort · Award winning Whisky bar · 144 Rooms, including luxury suites · Spa treatments, including golf massages · Thermal Suite

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 7512 • 7002 • 6550 • 6130 • 5216 H OLE

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PAR

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PAR

5 479

10

4

400

2

4 437

11

5

552

3

3 152

12

3

189

4

4 375

13

4

386

5

4 328

14

4

408

6

5 525

15

4

393

7

4 435

16

3

188

8

3 175

17

4

386

9

4 374

18

4

368

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The Duke’s Course is situated on a Scottish Estate minutes from the Hotel, and there is a courtesy transfer for all resort residents.

The golfing pedigree behind the resort - Kohler Golf - is substantial.

The Kohler Co. portfolio includes The American Club Resort-Hotel in Wisconsin, USA. The resort owns both Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run - both created by Dye - and have hosted several Championships including the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open on the Original Championship Course at Blackwolf Run. A few weeks after The Open returned to St Andrews in 2015, Whistling Straits hosted the PGA Championship. It is also the host venue for the 2020 Ryder Cup. Today, the Duke’s is recognised as offering an incredible choice for golfers of all abilities. Each hole has five separate tee positions - so appeals to golfers at every level. It lays claim to the title of “Britain’s toughest course” playing in excess of 7,500 yards from its tiger tees.

Positioned by Golf World in the UK’s ‘Top 100’, it is highly regarded as one of the finest heathland championship courses in the UK and hosted the 2014 International European Amateur Championship.

The Duke’s has its own Academy, led by Head Professional Ayden Robert-Jones. Ayden and his team offer one of most comprehensive golf teaching services available. First-class facilities include a driving range, putting green and chipping and bunker area. Lesson and course types are tailored for everyone from complete beginners to more experienced players and include a variety of coaching classes.

The resort works closely with the St Andrews Links Trust - and is able to make reservations on courses in St Andrews as well as those wishing to travel and experience courses further afield.

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The View is unbeatable at The Open Making its first appearance at The 145TH Open at Royal Troon, ‘The View’ is the prestigious on-course hospitality choice designed especially for client relationship building.

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With its dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows and luxurious setting, this à la carte restaurant on the upper level of the Hospitality Pavilion becomes your own theatre overlooking the 15th hole and Firth of Clyde beyond.

The atmosphere is a deliberate mix of VIP first class lounge and starred contemporary fine dining restaurant. From arrival, guests will be treated to the finest selection of food and drink, including a full Scottish breakfast, four course lunch featuring local produce and signature wines, afternoon tea and a complimentary bar throughout the day including wine, beer, Champagne, house spirits and soft drinks. From this sophisticated setting guests will enjoy an unparalleled view of the world’s best golfers as they compete for the coveted Claret Jug. The Open now offers four distinct ticket and hospitality inclusive experiences, all situated right at the heart of the action. In addition to

The View restaurant, The Premier Suites also offer elevated views and a private retreat for groups of 30 or more. The 1860 Club captures the heritage of the Championship amidst a historic clubhouse design, while The Champions Club features a casual made-to-order menu perfect for guests looking to relax and enhance their day at golf’s greatest Championship.

All of The Open hospitality experiences include parking and Fast Track entry privileges, easy access to live TV coverage, private washrooms and golf related entertainment. Only official hospitality includes tickets and over 10 hours of entertainment on-course. Prices start from £345ex vat on Championship days.

To book your official hospitality experience for The 145TH Open or for further details please contact our hospitality advisors at Hospitality@TheOpen.com or by calling +44 (0) 844 371 0883

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Longhirst Hall Golf Club

Longhirst Hall golf course near Morpeth in Northumberland has become a must play venue on the North East circuit. Boasting two 18 hole courses in The Lakes and The Dawson, as well as the 2015 addition of the driving range and academy, Longhirst has all there is too offer for visiting groups and corporate days, or indeed annual membership.

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both courses have matured beautifully, with the quality of fairways and greens really becoming renowned. The addition in 2015 of the driving range has been the final piece in offering golfers all they need at one venue. 14 bays, powertees, quality balls, chipping green with bunkers, and teaching bay, offers all you need for the perfect environment in which to practice. This has become a magnet for some of the areas top players, including Garrick Porteous of the Challenge tour, who hones his skills prior to

For five years now the venue has hosted the PGA Europro Tour which is featured on Sky sports, as well as, being a regular on the corporate and charity day circuit. Having two courses offers the flexibility to accommodate golfers any day of the week, on the two layouts that have been very highly reviewed on independent review sites. The courses are based around the Florida style Lakeland layouts and feature many water hazards and an abundance of wildlife. Catch the swans land on a tranquil pond early in the morning, and it is a sight to behold. The Par 3 6th on The Lakes is a treasure of a hole. Measuring only 140 yards you play from an elevated tee down to an island green. Take a 3 any day and walk of with sigh of relief. The par 4 5th on The Dawson is also a fantastic hole. Over 400 yards, a good drive is required to allow the second shot, over a moat around the green, to have any chance of a par.

Use your handicap on here and lay up. Leave with a bogey and walk to the 6th in the hope of a birdie on the par 5. Since its opening in 1997,

jetting off to events. Longhirst also has a relaxed and unrushed feel, which transends from the course into the modern clubhouse, where you can relax after your game. A great team of professionals headed by Carl Nicholls offer all your need in the superbly stocked pro shop, as well as, great lesson and teaching packages, all using the latest technology to really iron those problems. All in all, Longhirst has a bit of everything and certainly has to be on your must visit list for 2016. www.longhirstgolf.co.uk

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North Yorkshire Introduction

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is England’s largest county with an area of more than 800,000 hectares to explore. The county is fascinating, and no matter what your interest or time to spare, offers a huge range of activities and attractions.

The county of North Yorkshire stretches across Northern England from its spectacular coastline in the East, across Moors and fertile valleys to the Dales in the West, and attracts millions of tourists who flock to see its traditional market towns, beautiful countryside and historic sites. The county’s greatest asset is its wonderful scenery, whether

it is the NorthYork Moors, to be enjoyed on foot, by car or steam railway or the beauty and tranquillity of the Yorkshire Dales.

Both the Dales and the Moors have been brought into people’s living rooms across the world by the success of television series such as the stories of James Herriot and the Heartbeat adventures. Along the 45 miles of coastline there are the traditional resorts of Scarborough and Filey and Whitby. The ruins of monasteries scatter the county at places such as Rievaulx, Jervaulx and Fountains Abbey - a World Heritage site.

The Harrogate District is a mixture of beautiful landscapes, flourishing towns, villages and heritage sites. Harrogate has a rich spa history, combined with parks, gardens and floral displays. Close by is the medieval market town of Knaresborough, famous for its 14th Century ruined castle and Mother Shiptons Cave.

There are also spectacular memories of bygone days in North Yorkshire with magnificent structures which have stood for centuries.

Selby Abbey and Ripon Cathedral are two of the finest examples of English architecture to be found anywhere in the world. North Yorkshire is indeed a land of diversity.

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2

Pickering

A170 1

6 Ripon

Malton

A65 A61

Skipton

A59

Harrogate

A19

A1

7

A64

5 A1(M)

York

A629

9 M1

3

A19 Selby

M62

1. Ganton 2. Kirkbymoorside 3. KP Club 4. Malton and Norton 5. Oakdale

6. Ripon City 7. Sandburn Hall 8. Scarborough North Cliff 9. Scarthingwell

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Ganton Golf Club Ganton Golf Club, ranked in the top 30 of Europe’s Championship courses, has hosted many national and international tournaments and is a perfect place to play golf.

“Ganton is one of golf’s historical shrines, a club with a tiny clubhouse, a wonderful course and a reputation that stretches around the world.”

John Hopkins, Golf Correspondent, The Times

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The Ganton Golf Club Station Road, Ganton Scarborough, YO12 4PB Telephone: 01944 710329 secretary@gantongolfclub.com www.gantongolfclub.com

How to Find

GANTON

Ganton is situated close to the A64, the main road between York and Scarborough. For SatNav users, the postcode is YO12 4PA. If you are travelling by car, the course is about 35 minutes drive on the A64 from York.

If travelling by train, there is a regular service from York to nearby Malton, Seamer and Scarborough stations.

York is on the East Coast mainline (London-Edinburgh) and offers regular direct services straight into Manchester International Airport.

Facilities Bar, 4 Lounges, Dining Room, Putting Green, Large Practise Ground, Short Game Practice area, Buggy and Trolley Hire, Caddiemaster, Caddies and Professional Shop.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6935 • 6724 (73) • 6445 • 6014 (76) H OLE

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H OLE

PAR

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10

3

165

2

4 395

11

4

398

3

4 288

12

4

357

4

4 365

13

5

497

5

3 148

14

4

278

6

5 438

15

4

427

7

4 414

16

4

427

8

4 368

17

4

235

9

5 499

18

4

387

Nestling in the Vale of Pickering, east of York and a few miles from the coastal resort of Scarborough, a day at Ganton is a day to remember.

Golf was first played at Ganton in the summer of 1891 on a course laid out by Tom Chisholm of St Andrews who had assistance from Robert Bird, the Club’s first professional and head greenkeeper.

The site chosen then formed part of Sir Charles Legard’s Ganton Estate and was very rough ground, covered with whins and many varieties of grasses and wild flowers. Thousands of years previously this area had been submerged as part of an inlet from the North Sea, and the natural sandy subsoil was an ideal place to develop a golf course.

Distance from Scarborough was eleven miles by road, but development was more influenced by the North Eastern Railway Line with Ganton Halt being ¼ mile from the Clubhouse. The proximity of a railway was often a factor in the development of golf courses in the 19th Century, particularly so in Ganton’s case as the membership extended to those living in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Ganton was soon established as a course where history was to be made. In 1896 Harry Vardon came as professional and it was during his stay (to 1903) that he won the first three of his six Open Championships, and it was to Ganton that he brought back the U.S. Championship Trophy in 1900.

Ganton has hosted a succession of major amateur and professional tournaments for men and women. In 1964 the Amateur Championship was played with Michael Lunt just failing to defend from the previous year, losing to Gordon Clark in the final at the 39th.

In staging the Amateur Championship again in 1977 (Peter McEvoy, the 1999 and 2001 Walker Cup Captain, was the winner) and 1991 (the winner was Gary Wolstenholme) Ganton remains the only inland course to have held the competition. Indeed Gary Player once said of Ganton that it is the only inland course worthy of holding the Open Championship.

Ganton is proud to have been so closely linked with the story of British golf. Deep and prolific bunkers, savage rough and impenetrable gorse have made for a searching examination of the game’s best players.

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Kirkbymoorside Golf Club Manor Vale Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6EG Telephone: 01751 431525 enqs@kirkbymoorsidegolf.co.uk www.kirkbymoorsidegolf.co.uk

How to Find

KIRKBYMOORSIDE

Approaching Kirkbymoorside from Thirsk on the A170, turn left at the roundabout into the town (if approaching from Pickering turn right). Follow the main street until you reach a mini roundabout at the top of the town. Turn left, and then take the first turning right (brown sign to golf course) about 150 yards down the road. Follow the road (Manor Vale) through the wood until you reach the Golf Club car park.

Kirkbymoorside Golf Club offers a challenging golf course set in a beautiful, quiet, rural surrounding on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.

to test your golf on a gem of a course in the peace and tranquillity of superb countryside then you can do no better than enjoy the hospitality offered at Kirkbymoorside Golf Club.

Whatever the time of year, you will be impressed with the spectacular scenery and the peace and quiet which will surround you during the whole of your round. The view over the moors from the 13th tee is unsurpassed in the whole of the North of England. Looking away from the moors, the course offers distant views of the Yorkshire Wolds and The Hambleton Hill – both areas of outstanding natural beauty. If you want

Signature Holes Like all courses, Kirkbymoorside has its signature holes. Whatever your handicap the ‘right to left’ drive from the 7th tee will provide a true test to those seeking par and the 10th is not named the ‘widow maker’ for nothing. It’s a tough drive on the par four 13th, but the view from the tee out to the moors past the village of Gillamoor, makes even the poorest tee shot (almost) forgettable.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Practice Ground, Putting Green, Trolley Hire, Buggies, Trolleys, Pro Shop, Lessons

Course Information 18 holes, Par 69. SS 70 • 6207 • 5954 (70) • 5422 (73) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

3 123

10

4

315

2

4 412

11

5

441

3

3 187

12

4

261

4

4 362

13

4

409

5

4 385

14

5

510

6

3 148

15

3

175

7

4 417

16

4

378

8

4 267

17

4

411

9

4 439

18

4

314

Summer Society Packages from £30 Winter Society Packages from £20 For more information contact www.kirkbymoorsidegolf.co.uk

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The KP, Pocklington, York, YO42 1UF Telephone: 01759 303090 ashley@thekp.co.uk www.thekp.co.uk How to Find

KP CLUB

From York: Join the A1079 signposted Hull. Follow signs for York and travel past Wilberfoss. Turn left at Barmby Moor signposted B1246. Follow the signs for Driffield Warter. Carry on the B1246.

Go past Woldgate College and turn left signposted Kilnwick Perct Golf Club.

From Hull: Join the a1079 signposted York. Follow signs for York and travel through Shiptonthorpe and Hayton.

Turn right at the Yorkway Motel onto the B1247. At first roundabout take the exit signposted Driffield & Warter. Turn right onto the B1246.

Go past Woldgate College and turn left signposted Kilnwick Perct Golf Club.

Facilities Stylish award winning Clubhouse, Bar, Restaurant and fantastic function room / conference facilities, Luxury Lodges, Astroturf Driving range, Putting Green, Short Game area, Designer Golf Boutique, Club Hire, Cart Hire, Buggy Hire Course Information 18 holes, Par 70 • 6035 • 5842 • 5158 (71) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 416

10

4

347

2

4 370

11

4

283

3

3

94

12

5

460

4

5 594

13

4

308

5

5 451

14

4

350

6

3 186

15

3

157

7

4 378

16

4

346

8

4 375

17

3

157

9

3 162

18

4

405

Imagine 18 holes of championship golf set around 120 acres of natural beauty, with the Stunning Yorkshire Wolds as your vista!

The KP estates’ rolling terrain adds a challenge to every shot of its 6035 yard par 70, testing every aspect of your game.

As soon as you set foot into the Glasshouse you will witness a truly unique golfing experience laid before you, from the welcome and the laid back vibe to your check in and the apres golf celebrations.

At KP Club you will leave feeling fantastic and eagerly anticipating your next round...

KP Clubs rapid rise as one of the areas top golfing destinations has seen us stage ‘The William Hunt Trilby Tour’ in 2010, 2011 and 2012 - an event watched by millions of viewers on Sky Sports TV. Signature Hole The signature hole of the course is the Par 5, 4th hole that measures 605 yards. The fairway is guarded by a huge old oak tree before a tight approach to a well guarded green; the views from this green take in the Vale of York and York Minster itself , quite often playing into the prevailing wind – a hole whereby a par on here really is a fantastic score.

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Malton & Norton Golf Club Welham Park Malton, YO17 9QE Telephone: 01653 697912 secretary@mngc.co.uk www.maltonandnortongolfclub.co.uk

MALTON & NORTON

How to Find From A1(M), exit A1 at junction 44 on to A64 York. Follow A64 for approx’ 20 miles, exit A64 at Malton sign on to York road to traffic lights in centre of Malton. Turn right in to Castlegate, over railway line, right on to Welham road, travel approx’ one mile turn right in to Golf Club.

Welcome to Malton and Norton Golf Club, a twenty seven hole course of three contrasting loops providing challenge and enjoyment for members and visitors alike and ideally situated between York and Scarborough with marvellous views of the North Yorkshire Moors.

Maintained to the highest standards and set in beautiful parkland, Malton & Norton Golf Club challenges golfers of all abilities with its mature trees, strategically placed bunkers, ponds and streams.

Witness to the quality of the golf at Malton & Norton can be found in the fact that the club is the “home club” of European Tour

Pro Simon Dyson and leading British lady amateur Emma Brown nee Duggleby.

You will find everything you need at the club.

Challenging and rewarding golf on a choice of superb and easy walking courses; a genuine and warm welcome; first class beer, wine and spirits together with excellent food, friendly and efficient staff and an ambience increasingly demanded in the modem world of golf.

Signature Hole: 4th, Par 3, 196 yards (white tee) With a beautiful view from the tee over Malton and Norton and the Moors, a long iron shot is needed to find the heart of the green.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, 12 Bay Driving Range, Short Game Area with Practice Bunkers, Putting Green, Trolley Hire, Buggies, Pro Shop, Custom Fitting, Lessons Course Information 27 hole Parkland Course Three loops of 9 Welham: 18 holes, Par 72 Holes 1-9 & 10-18 • 6423 • 6102 • 5447 Park: 18 holes, Par 72 Holes 10-18 & 19-27 • 6164 • 5909 • 5410 Derwent: 18 holes, Par 72 Holes 19-27 & 1-9 • 6257 • 6039 • 5437

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Oakdale Golf Club Oakdale Glen Harrogate, HG1 2LN Telephone: 01423 567162 manager@oakdalegolfclub.co.uk www.oakdalegolfclub.co.uk

How to Find

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, Trolley Hire, Buggies, Electric Trolleys, Pro Shop, Mizuno Club Fitting, Lessons

18 holes, Par 71 • 6484 • 6061 • 5513 (72) PAR

Renowned for its famous Spa Baths and visitor attractions, there are many reasons to visit Harrogate, but none are more valid than the opportunity to try out the sensational course at Oakdale Golf Club, bizarrely, within a ten minute walk of the town.

Established in 1914 and designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie, Oakdale’s unique mix of moor and parkland has earned it a reputation to rival even the very best venues in Northern England.

Course Information

H OLE

OAKDALE

From A1(M): Take the A659 exit toward Wetherby/A168/Otley. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Wattle Syke/A58/A659 heading to Wetherby/A168/Collingham/Otley. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Boston Rd/A661. Turn left at Market Pl/A661, Turn right at Harrogate Rd/ A661. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Knaresborough Rd/ A6040. Continue onto York Pl/A61.

At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto W Park St/A61. Turn left at Kent Rd, Take the 2nd right onto Oakdale.

Take the 1st right onto Oakdale Glen.

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 323

10

4

381

2

5 476

11

5

477

3

3 180

12

3

157

4

4 397

13

4

331

5

5 548

14

4

431

6

3 171

15

4

374

7

4 376

16

3

139

8

4 373

17

5

483

9

3 138

18

4

306

Moreover, few facilities offer such a close tie with accommodation in the adjacent town centre, providing the

ideal stay and play situation.

At just under 6,500 yards, the course offers a true test to golfers of varying abilities, generous fairways and beautiful scenery abounds.

Set in 130 acres of naturally undulating terrain, you can expect to come across a diverse range of wildlife, with foxes and roe deer a common sight.

With no two holes the same, it’s a well know fact that scoring at Oakdale depends on how well you negotiate the par 3s with both the 9th and 12th protected by water.

Sunday offer £75 pp OR £280 per 4 ball - To include soup & sandwich before golf, 18 holes of golf followed by a 2 course supper with coffee in the clubhouse. Tee times for this offer available from 1pm onwards.

GREEN FEES: 1ST APRIL - 31ST OCTOBER 2015 MONDAY - FRIDAY = £45 pp OR £160 per 4 ball* MONDAY - FRIDAY TWILIGHT = £30pp (after 4pm) MONDAY - FRIDAY 27 HOLE =ADDITIONAL £20pp*

MONDAY - FRIDAY 36 HOLE = ADDITIONAL £25pp* SATURDAY & SUNDAY = £55 pp OR £200 per 4 ball SATURDAY & SUNDAY TWILIGHT =£40pp (after 4pm)

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Ripon City Golf Club Palace Road, Ripon North Yorkshire, HG4 3HH Telephone: 01765 603640 secretary@riponcitygolfclub.com www.riponcitygolfclub.com

How to Find

RIPON CITY

Club is located 1 mile north of Ripon city centre on the A6108 and approximately: - 5 to 6 miles from the A1 - 8 miles south of Masham via A6108 - 12 miles west of Thirsk - 13 miles north of Harrogate via the A61 From the A1(M): Turn off at A61 junction off the A1 towards Ripon. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Sharow Ln/A6108. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto North Rd/ A6108. Turn right at Palace Rd/A6108.

Turn right at Park Lane to Club.

A warm welcome awaits at Ripon, where beautiful, peaceful rural surroundings provide the perfect backdrop to a spectacular golf course with spectacular views of the North Yorkshire Moors, the city’s Cathedral, and surrounding countryside.

Recently described as an “absolute gem” in the golfing media, an excellent test awaits players of all abilities. The natural topography allows the presentation of some challenging holes and exciting greens. Accolades continue, particularly for greens which are excellently presented all year round. The course drains superbly, rarely closes, and sees few restrictions, and new bunkering on holes 5 & 7 have been open since springtime.

RIPON CITY GOLF CLUB

Superb range of Society & Corporate packages Great deals for new members Please Contact the Secretary for details: secretary@riponcitygolfclub.com

New members are welcome - our fees are extremely competitive and provide tremendous value, currently with no joining fee.

All memberships include a discount card for food and drink, and new reciprocal agreements with 2 other fine North Yorkshire clubs give members the option to play 3 courses with no increase subscription.

Visitors are always welcome, and the club remains popular with groups and societies.

Please check out the new website for our most popular packages : if not ideal we can tailor golf days to your own special requirements.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Private function facilities, Covered Floodlit Range, Putting Green, Pitching & Chipping Areas, Buggy & Trolley Hire, Pro Shop, Tuition, Swing Studio Course Information 18 holes, Par 70 • 6084 • 5780 (71) • 5557 (73) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

3 149

10

4

393

2

4 378

11

4

462

3

5 504

12

4

363

4

4 358

13

5

545

5

3 167

14

3

162

6

4 287

15

4

357

7

3 192

16

4

370

8

4 302

17

4

360

9

4 291

18

4

444

OPEN COMPETITIONS 2016 Mon 4th July

MENS SUMMER AM AM

Team of 4

£60 per team

Thu 28th July

SENIORS Summer Open

4BBB Stableford

£30 per pair

Fri 29th July

LADIES Summer AM AM

Team of 4 Stableford : 2 to count

£40 per team

Sat 30th July

MENS Summer Open

4BBB Stableford

£30 per pair

Sun 31st July

MIXED Summer AM AM

1 man + 1 lady to count Stableford

£50 per team

Sun 18th Sept

MENS Autumn AM AM

Team of 4

£60 per team

To book a tee time please visit www.riponcitygolfclub.com Reservations can be made ONLINE or via the DOWNLOADABLE BOOKING FORM

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SCARBOROUGH NORTH CLIFF

Scarborough North Cliff Golf Club North Cliff Avenue, Scarborough, YO12 6PP Telephone: 01723 355397 info@northcliffgolfclub.co.uk www.northcliffgolfclub.co.uk

How to Find Directions From A64: Head South on A64 towards Scarborough. Turn left onto B1258 the B1258 turns slightly right and becomes A170 Continue to follow A170. Go through 1 roundabout , at the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Stepney Drive. Sharp left onto Scalby Road / A171 turn right onto Green Lane continue onto Cross Lane. Go through 1 roundabout.

Continue onto North Cliff Avenue.

Facilities Clubhouse with free car parking and breathtaking views or Scarborough Castle and North Bay where members and their guests can relax and enjoy a meal, snack or refreshments in our extensive catering and bar facilities.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6493 • 6130 • 5595 (73) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 284

10

4

409

2

4 468

11

3

160

3

4 327

12

4

392

4

4 354

13

4

309

5

5 487

14

4

329

6

4 430

15

3

212

7

3 148

16

4

396

8

5 488

17

4

385

9

5 519

18

4

396

Although Scarborough North Cliff Golf Club dates back to 1909, the present course was designed by James Braid and established in 1928. The course starts on the cliff top and then moves inland threading its way between trees and spinneys, with lovely views of the North Yorkshire Moors before returning to the cliff top for the final three holes.

The course is sufficiently undulating to be interesting without being excessively hilly and is a tough but fair test for golfers of all abilities. With the prevailing wind from the west the first five holes provide a stiff test of golf and par on these holes is a good start.

The short 7th and the par 5s at 8 and 9 provide some respite before the next major test “Amen corner” (10, 11 and 12) is tackled.

Hole 10 requires a long straight drive and the 11th is a memorable hole played from an elevated tee over water to a green surrounded by trees.The 12th is a testing dogleg played around trees to the right to a raised green.

The 13th and 14th are birdie chances as the course winds its way back to the 15th tee where once again the sea comes into view.

The homeward run has glorious sea views across the North Bay towards the Castle before arriving back at the Clubhouse where a welcome drink awaits.

Annual Golf Day at North Cliff Golf Course Friday 1st July, 2016 - Teams of 4 cost just £80 Registered Charity No: 207994

Main sponsors Lloyds Bank & Vantage Toyota

To enter your team please contact Jo Duck (Sec) or Fraser Kelley (Pro) 01723 355397 or via our website visitors booking system. All other enquiries to Derrick Arden, 07837496414 Halfway House, Raffles etc There will be a Prize presentation at approx 9 p.m. and entertainment in the club house during the evening so why not come along and enjoy the atmosphere The Scarborough & District Fundraising Group thank you for supporting our local Marie Curie Nurses

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Sandburn Hall Sandburn Hall, set amongst lakes and woodland, on the outskirts of York.

A unique venue with a fresh approach.

WINTER SOCIETY OFFERS 1st November 2015 - 31st March 2016

Package A Coffee & Bacon Roll on arrival 18 Holes of Golf £20 per person

Package B Coffee & Bacon Roll on arrival 18 Holes of Golf 2 or 3 Course Meal From £30 per person

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Sandburn Hall Scotchman Lane Flaxton, York, YO60 7RB Telephone: 01904 469929 info@sandburnhall.co.uk www.sandburnhall.co.uk

11. How to Find

SANDBURN HALL

Situated just off the A64 between York & Malton. Travelling from York, take the left turn to Flaxton, Sandburn Hall is first turn on the left.

Facilities 18 Bay Covered Driving Range 18 Hole Championship Golf Course Meeting and Conference Facilities Private Function Rooms Sports Hall Fully Stocked Golf Shop Sports Bar Tykes Restaurant

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6723 • 6443 • 5821 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

5 521

10

4

360

2

4 362

11

4

382

3

4 411

12

5

491

4

4 378

13

3

178

5

4 336

14

4

424

6

3 161

15

4

381

7

4 423

16

4

326

8

3 188

17

5

479

9

5 479

18

3

163

The Course Sandburn York Golf Course Plan - The Par 72, 6700 yard course set in beautiful Vale of York countryside is designed to challenge golfers of all abilities. Each of the 18 holes has unique challenges with woodlands, streams and lakes providing their own hazards.

The golf course was completed in 2004 and opened in 2005 and has already been recognised as one of the best courses in the area and hosts major amateur and professional county events. Since 2004 the 30 hectares of new tree plantations and large lakes have become a haven for many forms of wildlife which can be seen as you play your round.

The Clubhouse Our Clubhouse is a friendly and welcoming place for golfers and their guests to relax before and after their round.

The Sports Bar is a great meeting place to discuss the ups and downs of your game, whether in the bar or outside on the patio watching your friends finish off their round.

The Sports bar is also equipped with wi-fi technology, and a big screen so you can watch all the big sporting events.

The Sports Bar serves a fantastic range of snacks and light meals.

SUMMER SOCIETY RATES

Prices from 1st April - 31st October 2016. Valid for parties of 12 or more. Max 40.

Jorvik Package Coffee & Bacon Roll on arrival 18 Holes of Golf £32 weekday £35 weekend (Bank Holiday)

Ebor Package Coffee & Bacon Roll on arrival 18 Holes of Golf 2 Course Meal £42 weekday £45 weekend (Bank Holiday)

Minster Package Coffee & Bacon Roll on arrival 27 Holes of Golf Soup & Sandwiches 2 Course Meal £50 weekday £55 weekend (Bank Holiday)

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Scarthingwell Golf Course Scarthingwell Lane Tadcaster, LS24 9PF Telephone: 01937 557878 ben.burlingham@scarthingwellgolfcourse.co.uk www.scarthingwellgolfcourse.co.uk

How to Find

SCARTHINGWELL

Within easy driving distance of both Leeds and York, we are situated just outside of the village of Towton on the A162 which runs between Tadcaster and Sherburn-in-Elmet.

For those traveling from further afield, Scarthingwell is located within 10 minutes drive of the A1M and M1 motorways.

An easy-walking 18-hole course, Scarthingwell is set in tranquil rural surroundings and has become well established since its opening in 1990, providing a fair test for golfers of all abilities, as well as gaining a reputation for its friendly and informal atmosphere.

The Course is owned and managed by members of the Pick family who developed the site from jointly-owned land in the early 1990s and still live near by, having farmed in the area since 1925. Each of the partners plays an active role in the day-to-day operation of the Golf Course and at least one partner is usually on-site at most times of the day.

The Head Greenkeeper at Scarthingwell is John Waite, who has held the position since 1995. Together with his three assistants, John works closely with the owners in maintaining the excellent standard of the course.

Signature Holes You can enjoy stunning, panoramic views of the Yorkshire countryside on this course but remember to pay as much attention to the 9th and 10th holes.

The 9th is a tricky par-3 with an approach to a severely guarded green, whilst the 10th includes a dog leg and an approach over water.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Snooker Table, Putting Green, Pro Shop, Lessons, Club Repairs

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6631 • 6253 • 5544 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 420

10

4

408

2

4 385

11

4

368

3

4 365

12

3

138

4

3 146

13

4

378

5

5 468

14

5

514

6

5 526

15

4

320

7

4 268

16

5

505

8

4 379

17

4

354

9

3 122

18

3

189

Society Bookings: 1 free place when booking a society group of 20 players or more.

For details, contact Ben on 01937 557878 or email ben.burlingham@scarthingwellgolfcourse.co.uk

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North Yorkshire Directory

Aldwark Manor Telephone: 01347 838353 www.qhotels.co.uk

Hunley Hall Telephone: 01287 676216 www.hunleyhall.co.uk

Sandburn Hall Telephone: 01904 469922 www.sandburnhall.co.uk

Ampleforth College Telephone: 01439 788243 www.ampleforthgolf.co.uk

Ingelby Barwick Telephone: 01642 765 000 www.inglebygolf.co.uk

Scalm Park Telephone: 01757 210846 www.scalmpark.co.uk

Bedale Telephone: 01677 422443 www.bedalegolfclub.com

Kirkbymoorside Telephone: 01751 431525 www.kirkbymoorsidegolf.co.uk

Scarborough North Cliff Telephone: 01723 355397 www.ncgc.co.uk

Bentham Telephone: 015242 62455 www.benthamgolfclub.co.uk

Knaresborough Telephone: 01423 862690 www.knaresboroughgolfclub.co.uk

Scarborough South Cliff Telephone: 01723 374737 www.scarboroughgolfclub.co.uk

Catterick Telephone: 01748 833671 www.catterickgolfclub.co.uk

Malton & Norton Telephone: 01653 697912 www.maltonandnortongolfclub.co.uk

Scarthingwell Telephone: 01937 557878 www.scarthingwellgolfcourse.co.uk

Cleveland Telephone: 01642 483462 www.clevelandgolfclub.co.uk

Masham Telephone: 01765 688 054 www.mashamgolfclub.co.uk

Selby Telephone: 01757 228622 www.selbygolfclub.co.uk

Crimple Valley Telephone: 01423 883485 Website n/a

Middlesbrough Telephone: 01642 311515 www.middlesbroughgolfclub.co.uk

Settle Telephone: 01729 825288 www.settlegolfcourse.org

Drax Telephone: 01757 617228 www.draxgolfclub.co.uk

Middlesbrough Municipal Golf Centre Telephone: 01642 315533 www. middlesbrough.gov.uk

Skelton Park Golf Club Telephone: 01904 470 549 www.skeltonparkgolfcourse.co.uk

Easingwold Telephone: 01347 822474 www.easingwoldgolfclub.co.uk

Oakdale Telephone: 01423 567162 www.oakdalegolfclub.co.uk

Skipton Telephone: 01756 793922 www.skiptongolfclub.co.uk

Filey Telephone: 01723 513134 www.fileygolfclub.com

Pannal Telephone: 01423 872628 www.pannalgc.co.uk

Spofforth Telephone: 01423 872543 www.spofforthgolf.co.uk

Flaxby Park & Country Telephone: 01423 863444 www.flaxbyparkgolf.com

Pike Hills Telephone: 01904 700797 www.pikehillsgolfclub.co.uk

Swallow Hall Telephone: 01904 448889 www.swallowhall.co.uk

Forest of Galtres Telephone: 01904 766198 www.forestofgaltres.co.uk

Raven Hall Country House Hotel Telephone: 01723 870353 www.ravenhall.co.uk

The Oaks Telephone: 01757 288577 www.theoaksgolfclub.co.uk

Forest Park Telephone: 01904 400425 www.forestparkgolfclub.co.uk

Richmond Telephone: 01748 823231 www.richmondyorksgolfclub.co.uk

Thirsk & Northallerton Telephone: 01845 525115 www.tngc.co.uk

Fulford Telephone: 01904 413579 www.fulfordgolfclub.co.uk

Ripon City Telephone: 01765 603640 www.riponcitygolfclub.com

Whitby Telephone: 01947 602719 www.whitbygolfclub.co.uk

Ganton Telephone: 01944 710329 www.gantongolfclub.com

Romanby Telephone: 01609 778855 www.romanby.com

Wilton Telephone: 01642 465265 www.wiltongolfclub.co.uk

Harrogate Telephone: 01423 862999 www.harrogate-gc.co.uk

Rudding Park Telephone: 01423 871350 www.ruddingpark.co.uk

York Telephone: 01904 491840 www.yorkgolfclub.co.uk

Heworth Telephone: 01904 426156 www.heworthgolfclub.co.uk

Saltburn Telephone: 01287 622812 www.saltburngolf.co.uk

York Golf Range Telephone: 01904 499275 www.yorkgolfrange.co.uk

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West Yorkshire Introduction

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire has a great deal to offer visitors to the county with its heritage attractions, grand stately homes, green open spaces, canals, towns and cities. Composed of the districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield, a network of paths and cycle-ways both in towns and the countryside allow for easy access to the many sites of interest.

Leeds – once the hub of the North based on its manufacturing and textile industries, is now a leading vibrant legal, finance and retail centre by day and lively cosmopolitan city by night. Award winning restaurants, wine bars, music venues, theatres and art galleries offer

a vast array of entertainment to satisfy any appetite. Vanguard architectural sites such as Bridgewater Place, 1 City Square and the Waterfront properties sit comfortably with the historic structures of the Corn Exchange and Leeds Kirkgate Market. An exciting retail experience is on offer with the likes of Harvey Nichols nestling next to the renowned Victoria Quarter, boasting an abundance of boutiques as well as well-known high street names.

Leeds is also the sporting home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the most decorated Club in County Cricket History, and of course the celebrated Leeds United Football Club.

Proud of its long and important history, Bradford is home to a number of important historical buildings and sites; including one of only two World Heritage Sites in Yorkshire, and the most visited museum outside of London. The city has a lively multicultural vibe with a variety of diversions including the esteemed Bradford Alhambra Theatre.

From a golfing perspective, West Yorkshire is home to some of the best inland courses in Britain. Included in this list are Alwoodley, Moortown and Moor Allerton who all sit proudly in the list of the top 100 courses in England.

Yorkshire & North East Golf Guide

West Yorkshire Introduction

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1. Baildon 2. Bracken Ghyll 3. Bradford 4. Cookridge Hall 5. Dewsbury 6. Headingley

7. Hollins Hall 8. Leeds Golf Club 9. Mid Yorkshire 10. Moortown 11. Shipley 12. Wetherby

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Baildon Golf Club Moorgate, Baildon Shipley, BD17 5PP Telephone: 01274 595162 secretary@baildongolfclub.com www.baildongolfclub.com

How to Find

BAILDON

From the South: From the M62 take junction 26 onto the M606, End of M606 turn right onto A6177/Rooley Lane, Through 1 roundabout, Next roundabout turn left onto A650/Wakefield Road, Follow signs for A6037/Shipley, Turn right at A6038/Otley Road, Through 1 roundabout, Turn left at B6151/Baildon Road, Through 1 roundabout, Turn left onto Pennithorne Avenue, Baildon Golf Club is on your right hand side.

Our stunning 18 hole moorland course with views over Ilkley moor the yorkshire dales and beyond was originally designed

by James Braid (5 time Open Champion).

Our signature 2nd hole is one that is talked about after many a round in the 19th.

of ability. Baildon Golf Club prides itself as a golf club with a great history that embraces a modern business model.

The course mostly unchanged from its original design has been home to many fine players from Ryder Cup players to Senior Tour players.

Our clubhouse is set in the idyllic scenery on the edge of Baildon moor. It has a spacious open bar, lounge and dining area. A quiet snug area, a ladies lounge and spacious 19th with a snooker table. This makes the clubhouse a very versatile space to enjoy all occasions in.

We aim to make every member as welcome as possible and actively promote formats of golf where it is easy to meet new people in a friendly and fun atmosphere regardless

The clubhouse is available to hire free of charge and can cater for a wide range of functions. Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christenings, Funerals and Meetings.

Facilities For those of us enjoying the course and the club there are locker rooms, showers and trolley storage.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 70 • 6231 • 5982 • 5695 • 5402 (72) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 338

10

3

183

2

3 167

11

4

345

3

4 407

12

4

405

4

4 365

13

4

293

5

4 262

14

4

354

6

3 157

15

4

448

7

4 347

16

3

142

8

4 390

17

5

465

9

4 380

18

5

534

Special Offer £29 per month for full 7 day membership Our New Best Ever Competitive Membership offers available up to March 2017.

Please ring our Professional David Delaney on 07814005847 or 01274 595162 to find the best price for you.

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Bracken Ghyll Golf Club Skipton Road, Addingham, LS29 0SL Telephone: 01943 831207 office@brackenghyll.co.uk www.brackenghyll.co.uk

How to Find

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Function Room, Short Iron Practice Area, Indoor Practice Area, Putting Green, Club Hire, Trolley Hire, Lessons, Pro Shop

Course Information 18 holes, Par 68 • 5624 • 5433 (69) • 5169 (70) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 321

10

3

144

2

4 358

11

4

384

3

4 396

12

4

425

4

4 316

13

3

143

5

3 195

14

4

472

6

4 297

15

4

342

7

4 347

16

5

558

8

4 327

17

3

148

9

3 177

18

4

274

BRACKEN GHYLL

From Ilkley follow the A65 signposted Skipton, at the roundabout at the top of the hill on the Addingham by-pass turn right towards Addingham village, then at the next T-junction turn left and the entrance to the golf club will be approx 300 yards on the right hand side.

Bracken Ghyll Golf Club was founded in 1993 as a 9 hole course but has developed rapidly into one of the most enjoyable and challenging 18 hole courses in the North of England. It is a vibrant progressive club with increasing membership set in the spectacular landscape of the Yorkshire Dales.

The “National Club Golfer” magazine describes the course as “With two distinct halves, the 5,600 yards layout is an intriguing mix of the old and the new, with a common theme of undulating parkland which is surprisingly mature for its age. A warm welcome and immaculate fairways and greens

are reasons why so many visiting parties choose Bracken Ghyll on a regular basis”.

The course is complemented by outdoor and indoor practice areas, a well appointed bar with catering, a function room that can accommodate up to 120 guests, extensive car parking and a warm Yorkshire welcome.

Signature Hole: The short 17th “Quarry Hole” is Bracken Ghyll’s signature hole. A par three 148 yards off the white tees demanding an accurate tee shot to a raised green flanked down the right by a stream that gathers many balls. It can be a card breaker at the end of your round.

Visit our website for the latest offers

www.brackenghyll.co.uk

For more information visit www.brackenghyll.co.uk. Or email office@brackenghyll.co.uk or call 01943 831207 (Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm)

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Bradford Golf Club Club House, Hawksworth Lane, Guiseley, LS20 8NP Telephone: 01943 875570 Email enquiries via website www.bradfordgolfclub.co.uk

How to Find

BRADFORD

From Leeds: Take the A65 (Leeds/ Ilkley) to Guiseley (Harry Ramsden’s) then, at the roundabout, take the Bradford road for approx 1 mile. Turn right into Hawksworth Lane for 1 mile From Bradford: Take the A6038 through Shipley for 3 miles then turn left into Hawksworth Lane for 1 mile.

From Skipton, Ilkley and the M6 (North): Take the A65 (Skipton/Leeds) to Guiseley (Harry Ramsden’s) then, at the roundabout, take the Bradford road for approx 1 mile. Turn right into Hawksworth Lane for 1 mile.

Celebrating its 125 anniversary The Bradford Golf Club has been a Herbert Fowler masterpiece since 1923, but traces its historical roots much farther back in time to 1891.

The last two years have seen the club embark on a thoughtful re-discovery of its Fowler heritage, with the aim of realigning holes to offer an enjoyable round of golf for the mid to high handicap golfer and a more challenging golf course for the low handicap golfer, with the 17th described as iconic.

Set in 6,3000 yards, with stunning views over Baildon and Rombald Moors.

The course runs in two loops with the 10th and 18th holes finishing outside the clubhouse.

The once tree-lined fairways are now more open and natural, fast greens with subtle borrows are a true test for any golfer.

The course continues to be used for prestigious Yorkshire Championships and is the home of The Hawksworth Trophy, a 36-hole strokeplay competition for the leading amateur golfers in Northern England.

The Clubhouse now fully renovated, it is a great place for food, drinks and society golf days.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Card Room, Putting Green, Trolley Hire, Buggies, Pro Shop, Lessons, Video Analysis

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6303 • 6066 • 5478 (72) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 325

10

4

396

2

4 417

11

4

307

3

3 155

12

3

142

4

4 280

13

4

367

5

4 461

14

3

167

6

4 360

15

4

416

7

4 444

16

4

420

8

4 346

17

5

487

9

5 491

18

4

322

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Cookridge Hall Golf Club Ltd Cookridge Lane Leeds, LS16 7NL Telephone: 0113 230 0641 info@cookridgehall.co.uk www.cookridgehall.co.uk

How to Find

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, 22 Bay Floodlit Driving Range, Buggy Hire, Lessons, Pro Shop

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6788 • 6497 • 5978 • 5113 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 387

10

5

503

2

4 433

11

5

529

3

5 542

12

4

395

4

3 169

13

4

408

5

4 356

14

3

157

6

3 150

15

3

152

7

5 519

16

4

399

8

4 320

17

4

354

9

4 410

18

4

314

COOKRIDGE HALL

From M1: Continue onto M621. At junction 2, take the A643 exit. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A643. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Wellington Rd/A58 (M). Take the A660 exit toward A65/ Skipton. Turn left onto Blackman Ln. Turn right onto Woodhouse Ln/ A660. Slight left onto Otley Old Road, signposted Cookridge. Continue for approximately 1½ miles golf club entrance will be on right.

Offering spectacular views of the Yorkshire Dales, Golf Course architect Karl Litten and his team, also responsible for designing the Emirates Club in Dubai, incorporated many of the natural features of this north Leeds countryside when creating Cookridge Hall. Since then continued reinvestment and design work has been key to the progression of the golf course recognised by all our members and visitors.

inaccurate putting will be punished especially on the fast running and undulating greens.

The back nine could be classed as more forgiving with two par 5’s and two impressive par 3’s, after negotiating those successfully golfers are faced with a do or die decision on the 18th. Be it a social game or in the heat of a match the 18th hole is a spectacle in itself and provides the perfect finish to a most enjoyable round.

The front nine holes are littered with daunting water hazards and strategic bunkering, culminating in one of many memorable holes the short par 3, 6th. Good golf will be rewarded but beware any loose shots or

Floodlit Driving Range: Open to the public 7 days a week. PGA Teaching Academy, award winning Junior Centre of Excellence.

Awarded GolfMark Club of the Year for 2014 by England Golf.

Book your Autumn Society Golf 18 holes of golf followed by Home Made Steak Pie & Chips

Mon- Fri : £19.95 October - November 2016 - Minimum 12 people BOOK NOW

Telephone: 0113 230 0641 www.cookridgehall.co.uk

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Dewsbury District Golf Club The Pinnacle, Sands Lane Mirfield, WF14 8HJ

DEWSBURY DISTRICT

Professional: 01924 496030 Clubhouse: 01924 492399 info@dewsburygolf.co.uk www.dewsburygolf.co.uk How to Find From the M62: 4 miles from Junction 25.

Exit onto Slip Road (M62 J25). At the roundabout, take the first exit onto Wakefield Road (A644) for 1.2 miles.

At the roundabout, take the first exit onto Leeds Road (A644) for 0.2 miles.

Bear right onto Huddersfield Road (A644) for 2.4 miles. Turn right onto Steanard Lane (opposite the Ship Inn) for 0.2 miles. Turn left onto Sands Lane after the Ship Inn after 0.2 miles turn right into Dewsbury District Golf Club.

Formed on 22nd October 1891. The course is built on land known locally as the “Pinnacle” Originally designed by Old Tom Morris himself, custodian of the Old course, St Andrews and Open Champion in 1861, 62, 64 and 1867.

The 18 hole course measuring 6,360 yards and with a par and SSS of 71, offers a true and fair test of your golfing ability, testing your length, accuracy, touch as well as your stamina over the part parkland and part moor land course.

It was later made into an 18 hole layout by Ted Ray from Ganton in 1906 and further alterations were made by Dr Alister Mackenzie in 1913 and again by Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas in 1972. Some great course designers have left their mark on our course. It is set on the hillside above Mirfield in West Yorkshire. It offers magnificent panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.

After playing why not visit our Clubhouse, which was re built in 2001. Here you can experience some of our warm northern hospitality. We can provide food and beverage to satisfy your needs after your round or just call in to sample our hospitality. It’s delightful setting, overlooking the course; with pleasant views from its elevated position help complete what we hope will be a memorable day.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, Practice Field, Trolley Hire, Buggies, Club Hire, Pro Shop, Lessons, Changing Facilities and Showers

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6360 • 6064 • 5717 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 351

10

5

500

2

4 348

11

5

509

3

4 440

12

4

373

4

4 367

13

4

398

5

5 531

14

4

423

6

3 166

15

4

307

7

4 403

16

3

195

8

4 386

17

4

402

9

3 132

18

3

129

Dewsbury District Golf Club Visit our website for the latest offers: www.dewsburygolf.co.uk

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Headingley Golf Club Back Church Lane, Adel Leeds, LS16 8DW Telephone: 0113 267 9573 Email enquiries via website www.headingleygolfclub.co.uk Twitter: @headingleygolf

How to Find

HEADINGLEY

Just off the A660 between Adel and Alwoodley on the northern edge of Leeds.

Facilities Bar, Buggy Hire, Club Hire, Clubhouse, Practice Ground, Short Game Practice Area, Warm up net, Food, Golf Lessons, Pro Shop & putting Green.

Societies welcome with special prices available for groups of 8 or more.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6575 • 6280 • 5515 • 5646 (74) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 391

10

3

173

2

4 407

11

4

386

3

4 412

12

4

456

4

4 349

13

3

148

5

4 404

14

5

505

6

3 177

15

4

439

7

5 552

16

4

360

8

5 499

17

3

174

9

4 406

18

4

337

Founded in 1892, Headingley is the oldest golf club in Leeds and is set on the edge of the beautiful suburb of Adel, 15 minutes from the city centre. The course was laid out and shaped in the early 20th century by a number of world-renowned architects including Dr Alister MacKenzie and Harry S. Colt.

In a rural setting, the course enjoys many wonderful views and an array of memorable holes that make full use of the varied and dramatic terrain.

The par-4 third hole is challenging with trees aligning the fairway and strategically placed bunkers to catch out a wayward drive on the right. While the signature par-3 17th is great

on the eye and offers an opportunity for a hole-in-one as the green feeds the ball towards the hole. Beware though, it can also be a card wrecker as it is guarded by an army of bunkers and heavy rough.

Although it is presented in a traditional style, since 2013 the heathland course has been undergoing a comprehensive and ambitious Course Improvement Plan to ensure that it continues to be a venue of choice for discerning golfers.

After your round relax in the clubhouse which boasts three bar areas but perhaps more importantly, a warm and friendly atmosphere.

The 5 star reviews on TripAdvisor say it all.

The club has several special offers with or without catering.

Please contact Tel: 0113 267 9573 or email: manager@headingleygolfclub.co.uk for the offers available at the time of your visit.

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Hollins Hall A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Hollins Hill, Baildon Shipley, Bradford, BD17 7QW Telephone: 01274 534212 mhrs.ibags.golfsales@marriotthotels.com www.marriottgolf.com How to Find

HOLLINS HALL

From M62: Take J62 off M62 and join M606 to the end. Follow A6177 Ring Road East. At 3rd roundabout take the 1st exit onto A650 towards Bradford. Follow this road through to Shipley, turn right at the traffic lights onto the A6038. Continue on the A6038 for 3 miles travelling towards Baildon, at the traffic lights with the Junction Public House, do not turn left into Baildon, continue straight on and the hotel is located on the left hand side of Hollins Hall.

Hollins Hall, a Marriott Hotel and Country Club is located on 200 acres of rolling hills in the middle of the Yorkshire Dales, with stunning views over the Aire Valley. The 18-hole course is classically designed with a majestic feel and challenging play for every golfer.

The par 71 championship course at Hollins Hall Country Club is designed to make the most of the natural features found in the Yorkshire Dales. It offers a variety of water hazards and ancient trees that line the long, undulating fairways. Each hole offers multiple tee areas to challenge any level of golfer, and all the tees and greens are built to USGA standards.

Hollins Hall Country Club has been the host venue for the PGA Europro Championship Tour.

Tune up your swing before or after a round with the practice facilities at Hollins Hall Country Club, including a large putting green, short game area, and driving range with covered bays.

Signature Hole: 14th, Par 4, ‘Viaduct’, 355 yards (white tee).

The railway viaduct provides a stunning backdrop on the 14th hole, a testing drive down into the valley. Golfers must negotiate a stream, bunkers and a water hazard if they are to reach this green in regulation.

Facilities Hotel, Spa, Bar, Restaurant, Driving Range, Putting Green, Trolley Hire, Buggies, Pro Shop, Lessons

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6671 • 6354 • 6051 • 5433 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 299

10

5

483

2

4 372

11

4

433

3

5 531

12

4

344

4

3 181

13

3

180

5

4 415

14

4

355

6

4 407

15

3

137

7

5 507

16

4

380

8

3 166

17

4

328

9

4 467

18

4

369

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Leeds Golf Club Elmete Lane, Leeds West Yorkshire, LS8 2LJ Telephone: 0113 265 9203 Email enquiries via website www.leedsgolfclub.co.uk

From M6/ M62: At junction 21a on M6, exit onto M62 toward Leeds/Bolton/M’cr (N). At junction 12, exit onto M60 toward M61/M66/Leeds/M62. Continue onto M62 (signs for Leeds/Huddersfield/ Rochdale). At junction 27, take the M621/A62 exit to Leeds/Batley/Morley/ A650. Merge onto M621. At junction 2, take the A643 exit to Wetherby/ A58/Harrogate/A61/York/A64. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A643 heading to Wetherby/A58/Harrogate/ A61/York/A64/Leeds. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Wellington Rd/ A58. Exit onto Claypit Ln/A58 toward Wetherby/Harrogate/A61/Meanwood.

Continue to follow A58. Turn left onto Asket Hill. Continue onto Elmete Lane.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Snooker Room, Putting Green, Trolley Hire, Lessons, Pro Shop,

Course Information 18 holes, Par 69 • 6115 • 5844 • 5543 (72) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 341

10

4

455

2

4 391

11

5

520

3

4 398

12

4

386

4

4 410

13

3

161

5

4 384

14

5

500

6

3 126

15

3

172

7

4 385

16

4

396

8

4 406

17

4

326

9

3 186

18

3

172

LEEDS GOLF CLUB

How to Find

Our 18-hole parkland course is situated on the north side of Leeds and is one of the best golf clubs in Yorkshire. Founded in 1896 it is the original home of the Leeds Cup, the oldest trophy in professional golf. Set in approximately 80 acres, our stunning course challenges golfers of all ages and abilities.

Only four miles from the city centre and close to the Leeds Ring Road, the course has a distinctly tranquil feel with many of the holes commanding spectacular views of Roundhay.

Leeds Golf Club offers something for everyone - men, women, seniors and juniors, from experienced players to those who have

never picked up a golf club before. We also welcome corporate members and golf societies who wish to visit our wonderful course.

We have a relatively low number of full members compared to other courses which enables you to play at your time of choice on most days.

Signature Hole: Hole 7, Par 4, 385 yards (White Tee) One of the most dramatic holes on the course.

Aim your tee shot between the fairway bunkers. From there, an accurate second shot should reach the two tier green.

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Mid Yorkshire Golf Club Havercroft Lane, Darrington Pontefract, WF8 3BP Telephone: 01977 704522 golf@midyorkshiregolflcub.com www.midyorkshiregolfclub.com How to Find

MID YORKSHIRE

We are situated ½ mile south of M62 junctions 33 and 32A at Ferrybridge and just off the A1 which make us easily accessible from the North, South, East and West. Pontefract is only 10 minutes away, Wakefield is a 20 minute drive and Leeds and Doncaster are within 20 minutes of the Club.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Conferencing, Weddings, 23 Bay Floodlit Range, Putting Green, Trolley Hire, Pro Shop, Custom Fitting, Video Swing Analysis, Lessons Ideally located in the heart of Yorkshire, where from the moment you drive into the stunning parkland setting you will be inspired by the warm friendly atmosphere and attention to detail of this hidden gem.

Established in 1993 around existing mature woodland the course at Mid Yorkshire Golf Club, at just over 6300 yards, provides an excellent and enjoyable test of golf whether you are an experienced golfer or a relative newcomer to the sport.

The Clubs extensive facilities provide the perfect venue for weddings, banqueting,

parties, corporate events, conferencing and are complemented by a range of mouth-watering menus created by our Chef and his team. Our golf facilities include a Championship Standard 18 Hole Golf Course, 23 Bay Floodlit Driving Range, Well Stocked Pro-Shop with Custom fitting and tuition by PGA Qualified staff.

Signature Hole: 14th, Par 4 The drive on here is about position rather than length. The approach tests your nerve, short finds the lake, long leaves a near impossible chip. Even if you get the club right, the two tier green makes it difficult to stop the ball on the putting surface.

New driving range development increasing yardage and levelness of the range - all new bays, flooring, lighting, heating, finished off with world famous coaching

Course Information 18 holes, Par 70 • 6335 • 5931 • 5454 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 362

10

4

315

2

4 421

11

4

411

3

5 520

12

4

463

4

4 442

13

4

320

5

3 152

14

4

330

6

4 388

15

4

398

7

4 369

16

3

154

8

4 448

17

4

344

9

4 349

18

3

149

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Moortown Golf Club Harrogate Road, Alwoodley Leeds, LS17 7DB Telephone: 0113 2686521 secretary@moortown-gc.co.uk www.moortown-golf-club.co.uk How to Find

MOORTOWN

Entrance to the club is immediately after the Shell Petrol Station on A61 (Leeds to Harrogate) about ½ mile north of A6120 between Primley Park View & Sandmoor Lane. Travelling south on A61 make U-turn immediately past Petrol Station located on right hand side of dual carriageway about ½ mile south of Leeds Grammar School. On entry & exit please call the office to open the security barrier.

Facilities Bars, Lounge, Snooker Room, Card Room, TV Room, Putting Green, Trolley Hire, Buggies, Electric Trolleys, Trolleys, Pro Shop, Video Tuition, Lessons

Regional Qualifying Course 2012-2016 Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 7001 • 6767 • 6475 • 5927 (75) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

5 488

10

3

172

2

4 440

11

4

367

3

4 436

12

5

556

4

3 168

13

4

429

5

4 340

14

4

383

6

4 446

15

4

376

7

5 517

16

4

419

8

3 192

17

3

155

9

4 454

18

4

429

The founders were fortunate that in 1908 Dr MacKenzie was in the district having nearly completed the layout at Alwoodley, which was already very popular. He joined the deliberations at Moortown, and was soon to realise that here was golfing country par excellence.

Features of the original course at Moortown which received much comment were the bunkers, being perfect examples of artificial hazards imitating natural seaside contours. Secondly was the change in green design, where Dr. MacKenzie adopted the larger, undulating seaside greens.

The one event which, has contributed so much to Moortown’s reputation as a championship course was the staging of the Ryder Cup in 1929. The first ever Ryder Cup on European soil.

The par 3, 10th hole is MacKenzie’s renowned short hole “Gibraltar”, Moortown’s signature hole. The vista from the tee is stunning, with a combination of heavy bunkering and heather to the right and a cavernous bunker to the short left all protecting the green.

The green itself is of typical MacKenzie design, various tiers make three putts a common occurrence on this undulating masterpiece.

Visit our website for the latest offers: www.moortown-gc.co.uk Call – 0113 268 6521 Email – secretary@moortown-gc.co.uk

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The Shipley Golf Club Beckfoot Lane Bingley, BD16 1LX

THE SHIPLEY GOLF CLUB

Telephone: 01274 568652 office@shipleygolfclub.co.uk www.shipleygolfclub.com How to Find Travelling from Bradford: Exit the M62 at the M606 junction. Follow the M606 until the end. Take the A650 towards Shipley, Keighley and Skipton. Go through Shipley and Saltaire still heading towards Bingley, Keighley and Skipton. Keep straight on following signs to Wilsden/Cottingley (B6265). At the traffic lights after the roundabout keep in the right hand lane following signs to Bingley. After about ¼ mile, pass Kiddicreche Nursery on the left. Just after this turn left on to Beckfoot Lane. The Golf Club entrance is 200 yards on the left.

Set amidst a wonderful wooded valley on the outskirts of Bingley, the course is the creation of the renowned architect Dr Alister Mackenzie of Augusta fame. Stretching across the rolling valley floor of Beckfoot this traditional parkland, visually stunning course provides golfers of any standard with a test of their skill and accuracy.

The Shipley Golf Club is proud of the standard of its facilities and whatever the time of year you can be sure to find firm fairways, true greens and an idyllic environment. Much of Dr MacKenzie’s original design is evident with subtly sloping, cleverly guarded greens with narrow approaches - a hallmark of his work used to

reward the golfer for skilful and accurate play.

At a little over 6200 yards do not be fooled into thinking you are in for an easy time here.

Unusually for a course of this standard there are six Par 3 holes, one of which, the 7th, is the Course’s signature hole. This is a testing downhill hole with the babbling Harden Beck both to the left and rear of the small green ready to engulf the errant shot.

Seven tough Par 4’s and 5 medium Par 5’s make up the rest of the challenge with mature Birch and Oak trees lining the fairways, and several ditches and ponds to test the shot makers skill.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Conference and Function Facilities, Practice Ground, Putting Green, Buggy Hire, Trolley Hire, Lessons, Club Repair, Custom Fitting, Pro Shop Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6220 • 5930 • 5540 (72) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

5 479

10

4

440

2

4 376

11

3

168

3

3 196

12

4

392

4

5 513

13

3

147

5

5 495

14

4

383

6

4 414

15

5

523

7

3 190

16

4

337

8

3 176

17

3

160

9

5 481

18

4

350

Open Competitions MIXED OPEN - Sunday 17 July - 2 Men, 2 Ladies Team AmAmAmAm - £70 per team of four SENIORS’ OPEN - Thursday 4 August - (over 55’s) 4 Ball Stableford - £35 per couple GENTS AM AM - Friday 19 August - 4 man team- £160 per team shotgun start 1pm SENIORS’ OPEN - Wednesday 14 Sept - (over 55’s) 4 Ball Stableford - £35 per couple MIXED OPEN - Sunday 25 Sept - 2 Men, 2 Ladies Team AmAmAmAm - £70 per team of four THE SHIPLEY GOLF CLUB “A Mackenzie Classic”

Visit our website for the latest offers: www.shipleygolfclub.com

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Wetherby Golf Club Linton Lane Wetherby, LS22 4JF Telephone: 01937 580089 ext 1 Pro Shop: 01937 580089 ext 2 manager@wetherbygolfclub.co.uk www.wetherbygolfclub.co.uk

How to Find

Wetherby Golf Club is a picturesque 18 hole parkland course in the village of Linton, close to the market town of Wetherby. It is set on an escarpment and bordered by the river Wharfe which provides stunning views. Founded in 1910 the course was redesigned in 1919 by the legendary course architect Dr Alister McKenzie.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Driving Range, Putting Green, Chipping Area, Trolley Hire, Pro Shop, Lessons

Course Information 18 holes, Par 73 • 6719 • 6529 • 6288 • 5857 (74) H OLE

PAR

WETHERBY

From the A1(M) south Take the exit signpost Collingham and Wetherby and follow the signs into the town centre. Cross the bridge over the river Wharfe and at the mini roundabout turn left signposted Harrogate. Go through the market place, as you leave the town centre take the left hand fork signposted Sicklinghall and Linton. After half a mile turn left towards Linton. The Golf club is 300 metres on the left.

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

5 435

10

4

348

2

4 306

11

3

177

3

3 173

12

5

471

4

4 424

13

3

147

5

4 288

14

4

363

6

4 384

15

5

492

7

5 519

16

4

386

8

3 144

17

4

312

9

5 513

18

4

406

Renowned for its manicured fairways it offers a challenging but fair test of golf. From the tiger tees the recently improved course measures almost 6700 yards. However five tee options offer a course to suit all requirements. We also boast the added benefit of two loops of 9 holes.

Having recently played host to a number

of prestigious events including the Yorkshire Union versus Durham Union fixture and the famous Leeds Open.

Wetherby Golf Club are in a position to offer you the ideal golfing membership environment. Our predominantly flat and peaceful course goes hand in hand with our quite exceptional food and clubhouse facilities.

If you are looking to join a friendly and forward thinking Club then look no further.

Wetherby Golf Club Visit our new website www.wetherbygolfclub.co.uk Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WetherbyGolfClub

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West Yorkshire Directory

Acanthus Golf Centres Telephone: 01132 203640 www.acanthusgolf.com

Clayton Telephone: 01274 880047 www.claytongolfclub.co.uk

Hanging Heaton Telephone: 01924 461606 www.hhgc.org

Alwoodley Telephone: 0113 268 1680 www.alwoodley.co.uk

Cleckheaton & District Telephone: 01274 851266 www.cleckheatongolfclub.co.uk

Headingley Telephone: 0113 267 9573 www.headingleygolfclub.co.uk

Bagden Hall Hotel Telephone: 01484 865330 www.classiclodges.co.uk

Cookridge Hall Telephone: 0113 230 0641 www.cookridgehall.co.uk

Headley Telephone: 01274 833481 www.headleygolfclub.co.uk

Baildon Telephone: 01274 584266 www.baildongolfclub.com

Crosland Heath Telephone: 01484 653216 www.croslandheath.co.uk

Hebden Bridge Telephone: 01422 842896 www.hebdenbridgegolfclub.co.uk

Ben Rhydding Telephone: 01943 608759 www.benrhyddinggolfclub.com

Crow Nest Park Telephone: 01484 401121 www.crownestgolf.co.uk

Hollins Hall (Marriott) Telephone: 01274 534212 www.marriotthollinshall.co.uk

Bingley St Ives Telephone: 01274 562436 www.bingleystivesgc.co.uk

Dewsbury District Telephone: 01942 492399 www.dewsburygolf.co.uk

Horsforth Telephone: 0113 258 6819 lesley@horsforthgolfclub.co.uk

Bracken Ghyll Telephone: 01943 831207 www.brackenghyll.co.uk

East Bierley Telephone: 01274 683003 www.eastbierleygolfclub.co.uk

Howley Hall Telephone: 01924 350100 www.howleyhall.co.uk

Bradford Telephone: 01943 87570 www.bradfordgolfclub.co.uk

Elland Telephone: 01422 372505 www.ellandgolfclub.plus.com

Huddersfield Telephone: 01484 420110 www.huddersfield-golf.co.uk

Bradford Moor Telephone: 01274 771716 Website n/a

Fardew Telephone: 01274 561229 www.fardewgolfclub.co.uk

Ilkley Telephone: 01943 600214 www.ilkleygolfclub.co.uk

Bradley Park Telephone: 01484 223772 www.bradleyparkgolf.co.uk

Fulneck Telephone: 0113 256 5191 www.fulneckgolfclub.co.uk

Keighley Telephone: 01535 604778 www.keighleygolfclub.com

Branshaw Telephone: 01535 643235 www.branshawgolfclub.co.uk

Garforth Telephone: 0113 2862063 www.garforthgolfclub.co.uk

Leeds Telephone: 0113 265 9203 www.leedsgolfclub.co.uk

Calverley Telephone: 0113 256 9244 www.calverleygolf.co.uk

Garforth Driving Range Telephone: 0113 287 1111 www.golfcrazy.co.uk

Leeds Golf Centre Telephone: 0113 288 6000 www.leedsgolfcentre.com

Castlefields Golf Club Telephone: 01484 402429 www.castlefieldsgolfclub.co.uk

Gotts Park Telephone: 0113 2311896 Website n/a

Lightcliffe Telephone: 01422 204081 www.lightcliffe.net

City Telephone: 0113 2633030 www.citygolfleeds.co.uk

Halifax Telephone: 01422 244171 www.halifaxgolfclub.co.uk

Lofthouse Hill Telephone: 01924 823703 info@lofthousehillgolf.co.uk

City of Wakefield Telephone: 01924 367442 Website n/a

Halifax Bradley Hall Telephone: 01422 370231 www.bradleyhallgolf.co.uk

Longley Park Telephone: 01484 426932 Website n/a

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Low Laithes Telephone: 01924 274667 www.lowlaithesgolfclub.co.uk

Pontefract & District Telephone: 01977 706806 www.pdgc.co.uk

Wakefield Telephone: 01924 258778 www.wakefieldgolfclub.co.uk

The Manor Telephone: 0113 285 2644 www.themanorgolfclub.co.uk

Pontefract Park Telephone: 01977 723490 Website n/a

Waterton Park Telephone: 01924 259525 www.watertonparkgolfclub.co.uk

Marsden Telephone: 01484 844253 www.marsdengolf.co.uk

Queensbury Telephone: 01274 882155 www.queensburygc.co.uk

West Bradford Telephone: 01274 542767 www.westbradfordgolfclub.co.uk

Meltham Telephone: 01484 850227 www.meltham-golf.co.uk

Rawdon Telephone: 0113 250 6040 www.rgltc.co.uk

West End (Halifax) Telephone: 01422 341878 www.westendgc.co.uk

Middleton Park Telephone: 0113 270 0449 www.middletonparkgolfclub.co.uk

Riddlesden Telephone: 01535 602148 Website n/a

Wetherby Telephone: 01937 580089 www.wetherbygolfclub.co.uk

Mid Yorkshire Telephone: 01977 704522 www.midyorkshiregolfclub.com

Roundhay Telephone: 0113 266 2695 Website n/a

Whitwood Telephone: 01977 604215 Website n/a

Midgley Lodge Telephone: 01924 830 069 www.midgleylodgemotel.co.uk

Ryburn Telephone: 01422 831355 www.ryburngolfclub.co.uk

Willow Valley Telephone: 01274 878624 www.wvgc.co.uk

Moor Allerton Telephone: 0113 266 5209 www.magc.co.uk

Sand Moor Telephone: 0113 268 5180 www.sandmoorgolf.co.uk

Woodhall Hills Telephone: 0113 256 2857 www.woodhallhillsgc.co.uk

Moortown Telephone: 0113 268 6521 secretary@moortown-gc.co.uk

Scarcroft Telephone: 0113 2892263 www.scarcroftgolfclub.com

Woodsome Hall Telephone: 01484 602739 www.woodsome.co.uk

Normanton Telephone: 01924 200900 www.normantongolf.co.uk

The Shipley Golf Club Telephone: 01274 568652 www.shipleygc.co.uk

Woolley Park Telephone: 01226 380144 www.woolleyparkgolfclub.co.uk

Northcliffe Telephone: 01274 587193 www.northcliffegc.org.uk

Silsden Telephone: 01535 652998 www.silsdengolfclub.co.uk

Otley Telephone: 01943 465 329 www.otley-golfclub.co.uk

South Bradford Telephone: 01274 679195 www.southbradfordgolfclub.co.uk

Oulton Park (De Vere) Telephone: 0113 282 3152 www.devere.co.uk

South Leeds Telephone: 0113 277 1676 www.southleedsgolfclub.co.uk

Outlane Telephone: 01422 374762 www.outlanegolfclub.ltd.uk

Temple Newsam Telephone: 0113 2647362 www.tngolfclub.co.uk

Phoenix Park Telephone: 01274 667573 Website n/a

Todmorden Telephone: 01706 812986 www.todmordengolfclub.co.uk

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East Yorkshire & Humberside Introduction

East Yorkshire & Humberside “East Yorkshire’s Heritage Coast stretches from Spurn Head in the south, to Flamborough Head in the north, in the district of Withernsea.”

East Yorkshire, otherwise known as the East Riding of Yorkshire, includes the northern part of what was Humberside and the city of Kingston upon Hull - Britain’s third largest port. This magnificent waterfront city boasts a relaxing atmosphere along with a vibrant mix of culture, shopping and nightlife.

Hull is situated on the north bank of the River Humber, which is a natural boundary to East Yorkshire. The Humber Bridge was completed in 1981. It’s the longest single span suspension bridge in the world with a main span length of 4,624 feet. It truly is a magnificent feat of engineering.

To the west are the Yorkshire Wolds, a chalk formation, and you can explore the rolling hills along the 79 mile long

Yorkshire Wolds Way. To the south-east is the flat coastal plain of Holderness which terminates at the wild Spurn Peninsular East Yorkshire’s Heritage Coast stretches from Spurn Head in the south, to Flamborough Head in the north, in the district of Withernsea.

Spurn Head is a National Nature Reserve.

It’s a narrow projection of sand and shingle, constantly changing with the tides and a stop over for thousands of migrating birds.

Bridlington, with its beautiful beaches and brand new award winning promenades and gardens, offers a host of all weather activities. This famous seaside resort has an irresistible appeal for people of all ages and a special Bridlington welcome that is guaranteed to warm your heart.

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A165

1 Bridlington

A614 Driffield A166

A165

Catton Hutton Cranswick A614

Hornsea

A1079

A1035 A165

A63

A63

2

Cottingham

Brough

Withernsea

3 Hull

Goole M62

A164

1. Bridlington Links 2. Brough 3. Hull

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Contact Details

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Bridlington Links Golf & Leisure Estate Flamborough Road, Marton, Bridlington, Y015 1DW Telephone: 01262 401584 bridlington@pureleisuregroup.com www.bridlington-links.co.uk

BRIDLINGTON LINKS

How to Find From A1(M): At junction 45, exit onto A64 toward York. Take the A1079/ A166 ramp to Bridlington/York/Hull.

At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Stamford Bridge Rd/A166. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A614. Go through 3 roundabouts, continue onto A165. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A1038. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Marton Rd/B1255. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Marton Gate/ B1255. Turn right onto Moor Rd, destination will be on the left.

Set in 210 acres overlooking Bridlington Bay, ‘The Links’ has something for everyone!

Bridlington Links Golf & Leisure Estate is a top quality golfing venue, perched on this magical part of England’s heritage coast that still manages to exceed expectations.

Links Course Bridlington Links Golf & Leisure Estate boasts a fine 6751 yard golf course with a distinctive “links feel” and breathtaking views of Bridlington Bay and the town.

The par 72 course offers spectacular holes along the cliff tops and Danes Dyke and is a challenge to all levels of golfer.

Par 29 Short Course Our picturesque 9 hole short course is ideal if you’d like to try golf for the very first time, improve your game or fine tune your skills.

It’s very popular with beginners and casual golfers alike whilst our practice area offers everything that a new or established golfer would need for honing skills and preparing for the challenge of the main course.

The 3rd is a really good thinking Par 5 hole: The trick is to play towards the pond to set up for either an aggressive long iron or wood over the water or a more conservative short iron onto the plateau.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Holiday Homes, Pure Fitness Gym, 18 Hole Course, 9 Hole Short Course, Floodlit Driving Range, Putting Green, Club Hire, Trolley Hire, Buggy Hire, Lessons, Pro Shop Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6751 • 6304 • 5660 (73) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 381

10

4

430

2

4 335

11

5

574

3

5 509

12

4

460

4

3 175

13

5

505

5

4 377

14

3

156

6

5 539

15

4

411

7

3 166

16

4

428

8

4 377

17

3

152

9

4 371

18

4

405

Visit our website for the latest offers: www.bridlington-links.co.uk

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Brough Golf Club Cave Road, Brough East Yorkshire, HU15 1HB Telephone: 01482 667291 admin@brough-golfclub.co.uk www.brough-golfclub.co.uk

How to Find

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, Practice Ground, PGA Professional Shop, Lessons, Club Hire, Buggy & Trolley Hire, Golf Studio

Course Information 18 holes, Par 68 • 6064 • 5895 • 5473 (71) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 354

10

5

533

2

4 258

11

4

389

3

3 200

12

4

383

4

4 451

13

3

169

5

4 372

14

4

287

6

3 146

15

4

382

7

4 457

16

4

469

8

4 440

17

3

183

9

3 199

18

4

392

BROUGH

From the West via M62/A63: After Junction 38 the M62 becomes a dual carriageway, the A63, approximately 3 miles after this change exit left signed South Cave, Market Weighton and Beverley. At the T junction turn right following local signs for Brough. Carry on to a roundabout take the 3rd exit towards Brough and Elloughton continue to the next roundabout and take the 2nd exit into Cave Road, signed Brough Aircraft Factory. Brough Golf Club is a mile along this road on your left hand side.

A warm welcome awaits all visitors to Brough Golf Club, an attractive and challenging Inland Parkland Course located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The mature nature of the course reflects its historical roots. The Club was founded in 1891 and celebrated its Centenary in 1993.

“A testing par 68 for the scratch player without being too difficult for the higher handicap.” To which can be added, “An attractive course, with good golfing qualities, which makes it a pleasure to play again and again.” Brough is a thinking man’s course, where accurate positioning of the

tee ball is required for good scoring.

The good golfing qualities are based on the light, well drained land, which results in a playable course in all weathers.

Signature Hole: Hole 17, Par 3. “Entertaining” is probably a tongue-in-cheek description of the last of the course’s testing short holes. Here, that stream which comes into play so many times seems to be everywhere and there is a good chance that you will be scooping your ball out of water if your tee shot is at all wayward.

Should you miss it with your first, the stream is almost sure to influence your second shot. One of the best if not the best hole on the course.

Midweek Four ball Summer Twilight Offer £ 80 (after 3pm) Mixed AmAm Monday - 11th July 2016 £19 per person – Food available throughout the day Gents Seniors Four ball Better Ball Open - Monday 8th August £19 per person – Food available throughout the day Ladies Charity AmAm - Friday 16th September 2016 In aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research & Ganton Special School Hull Teams of Four £60 per team - Food available throughout the day To book visit our website www.brough-golfclub.co.uk

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Aaron Pheasant Director of golf & PGA Class AA professional Hull Golf Club 27 Packman Lane, Kirkella Hull, East Yorkshire, HU107TJ

HULL GOLF CLUB

Telephone: 01482 660972 pro@hullgc.com www.hullgolfclub.co.uk

How to Find From the West M62/A63: M62 becomes A63. Take exit marked Humber Bridge A15 / Beverley A164.

Go straight across first roundabout and take first exit next roundabout onto A164 Beverley. Straight over next roundabout and after approx 1.5 miles turn right into Riplingham Road. Club entrance is on the right just after the sharp right hand bend.

A classic James Braid test laid out in 1921, Hull Golf Club provides a tough start and finish. You will enjoy spectacular views over the City of Hull, Humber Estuary and the magnificent Humber Bridge. The par 70 layout measures less than 6300 yards from the back tees tees, despite recent innovations in club and ball technology. The course record of 64 has not been beaten but was equalled in 2014 by club member John Samuel.

The tight tree-lined fairways punish any wayward shot and the classic Braid bunkering makes club selection difficult for approach shots. Even after a solid drive and precision approach, a

par is not guaranteed as the fast, subtle greens present a challenge to even the best of putters.

Visit our 2000sq ft golf boutique featuring luxurious men’s and ladies fashion brands such as Hugo Boss, J Lindeberg and Wolsey.

We also have the new ‘Golf Den’ the ultimate golfers indoor hideaway featuring the world’s best courses on our simulator, SAM Putt lab and Flightscope Ball tracking device, Titleist and callaway Custom Fit Centre.

William Hunt Trilby Tour Two’s Venue August 11th 2016.

Facilities Bar, Restraunt, putting green, practice areas, practice nets, fantastic 2000sq ft pro shop, indoor swing simulator, custom fit centre and launch monitor, buggy and trolley hire Course Information 18 holes, Par 70 • 6235 • 6026 • 5499 (71) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

5 505

10

4

278

2

4 433

11

4

371

3

4 425

12

5

505

4

3 165

13

3

128

5

4 375

14

4

370

6

4 353

15

4

343

7

4 320

16

3

175

8

3 138

17

4

435

9

4 463

18

4

453

Kirkella Classic - Gents Singles Open competition Sunday 24th July 2016 £15.00pp Booking available via club website www.hullgolfclub.co.uk

Hull Golf Club Over a Century of Challenges

www.hullgolfclub.co.uk

Trilby Tour Pre Qualifier Compete for a place in the Sky Sports Televised event, Gents Betterball Monday 8th August 2016 £40.00pp Booking available via club website www.hullgolfclub.co.uk Winter Golf Days A limited number of winter golf days are available, £30.00pp.

To include Breakfast rolls and coffee on arrival,18 holes of golf and Chefs Special after play, available from October 1st.

To book your party email Director of Golf pro@hullgc.com

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Allerthorpe Park Golf Club Telephone: 01759 306686 www.allerthorpeparkgolfclub.com

Eggborough Golf Club Telephone: 01482 817754 Website n/a

Humberston Country Club Telephone: 01472 211151 www.virginactive.co.uk/en/clubs/humberston

Ashby Decoy Golf Club Telephone: 01724 866561 www.ashbydecoy.co.uk

Elsham Golf Club Telephone: 01652 688382 www.elshamgolfclub.co.uk

Immingham Golf Club Telephone: 01469 575298 www.immgc.com

Beverley & East Riding Golf Club Telephone: 01482 868757 www.beverleygolfclub.co.uk

Flamborough Head Golf Club Telephone: 01262 850333 www.flamboroughheadgolfclub.co.uk

Kingsway Golf Telephone: 01724 840945 www.northlincs.gov.uk

Boothferry Golf Club Telephone: 01430 430364 www.boothferrygolfclub.co.uk

Forest Pines Golf Club Telephone: 01652 650756 www.forestpines.co.uk

KP Club Telephone: 01759 303090 www.kpclub.co.uk

Bridlington Golf Club Telephone: 01262 606367 www.bridlingtongolfclub.co.uk

Ganstead Park Golf Club Telephone: 01482 817754 www.gansteadpark.co.uk

Laceby Manor Golf Club Telephone: 01472 873468 www.lacebymanorgolfclub.co.uk

Bridlington Links Golf & Leisure Estate Telephone: 01262 401584 www.bridlington-links.co.uk

Grange Park Golf Club Telephone: 01724 672945 www.grangepark.com

Lincolnshire Golf Club Telephone: 01724 711619 www.lincolnshiregolfclub.co.uk

Brough Golf Club Telephone: 01482 667291 www.brough-golfclub.co.uk

Grimsby Golf Centre Telephone: 01472 250555 www.grimsbygolfcentre.co.uk

Normanby Hall Golf Club Telephone: 01724 720226 www.northlincs.gov.uk

Burstwick Country Golf Telephone: 01964 670112 www.burstwickcountrygolf.co.uk

Grimsby Golf Club Telephone: 01472 342630 www.grimsbygolfclub.co.uk

Skidby Lakes Golf Club Telephone: 01482 844270 www.skidbylakes.co.uk

Cave Castle Golf Course Telephone: 01430 422245 www.cavecastlegolfclub.co.uk

Hainsworth Park Golf Club Telephone: 01964 542362 www.hainsworthparkgolfclub.co.uk

Springhead Park Golf Club Telephone: 01482 656309 www.springheadparkgolfclub.co.uk

Cherry Burton Golf Club Telephone: 01964 550924 www.cherryburtongolfclub.co.uk

Hessle Golf Club Telephone: 01482 306840 www.hesslegolfclub.co.uk

Sutton Park Golf Course Telephone: 01482 374242 Website n/a

Cleethorpes Golf Club Telephone: 01472 816110 www.cleethorpesgolfclub.co.uk

Holme Hall Golf Club Telephone: 01724 862078 www.holmehallgolf.co.uk

Tetney Golf Club Telephone: 01472 211644 www.tetney-golf-club.co.uk

Cottingham Parks Telephone: 01482 846030 www.cottinghamparks.co.uk

Hornsea Golf Club Telephone: 01964 532020 www.hornseagolfclub.co.uk

Waltham Windmill Golf Club Telephone: 01472 824109 www.walthamwindmillgolfclub.co.uk

Driffield Golf Club Telephone: 01377 253116 www.driffieldgolfclub.co.uk

Hull Golf Club Telephone: 01482 660972 www.hullgolf.com

Withernsea Golf Club Telephone: 01964 612258 www.withernseagolfclub.co.uk

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South Yorkshire Introduction

South Yorkshire You could be forgiven for thinking that all South Yorkshire can offer is an industrial history of mining and steel manufacturing. The main towns within this Yorkshire and Humber county did grow around those industries, themselves having huge educational and historical appeal for visitors but, thanks to multi-million pound investment via government initiatives and Heritage Lottery funding, the whole area is buzzing with regeneration and redevelopment, seeing some of its slightly dusty, historical gems being given a good polish and the chance to shine again.

In addition to firm favourites (Doncaster Railway, Doncaster Racecourse), and those restored to their former glories (Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Weston Park Museum, Wentworth Castle), the area is brimming with new, lively, modern venues offering a variety of entertainment, culture and attractions for more cosmopolitan tourists including: art galleries & exhibitions (Millennium Galleries, Graves Art Gallery), contemporary/traditional music & theatre (Sheffield City Hall, The Leadmill, The Harley), sporting fixtures (Don Valley

Stadium, Hallam FM Arena, The Crucible), and state of the art shopping centres (Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Crystal Peaks) - all of which mean this area is now a firm favourite for those visiting ‘up North’.

If you enjoy the outdoors, South Yorkshire is the gateway to the Peak District National Park, Pennine Yorkshire and the Trans Pennine Trail which cuts right across the region.

So there is never a shortage of things to see and do in this abundant area of Yorkshire.

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M180

A1(M)

Barnsley

M18 Doncaster

M1 8 Mexborough

7

5 Rotheram 3 Sheffield

6

2 1

M1

4 Worksop

1. Abbeydale 2. Hallamshire 3. Hillsborough 4. Lindrick 5. Rotherham 6. Sitwell Park 7. Tankersley Park 8. Wortley

“If you enjoy the outdoors, South Yorkshire is the gateway to the Peak District National Park, Pennine Yorkshire and the Trans Pennine Trail which cuts right across the region.”

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ABBEYDALE

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Abbeydale A well-manicured and beautiful parkland course, mostly tree lined and with undulating greens, Abbeydale has stunning backdrop views over Sheffield city centre to the north east and the Derbyshire hills and countryside to the southwest.

Contact Details

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Abbeydale Golf Club Twentywell Lane, Dore Sheffield, S17 4QA Telephone: 0114 2360763 abbeygolf@btconnect.com www.abbeydalegolfclub.co.uk

How to Find

ABBEYDALE

The club lies to the south west side of Sheffield. From the south take the A61 from Chesterfield toward Sheffield. At the roundabout for the Sheffield ring road turn left towards Holmesfield. Cross over one roundabout, then pass Dore & Totley GC on your left . Take the next right turn onto Twentywell Lane and the next right turn up to the golf club.

Facilities 18 hole course, ride on buggys, electric and pull trolleys, practice ground, practice nets, covered range area, clubhouse with well-appointed locker rooms, a restaurant and three lounges, seminar room, snooker room

The course was designed by Herbert Fowler and has been at its present site since 1926. Each hole blends wonderfully into its surroundings, almost as if it had always been there. It is certainly a ‘must play’ for visitors to the area.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6281 • 5987 • 5604 (73) H OLE

PAR

Recognised as one of the district’s finest, Abbeydale provides a memorable golfing experience for players of all handicaps.

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 386

10

3

123

2

3 149

11

5

477

3

5 488

12

3

174

4

4 443

13

4

460

5

4 395

14

5

474

6

5 492

15

3

176

7

4 376

16

4

395

8

4 337

17

4

393

9

4 392

18

3

151

Corporate, Societies and Visitors are always welcome, but please book in advance to avoid disappointment. Our Open Competitions are very popular and can be booked through the Abbeydale website. We also offer a twilight rate each day. Please contact the golf shop direct on 0114 2365633 to secure a start time.

The clubhouse facilities are excellent and our Hospitality team will provide a warm welcome throughout your visit. The lounge areas, patio, upstairs restaurant & balcony plus seminar / meeting room are all available to cater for large parties or functions.

Visit our website for the latest offers www.abbeydalegolfclub.co.uk

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Hallamshire Golf Club Enjoy the Hallamshire Experience There are few finer courses in Yorkshire than the Colt-designed heathland layout at Hallamshire Golf Club on the outskirts of Sheffield overlooking the glorious Peak District hills.

Rated as one of the top 100 courses in England, and the 6th best in Yorkshire, it receives lavish praise from those who play it, thanks to its immaculate condition and superb greens.

Contact Details

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Hallamshire Golf Club Sandygate Sheffield S10 4LA Secretary/Manager: Bob Hill Telephone: 0114 2302153 secretary@hallamshiregolfclub.co.uk Professional: Geoff Tickell Telephone: 0114 2305222

HALLAMSHIRE

www.hallamshiregolfclub.co.uk Follow us on Twitter @hallamshiregolf

How to Find Situated in the south west of Sheffield overlooking the Peak District, the club is found less than half a mile off the A57 on Redmires Road. A Sat Nav postcode S10 4LA will bring you to the clubhouse car park.

Facilities Short/medium iron practice area, chipping greens with bunkers, putting green, two practice nets, two warm up nets, coaching available from two PGA professionals, trolley hire, full catering service, traditional local real ales

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6500 • 6346 • 5993 • 5746 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 467

10

4

414

2

3 197

11

4

336

3

4 428

12

3

127

4

4 416

13

4

348

5

5 478

14

5

500

6

3 195

15

5

550

7

4 328

16

4

427

8

4 366

17

3

136

9

3 148

18

5

485

It’s the home club of Matthew Fitzpatrick, the young professional who notched 10 top ten European Tour finishes in his first season in 2015, winning the British Masters along the way. Matt, who enjoyed fantastic success as an amateur, claiming the US Amateur Championship in 2013, is regularly seen playing with his pals and often brings his Tour companion and 2016 Master’s Tournament Champion Danny Willett along for a round.

Although not particularly long at around 6500 yards off the championship tees, the course is regarded as a challenging test for golfers of all standards. It is kept in magnificent

condition all year round, with hand cut greens renowned throughout the region for their speed and consistency. The elevated position of the course and peaty soils ensures swift drainage, allowing members and guests to enjoy their golf on an almost year round basis.

Hallamshire, characterised by large pockets of heather, gorse and bilberries, is noted as one of just 400 heather-clad heathland golf courses in the UK by the Sports Turf Research Institute, which describes the course as “prestigious, challenging and attractive”.

The club holds annual Opens and Charity events, details can be found on the website.

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Lindrick Lindrick is one of Britain’s finest inland golf courses, providing an excellent challenge to golfers of all abilities. The course, which is always in first class condition, is a mixture of heathland and moorland with a reputation for fast true green and outstanding playing conditions all year round.

Contact Details

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Lindrick Golf Club Lindrick Common Worksop, S81 8BH Telephone: 01909 475820 info@lindrickgolfclub.co.uk www.lindrickgolfclub.co.uk

How to Find

LINDRICK

M1 (From North or South) - Leave M1 by exit 31 - signposted WORKSOP A57. At roundabout take road signposted A57 WORKSOP. After 5½ miles turn right into Clubhouse drive (Opposite brick bus shelter)

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, Club Hire, Trolley Hire, Buggy Hire. Lessons, Pro Shop

Lindrick has a place in history too, as one of an elite number of golf courses to have staged the Ryder Cup. It was here that Great Britain defeated the USA to win the Ryder Cup in 1957, the first time they had achieved it in 24 years. Lindrick subsequently hosted the Curtis Cup and a number of Tour events.

Regional Qualifying Course

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6606 • 6486 • 6270 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 402

10

4

363

2

4 364

11

3

154

3

3 165

12

4

347

4

5 478

13

4

413

5

4 431

14

5

528

6

3 140

15

4

349

7

4 439

16

5

469

8

4 316

17

4

391

9

4 436

18

3

192

Lindrick welcomes visitors and the members hope that they enjoy the balance we maintain between the traditions of the past and the expectations of golfing in the twentyfirst century where we play host to the highly popular amateur events such as the Yorkshire Challenge and Heathland Classic.

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Hillsborough Golf Club Worral Road Sheffield, S6 4BE Telephone: 0114 2349151 directorofgolf@hillsboroughgolfclub.co.uk www.hillsboroughgolfclub.co.uk

How to Find

HILLSBOROUGH

20 minutes from Junction 33 off the M1 Following the A630. 15 minutes From Sheffield City Centre. 10 minutes from Meadowhall Shopping Centre.

Post Code S6 4BE

Founded in 1920, Hillsborough Golf Club is renowned as being one of the best in the North of England. Set in the beautiful hills of Sheffield, the course gives some truly fantastic panoramic views over the Steel City. At 6254 yards off the White Tees and 5544 yards from Ladies Tees, it may not be one of the longest but is a true test of your skills. Our signature hole, the 3rd, is rated in the Top 18 holes in Yorkshire. Our Clubhouse offers a friendly atmosphere with seating inside and out looking over the 1st Tee. Catering and refreshments are available before and after your round - perfect for a quick bite, Sunday lunch or fine dining.

Facilities are available for functions, weddings and special occasions for up to 120 guests.

Summer Deals until 31st October

Facilities

Half Price Monday & Wednesdays Option 1 - 18 Holes £20 all day Option 2 - All Day Golf and Lunch £40 Offer includes unlimited Golf.

Lunch of Sandwich & Chips.

All tee times must be booked in advance.

The practice facilities are situated adjacent to the clubhouse and offer a great chance to hone your skills before play or alternatively book a lesson with our Head Professional Mark Allen.

Week Days Twilight Golf from 4.00 pm £18 per player 4 Ball for £60 All tee times must be booked in advance.

For deal including food bookings need to be made 24 hours prior to play.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6254 • 6001 • 5544 H OLE

To book call the pro shop on 0114 234 9151.

Golf Festival Week 2016 July 25th to July 31st

Monday 25th July - Pro Am Tuesday 26th July - Ladies Open Wednesday 27nd July - Seniors Open over 50’s 4BBB Thursday 28th July - Hayden Webster Junior Open Friday 29th July - AMAM Sunday 31st July Open Mixed Pairs For Prices and to reserve your time please call 0114 2349151 or Email directorofgolf@hillsboroughgolfclub.co.uk

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 428

10

3

186

2

3 128

11

5

488

3

4 354

12

4

360

4

4 379

13

3

136

5

4 355

14

4

427

6

3 189

15

4

408

7

4 233

16

4

314

8

4 342

17

4

293

9

5 484

18

5

630

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Rotherham Golf Club Thrybergh Park, Doncaster Road Thrybergh, Rotherham, S65 4NU Telephone: 0870 8636455 manager@rotherhamgolfclub.com www.rotherhamgolfclub.com

How to Find

For over 100 years, Rotherham Golf Club has been the setting for outstanding beauty and a true test of golf. This parkland course features an imposing gothic clubhouse built in 1813 and is also the perfect setting for Weddings and Corporate events.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, Club Hire, Electric Trolley Hire, Lessons, Pro Shop

Course Information 18 holes, Par 70 • 6350 • 5911 • 5654 (74) H OLE

PAR

ROTHERHAM

Leave the M1 at junction 32 to join the M18, then join the M18 motorway (signposted Hull). Leave the M18 at junction 1, then at roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A631 (signposted Rotherham). After 1 mile at traffic signals turn right onto Church Lane (signposted Ravenfield). At miniroundabout turn left onto Main Street B6093 (signposted Ravenfield). Continue through Ravenfield on the B6093.

Then after almost 3 miles at T-junction turn left onto the A630 (signposted Rotherham). Golf Club is 1 mile on right hand side just after entering Thrybergh.

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 377

10

5

478

2

4 413

11

4

300

3

3 172

12

4

366

4

5 527

13

4

384

5

4 396

14

3

168

6

4 362

15

4

385

7

4 405

16

3

155

8

4 410

17

4

396

9

3 200

18

4

456

The Golf Club was formed in 1903 and there are few clubs in the UK that can claim such a glorious location and magnificent Club House. Surrounded by beautiful timbered parkland the course is easily accessible from the M1 or A1 in South Yorkshire. Also, being closely situated to Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster, it is accessible from far afield.

Originally a nine hole course laid out by Sandy Herd, in 1906 it was increased to eighteen holes and was subsequently modified by James Braid.

Resulting from this is an exceptionally well laid out course, where golf is played over parkland of great beauty. The course record of 62 was recorded by Simon Coumbe of Pontefract GC during the second round of the inaugural Lee Westwood Trophy held in September 2005. He broke the previous record score of 65, jointly held by Lee Westwood and Ian Garbutt.

The golf shop at Rotherham Golf Club prides itself on retail experience and exceptional customer service.

4 BALL SUMMER OFFERS Book online through www.rotherhamgolfclub.com to get a four ball for £140 (£35 per player), usual weekday price £40.

Twilight rate of £100 per 4 ball midweek after 4pm (Subject to availability) Call the Pro-Shop on 01709 850480 to book any of the above packages

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Sitwell Park Golf Club Shrogs Wood Road Rotherham, S60 4BY Telephone: 01709 541046 secretary@sitwellgolf.co.uk www.sitwellgolf.co.uk

How to Find

SITWELL PARK

From the M1:Leave the M1 at exit 33 (A630) towards Rotherham. At the first roundabout turn right onto the dual carriageway A631 Bawtry. At the crossroads carry straight on up the hill, then at the next roundabout, continue on the third exit along the A631. Sitwell Park Golf Club is signposted after around half a mile, with a right turn across the central reservation and onto Shrogs Wood Road. Continue along Shrogs Wood Road for a short distance and you will enter the club drive through clearly marked stone posts, and on through the automatic barrier into the car park.

If you are looking for a strong, lively & forward looking golf club, Sitwell Park in Rotherham, has an enviable reputation. As one of the leading clubs in the Sheffield Union, with a course to match - designed by master architect Dr Alister Mackenzie - Sitwell Park offers excellent facilities for players, members and visitors alike.

Our flourishing club arguably offers one of the best golfing and social experiences in the South Yorkshire region. We are renowned for our thriving membership, excellent course and lively clubhouse, overseen by our professional staff. Sitwell Park’s course, clubhouse and facilities are under constant development and

Telephone: 01709 709970 Details are available from our website www.sitwellgolf.co.uk

improvement - all to ensure that the experience for visitors and members is second to none.

New opportunities to join Sitwell Park There are now new and more affordable ways to join Sitwell Park Golf Club - one of the most successful and popular golf clubs in the area.

Following a re-jig of the club’s membership packages, there are now opportunities for: • New 5 and 6 day members, for those who prefer to play midweek • Plus corporate membership available from £400.00 per year • Junior Members always welcome

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, Short Game Facilities, Club Hire, Electric Trolley Hire, Buggy Hire, Lessons, Pro Shop

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6225 • 5958 • 5535 (73) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 357

10

5

510

2

4 415

11

4

305

3

5 552

12

3

132

4

4 275

13

5

513

5

3 176

14

3

188

6

4 266

15

4

447

7

3 171

16

4

467

8

5 539

17

3

169

9

4 308

18

4

435

Bookings are now being taken for 2016 Corporate and Society days.

To reserve your event please contact The Secretary on Secretary@sitwellgolf.co.uk

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Tankersley Park Golf Club Park Lane, High Green Sheffield, S35 4LG Telephone: 0114 2468247 secretary@tankersleyparkgolfclub.org.uk www.tankersleyparkgolfclub.org.uk

How to Find

TANKERSLEY PARK

Tankersley Park Golf Club is next to the M1 motorway between junction 36 and 35A From the North M1 take exit 36 and follow signs for A61 to Sheffield. At the next roundabout turn left and the entrance to TPGC is half a mile on the left opposite the BRAUN factory and is signposted. If you miss junction 36, take the next exit at junction 35 and turn back northwards on the M1 to junction 35A.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, Club Hire, Trolley Hire, Golf Buggies, Lessons, Pro Shop, On-line booking systems @www.tankersleyparkgolfclub.org.uk

An eighteen-hole course, it stretches over 6244 yards of fabulous Yorkshire countryside for which it offers a par and standard scratch score of 70. If you are to challenge that score though, there are plenty of hazards and testing holes you must overcome along the way. Enjoy!

Course Information 18 holes, Par 70 • 6244 • 6075 • 5338 H OLE

PAR

Tankersley Park Golf Club’s fine parkland course was designed by Arthur Storey. It opened for business in 1907 and has hardly looked back.

Today, it enjoys an active membership who eagerly and amiably welcomes visitors who come to play their challenging course, based at High Green in Sheffield.

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 408

10

4

358

2

4 350

11

4

362

3

3 166

12

3

166

4

5 526

13

4

355

5

4 383

14

4

382

6

4 320

15

4

327

7

4 426

16

4

374

8

4 455

17

4

314

9

3 142

18

4

430

The course, is meticulously maintained and a fair but tough test for the club golfer. Tankersley Park Golf Club has met England Golf’s requirements and is accredited with the GolfMark Award. The club has also been recognised by Sport England as a Clubmark facility.

The Club has been awarded a grant from Sport England to develop the practice facilities into a floodlit driving range and work should commence in mid- 2015.

Signature Hole: 18th - Mark Roe described this hole as the best finishing hole in Yorkshire.

Contact Details

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Wortley Golf Club Hermit Hill Lane, Wortley, Sheffield South Yorkshire, S35 7DF Telephone: 0114 288 8469 info@wortleygolfclub.co.uk www.wortleygolfclub.co.uk

How to Find

WORTLEY

Leave the M1 at Junction 36 or 35A. Take the A616 or A61 or A629 to Wortley Village

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, Club Hire, Trolley Hire, Buggy Hire, Lessons, Pro Shop

Set in woodlands on the Wharncliffe Estate, Wortley Golf Club is an established parkland golf course characterised by tree lined fairways, fast undulating greens, and good all year round putting surfaces. With only one par five, five tricky par threes and a series of demanding par fours, it presents a unique challenge to golfers of all abilities and always provides enjoyable memories.

Without the distractions of roads, houses and footpaths, Wortley Golf Club is an oasis of peace, yet enjoys easy access from the M1. Visitors are an essential part of golf at Wortley and are welcomed by all club and staff members.

Come and enjoy playing our beautiful course, now receiving plaudits from visitors and guests that it is better now than it’s ever been, following our many improvements.

We are always delighted to welcome visitors, visiting parties and new members. Our new steward & stewardess David & Carol will be pleased to cater for your dining and refreshments during your visit. Our professionals Ian and Richard will be happy to deal with any enquiries you may have.

View our on-line booking system: www.wortleygolfclub.co.uk Contact Carol : 0114 288 8469 (option 4)

We have memberships available currently with NO Joining Fee. Please contact the club on 0114 288 8469 or visit the website www.wortleygolfclub.co.uk

A full catering service is provided.

Bar meals can be ordered on completion of your round, but full meals should be ordered with the bar staff before you play.

Societies and Visiting parties are advised to contact the Secretary or Stewardess in advance to confirm individual requirements.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 68. SSS 69 • 6025 • 5865 • 5411 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 344

10

5

511

2

4 420

11

4

357

3

3 183

12

3

177

4

4 407

13

4

368

5

3 151

14

4

434

6

4 327

15

4

400

7

4 430

16

3

177

8

4 415

17

4

365

9

3 125

18

4

434

Yorkshire & North East Golf Guide

South Yorkshire Directory

Abbeydale Telephone: 0114 236 0763 www.abbeydalegolfclub.co.uk

High Melton Telephone: 01302 553715 www.highmeltongolf.co.uk

Sheffield Transport Telephone: 0114 2373216 Website n/a

Barnsley Telephone: 01226 382856 www.barnsleygolfclub.co.uk

Hillsborough Telephone: 0114 229 4100 www.hillsboroughgolfclub.co.uk

Silkstone Telephone: 01226 790128 www.silkstone-golf-club.co.uk

Bawtry Telephone: 01302 711409 www.bawtrygolfclub.co.uk

Kingswood Telephone: 01405 741343 www.kingswoodgolfcentre.co.uk

Sitwell Park Telephone: 01709 541046 www.sitwellgolf.co.uk

Beauchief Telephone: 0114 236 7274 www.beauchiefgolfcourse.co.uk

Lees Hall Telephone: 0114 250 7868 www.leeshallgolfclub.co.uk

Stocksbridge & District Telephone: 0114 2882779 www.stocksbridgegolfclub.co.uk

Birch Hall Telephone: 01246 291979 Website n/a

Lindrick Telephone: 01909 475820 www.lindrickgolfclub.co.uk

Styrrup Hall Telephone: 01302 751112 www.styrrupgolf.co.uk

Birley Wood Telephone: 0114 264 7262 www.birleywoodgolfcourse.co.uk

Misterton Golf Telephone: 01427 891511 www.mistertongolf.co.uk

Tankersley Park Telephone: 0114 245 5583 www.tankersleyparkgolfclub.org.uk

Concord Park Telephone: 0114 257 7378 Website n/a

Owston Hall Telephone: 01302 722231 www.owstonhall.com

Thorne Telephone: 01405 812084 www.thornegolf.co.uk

Crookhill Park Telephone: 01709 862979 www.crookhillpark.co.uk

Owston Park Telephone: 01302 330821 www.owstonparkgolfcourse.co.uk

Thornhurst Park Telephone: 01302 337799 Website n/a

Doncaster Telephone: 01302 865632 www.doncastergolfclub.co.uk

Phoenix Telephone: 01709 382624 www.phoenixgolfclub.co.uk

Tinsley Park Telephone: 0114 2448974 www.tinsleyparkgolfcourse.co.uk

Doncaster Town Moor Telephone: 01302 535286 doncastertownmoorgolfclub.co.uk

Renishaw Park Telephone: 01246 435 484 www.renishawparkgolf.co.uk

Waterfront Telephone: 01709 877616 www.waterfrontgolf.co.uk

Dore & Totley Telephone: 0114 236 6844 www.doreandtotleygolf.co.uk

Rother Valley Telephone: 0114 247 3000 www.jackbarker.com

Wath Telephone: 01709 878609 www.wathgolfclub.co.uk

Grange Park Telephone: 01709 559497 Website n/a

Rotherham Telephone: 0870 863 6455 www.rotherhamgolfclub.com

Wheatley Telephone: 01302 831655 www.wheatleygolfclub.co.uk

Hallamshire Telephone: 0114 2305222 www.hallamshiregolfclub.co.uk

Roundwood, Telephone: 01709 826061 www.roundwoodgolfclub.co.uk

Wombwell Hillies Telephone: 01226 754433 Website n/a

Hallowes Telephone: 01246 410394 www.hallowesgolfclub.org

Sandhill Telephone: 01226 753444 www.sandhillgolfclub.co.uk

Wortley Telephone: 0114 2888469 www.wortleygolfclub.co.uk

Hickleton Telephone: 01709 896081 www.hickletongolfclub.co.uk

Serlby Park Telephone: 01777 818268 Website n/a

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North East Introduction

North East

North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. Covering Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside.

Northumberland is the Northernmost of the English counties, separated from Scotland by the Cheviot Hills and the Tweed River and borders on the North Sea. The terrain is level along the wild, rugged coastline and hilly in the interior, where high moor lands alternate with fertile valleys. Hadrian’s Wall is probably the most notable feature; built in Roman times.

in County Durham. At the heart of this county lies Durham City; small enough to enjoy on foot yet so exceptional that its castle and cathedral are designated a World Heritage Site. Much of the West of the County, including Teesdale, Weardale and the Derwent Valley, is included in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is perfect country for walking, cycling, riding, wildlife-watching and exploring the many charming villages and towns.

The area suffered severely during the border wars between England and Scotland. The legacy of the Border wars of the 14th-16th centuries have resulted in Northumberland having more castles to explore than any other English county.

Tyne & Wear is an area with bustling towns and cities; encompassing Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Gateshead, and Sunderland. The diversity of the area and rich warmth of the people make for a fusion of attractions and appeal.

From the North Pennines in the West to the North Sea Coast in the East, there are attractions and delights to suit all tastes

Newcastle can boast three large shopping centres, many fascinating museums as well as cinemas, theatres presenting a vast

range of entertainment, sport and leisure centres, art-centres and a rich variety of clubs, restaurants, bistros and coffee shops catering for all tastes, pubs and bars all selling the local brew Newcastle Brown Ale and everything else you could could wish for.

Teeside is an area now more familiarly known as the Tees Valley; stretching the salmon rich reaches of the upper Tees to the coastal beauty and character laden sea ports. The maritime history and industrial heritage are very much in evidence throughout this area.

Teesside offers the opportunity for a country ramble over an endless expanse of moorland, the thrill of sandy beaches and towering cliffs as well as the pleasure of a successful days shopping and fine dining at a chic urban restaurant. From quaint fishing ports, beautiful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, this area has it all.

Yorkshire & North East Golf Guide

North East Introduction

7

A1

Northumberland

A1 2 12

10 A696 A68

17

11 A69

Tyne & Wear

Newcastle

9

3 15

18

6

Sunderland A19

16 Durham 4

A68

13 8

A1(M)

Hartlepool

1

A688

County Durham A66

Darlington 14

5 Teesside

“This is perfect country for walking, cycling, riding, wildlife-watching and exploring the many charming villages and towns. �

1. Bishop Auckland 2. Burgham Park 3. Close House 4. Durham City 5. Eaglescliffe 6. George Washington 7. Goswick Links 8. Hartlepool 9. Hexham 10. Longhirst Hall 11. Matfen Hall 12. Newbiggin 13. Ramside 14. Rockliffe Hall 15. Slaley Hall 16. South Moor 17. Tynemouth 18. Whickham

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Contact Details

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Bishop Auckland Golf Club High Plains, Durham Road Bishop Auckland, Co.Durham, DL14 8DL Telephone: 01388 661618 enquiries@bagc.co.uk www.bagc.co.uk

BISHOP AUCKLAND

How to Find

Situated in the Land of the Prince Bishops, with views of the picturesque Wear Valley, it is easy to see why Bishop Auckland Golf Club is considered one of the treasures in County Durham. Founded in 1894, the parkland course has retained much of its original character whilst being modified to keep up with the demands of modern golf.

The course has some of the best fairways you could wish to play from, with the rough, tough enough to punish a wayward shot without losing your ball. The greens are fine and true, together with the 7th hole, which has figured in many a magazine. It is a beautiful parkland

Special Offer Tuesday to Friday 4 Ball only £90!

2-4-1 Monday only Please call 01388 661618 or email enquiries@bagc.co.uk

course sporting many challenging holes and the finest fairways in the County. Whether you have a single figure handicap or are just taking up the game you will enjoy a round here.

The clubhouse was rebuilt in the 1990’s and enjoys spectacular views across the Wear Valley. It is well worth taking time to enjoy a coffee prior to playing, or a beer once you have finished.

With the guarantee of a warm welcome and the superb dining facilities, with food to suit most palates, we are sure you will have an enjoyable and memorable visit.

From the South: Travel north on the A1 / A1 (M). Leave at junction 58 (A68) and follow signs for Bishop Auckland.

At first roundabout take the right fork on A6072, by-passing Shildon, crossing four roundabouts until you come to a roundabout at Romanway Industrial Estate (large pub on left just before roundabout).

Turn right. At next roundabout take right turn onto Bishop Auckland by-pass (A688) towards Spennymoor/Durham. Go straight over next two roundabouts. 50 yards after this second, new roundabout take left turn (houses on left) and go to the top of the road. Turn left onto Durham Road. Entrance to the Golf Club is about 500 yards on the right.

Facilities Bar, Lounge, Practice Ground, Putting Green, Buggy and Electric Trolley Hire, Trolley Hire, Lessons, Pro Shop Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6504 • 6257 • 5533 (73) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 285

10

3

188

2

5 557

11

5

500

3

5 538

12

3

220

4

5 530

13

4

442

5

3 211

14

4

385

6

4 376

15

4

401

7

3 162

16

4

372

8

3 179

17

4

388

9

5 493

18

4

277

New excellent catering franchise from January of this year

Contact Details

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Burgham Park Golf and Leisure Club Burgham Park, Nr Felton, Morpeth Northumberland, NE65 9QP Telephone: 01670 787 898 info@burghampark.co.uk www.burghampark.co.uk

How to Find

BURGHAM PARK

6 miles north of Morpeth just off A1 on ‘C’ road linking A1 and Longhorsley Village

Host of the PGA North Region Championship 2006 to 2008. Burgham Park is a championship parkland course located in the lovely Northumberland countryside, 20 minutes from Newcastle and just a few miles north of Morpeth, just off the A1.

Facilities 2 Bars, Restaurant, Meeting Room, Putting Green, Practice Range, Trolley Hire, Buggies, Club Hire, Pro Shop, Lessons

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 7065 (71) • 6804 • 6403 • 5793 (74) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 399

10

3

162

2

3 150

11

4

403

3

4 399

12

5

497

4

5 511

13

4

425

5

4 411

14

4

441

6

5 477

15

4

412

7

3 171

16

5

486

8

4 404

17

3

172

9

4 421

18

4

463

Former Ryder Cup captain Mark James was part of the design team that developed the course in 1994, which has been constantly improved over the years. Since 2001 the course has been under the ownership of Irish businessmen, John Fallon and William Kiely. Their long term commitment to the course has been evidenced by the ongoing ten year improvement plan.

It has panoramic views of Simonside hills to the West and the coast to the East. The course in beautiful rolling countryside provides a challenging round for all abilities, playing off the championship tees measuring 7065 yards, the medal tees at 6804 yards and the leisure tees at 6403 yards. The maturing parklands with water hazards, is both beautiful and tranquil and includes some of the finest greens in the region.

Our signature hole is the par 4, 18th. At 463 yds off the white tees an accurate drive is essential to avoid the ditch which runs down and across the fairway. The second is a downhill shot to a two tier green well guarded by bunkers.

Winter Society Offers from £25 pp Call the golf team on 01670 787 898 extension 1 to book!

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Close House Heddon-on-the-Wall Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 0HT Tel: 01661 85 22 55 Email: enquiries@closehouse.co.uk www.closehouse.com

Facilities Luxury bedroom suites, restaurant, trolley hire, buggies, Pro shop, lessons.

CLOSE HOUSE

The Academy facilities include: 10 indoor bays fitted with powertee, 10 outdoor bays with 4th generation astroturf, specialist short game area, custom fit suite, video teaching suite, café Driving range opening hours 8am dark (last balls dispensed at dusk)

Close House is set in stunning, rural Northumberland countryside, located within 15 minute’s drive of Newcastle International Airport and less than 8 miles from Newcastle city centre.

Home to the 18 hole Lee Westwood Filly and Championship Lee Westwood Colt courses, Close House is the perfect destination to enjoy a range of exclusive golf breaks this coming season.

The Championship Lee Westwood Colt course has been chosen to host the ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship, from 8th to 14th June 2015.

The No.19 Clubhouse is both intimate and relaxed. This contemporary eatery boasts

panoramic views allowing diners to marvel at stunning vistas while tasting the best produce Northumberland has to offer.

We have 16 beautiful Courtyard suites, each of which are decorated and furnished to the highest standard using fine furnishings and fabrics to ensure you enjoy the ultimate experience in comfort and luxury.

Close House is the perfect destination at which to experience world-class golf, a wonderful weekend break, a special celebration with family and friends or a relaxing drink and fabulous food with business associates.

Play golf on the world’s first Lee Westwood golf courses: the Lee Westwood Filly Course and the

The Colt Course 18 holes, Par 71 • 6813 • 6308 • 5825 • 4751 H OLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

PAR

4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 3

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

375 355 327 199 341 383 466 437 185

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

5 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 4

471 373 184 423 157 353 412 504 363

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From the West: Driving East towards Newcastle leave A69 at exit marked Horsley (B6528).

Go through the village of Horsley and remain on the B6528 for 3 miles until you see signs for Close House on the left. Drive down the lane on the right, following the signs for Close House.

CLOSE HOUSE

From the South: From the A1/A69 roundabout to Close House is approximately 7 miles.

Follow the A69 west for 4 miles until the junction marked Heddon on the Wall B6528. Go through Heddon on the Wall and continue on the B6528 for 2 miles until you see Close House signed on the left hand side.

Follow the signs from then on.

Sat Nav Coordinates: When traveling to the hotel using SAT NAV the postcode to use is NE41 8BL

The Filly Course 18 holes, Par 70 • 5956 • 5685 • 5272 (72) H OLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

PAR

4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 5

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

386 347 157 405 160 361 340 156 478

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3

424 526 437 401 387 262 278 300 151

Championship Lee Westwood Championship Colt Course, the only North East golf course voted into the Top 100 Courses in the UK and Ireland.

Attached Tour Professional Lee Westwood was closely involved with the design of the Filly course and has succeeded in his aim to provide the perfect contrast to the Colt and increase the challenge for golfers of all abilities and enhance the overall experience at Close House Experience the fantastic facilities at the Academy with tuition from PGA professionals and a state-of-the-art floodlit driving range.

Enjoy the contemporary dining experience that is No.19 clubhouse with stunning views over

the Tyne Valley. Then relax in pure luxury by staying over in our suite-style courtyard rooms.

Every member of our team takes great personal pride in offering the highest levels of customer service.

Superb golf, fine food, luxurious accommodation, and a very warm welcome will make your experience unforgettable. An experience that will have you coming back for more.

In Lee Westwood’s own words: “When I visit the club it’s like a home from home. I have been asked to be attached to a number of clubs but Close House has something different, something special.”

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Durham City Golf Club Littleburn, Langley Moor Durham, DH7 8HL Telephone: 0191 378 0029 - 2 proshop@durhamcitygolf.co.uk www.durhamcitygolfclub.co.uk Twitter: @durhamcitygolf Facebook: Durham City Golf Club How to Find

DURHAM CITY

From the A1(M): Leave the motorway at Junction 62 and take the A690 passing through Durham, Neville’s Cross and into Langley Moor. Take left 300 yards after Lidl Supermarket. Signposted Durham City Golf Club and Littleburn Industrial Estate. Follow this road straight over hump back bridge and round the corner. At the end of this road you will see our entrance sign on the right.

Facilities

Located less than 2 miles from Durham’s iconic Cathedral and set in 150 acres of stunning parkland, Durham City Golf Club truly is one of the best kept golfing secrets of the North East and is a must visit for any visiting party.

It’s testing layout with big, fast and undulating greens makes it a great test for any standard of golfer. As the home of the Durham County Golf Union, the club has hosted a number of big amateur events such as the English Girls Amateur Championship. Most recently, The Yorkshire County Mens team visited to take on County Durham in a League contest.

Each hole is beautifully enveloped in trees, but without doubt the most spectacular is the 3rd (pictured) which offers an elevated tee shot to a dog leg left fairway flanked by trouble left and right. The tee boxes are flat, the fairways are lush and the greens are undulating and fast. The gentle terrain means you won’t feel too physically taxed when you make it back to our recently renovated clubhouse.

Durham City Golf Club has established links with some of the best local hotels at very competitive rates.

Full Length Practice Ground, Short Game Practice Area, Practice Nets, Putting Green, Fully Stocked Pro Shop, Fully Equipped Men’s and Ladies Locker Rooms, Wheelchair Access throughout clubhouse including Lift in Main Entrance, Full Catering Service Provided, Large seating area in clubhouse and Private Dining Area for Visiting Parties.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6367 • 6057 • 5646 (73) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

5 557

10

4

345

2

3 163

11

5

526

3

4 420

12

4

319

4

4 406

13

4

399

5

3 164

14

5

496

6

4 425

15

3

183

7

3 140

16

4

373

8

4 386

17

4

332

9

4 391

18

4

342

WEEKDAY 4 BALL - ONLY £80 VISITING PARTIES 2016 Special Offer (Monday – Friday) Coffee & bacon rolls, 18 holes +2 course meal From £32 per golfer

Durham City Golf Club, Littleburn, Langley Moor, DH7 8HL www.durhamcitygolfclub.co.uk

LADIES TEAM OF FOUR OPEN - September 15th £40 per team MENS 4 MAN TEAM OPEN - September 24th £40 per team To book or for any information contact Tom Cranfield, Club Professional on 0191 3780029 or email: enquiries@durhamcitygolf.co.uk

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Eaglescliffe Golf Club Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe Stockton on Tees, TS16 0DQ Telephone: 01642 780 238 secretary@eaglescliffegolfclub.co.uk www.eaglescliffegolfclub.co.uk

How to Find

EAGLESCLIFFE

From M1: Continue on Aberford by Pass (A1(M)). Take exit 49 toward THIRSK / A19 / TEESSIDE. Continue on A19. Take the ramp onto A67. Keep right at the fork, and merge onto A67.

Turn left at A67. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Thirsk Rd (A67). Continue on Yarm Rd (A135)

All Photographs - Brian G Ramsden LRPS LBIPP

Facilities Should you be playing golf in the North East of England, a visit to Eaglescliffe is a must. Nestled beside the River Tees with the Cleveland Hills as a backdrop, the course has been described by Golf Monthly magazine as ‘a hidden gem’ of English golf.

Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, Club Hire, Trolley Hire, Lessons, Club Shop, Buggy Hire, Snooker Room, Practice Area

Though picturesque, the course is demanding due to the nature of the rolling terrain and sloping greens and provides a challenge for both novice and experienced golfer alike.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6289 • 6003 • 5646 (74) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 328

10

4

347

2

4 383

11

4

318

3

4 450

12

5

477

4

3 161

13

3

179

5

4 357

14

5

531

6

3 148

15

5

478

7

4 280

16

4

467

8

4 348

17

3

174

9

5 496

18

4

367

Eaglescliffe & District Golf Club lies one mile to the north of the historic medieval riverside town of Yarm, and is situated on rolling

EAGLESCLIFFE GOLF CLUB Please visit our website for all our current offers www.eaglescliffegolfclub.co.uk secretary@eaglescliffegolfclub.co.uk 01642 780 238

terrain shelving down to the River Tees.

A short drive from the towns of Stockton, Darlington, and Middlesbrough, the area is readily accessible by road, rail, and air Eaglescliffe hosts regional and county events and is popular with societies and corporate groups who visit on a regular basis from all over the north of England.

The excellent course and clubhouse, top class catering and a friendly welcome ensures that a visit to Eaglescliffe & District Golf Club is a pleasant and enjoyable experience.

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Mercure Newcastle George Washington Hotel Golf and Spa Stone Cellar Road, High Usworth Washington, NE37 1PH

GEORGE WASHINGTON

Telephone: 0191 417 8346 reservations@georgewashington.co.uk www.georgewashington.co.uk

How to Find Located just 5 minutes off the A1 via the A194 and a 10 minute drive to both Newcastle and Sunderland centres.

From A1 (M) (J65) onto A194 (M). Turn off on A195 sign posted Washington North. Take last exit off roundabout for Washington. Turn right at mini-roundabout. The hotel is .5 mile on the right hand side.

Facilities A true Championship Golf Course in the North East offering you all the facilities for an excellent round of golf around County Durham.

day out, with beautiful surroundings set within 325 acres of championship golf course and picturesque countryside.

George Washington Golf Club is set in a picturesque setting and is one of the most challenging golf courses in the North East of England. The course is measured at 6625 yards from the championship tees and offers a unique challenge to any standard of golfer, with five par 5’s and a course par of 73.

The Clubhouse provides the perfect relaxation space required after a round of golf and caters for corporate groups, events, individuals and business meetings, after golf bar, and ProShop selling a wide range of golfing brands.

Mercure Newcastle George Washington Hotel, Golf and Spa provides an exhilarating and exciting afternoon or

Signature Hole: Hole 6, Par 4 The start of three tricky par fours. At 352 yards, the big hitters will fancy it but there is loads of trouble with a ditch crossing the fairway at about 280 yards from the back tees.

Hotel, Spa, Function Room, Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, 20 Bay Floodlit Driving Range, Golf Academy, Club Hire, Trolley Hire, Buggy Hire, Lessons, Pro Shop

Course Information 18 holes, Par 73 • 6625 • 6276 • 5743 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

5 488

10

4

376

2

3 228

11

5

492

3

5 502

12

4

370

4

4 396

13

3

194

5

5 512

14

4

405

6

4 352

15

3

153

7

4 385

16

4

373

8

4 369

17

5

494

9

3 174

18

4

362

NEWCASTLE GEORGE WASHINGTON

HOTEL ~ GOLF ~ SPA

2015 STAY & PLAY AT MERCURE NEWCASTLE GEORGE WASHINGTON 2 rounds of championship golf, dinner, bed & breakfast from £65.00 per person

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Goswick Golf Club Goswick Northumberland, TD15 2RW Telephone: 01289 387256 secretary@goswicklinksgc.co.uk www.goswicklinksgc.co.uk

How to Find

GOSWICK

Six Miles South of Berwick, signposted Goswick / brown sign with a golf flag on it on the east side of the A1, an hour’s drive from Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Facilities Bar, Buggy Hire, Club Hire, Clubhouse, Driving Range, food, Practice Area, Pro Shop, Putting Green, Golf Lessons, Changing Rooms, Range and chipping green behind the 1st tee, Practice putting green next to 1st tee

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6803 • 6654 • 6467 • 5718 (74) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 392

10

4

421

2

3 163

11

5

559

3

4 437

12

4

367

4

5 545

13

3

200

5

4 418

14

4

393

6

5 528

15

3

150

7

4 388

16

4

431

8

4 421

17

5

522

9

3 199

18

4

269

Goswick, a championship golf course in every sense of the word, is situated six miles south of the beautiful and historic town of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, on the east side of the A1, and an hour from Newcastle and Edinburgh.

The quality of the course was recognised by the R&A when making it a host venue for Regional Open Qualifying 2008 - 2012 along with the privilege of being asked to host this event again in 2018. This classic links measures a mean 6,803 yards from the medal tees that is rarely affected by the weather and is playable all year round from dedicated tees to full greens.

All this set in the most stunning coastal scenery - a designated area of outstanding natural beauty. Your visit to this superb gem of a Golf Course will be fondly remembered.

Visitors from near and far regularly express their enjoyment of playing the course and the warm welcome they receive from staff and members. If you are planning to visit North Northumberland to play golf, then do make a point of visiting Goswick - the #1 rated course in the County.

Ranked #1 Golf Course in Northumberland!

Open Qualifying Venue 2008-2012 and 2018!

A true links golf course

Country Memberships, reduced fee for afternoon golf, discount for party bookings

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Hartlepool Golf Club Hart Warren Hartlepool, TS24 9QF Telephone: 01429 267473 hgcprofessional@btconnect.com www.hartlepoolgolfclub.co.uk

How to Find

HARTLEPOOL

The golf course is situated to the north of Hartlepool and can be reached easily from the A19 without entering the town centre. From A19 take slip road A179 to Hart Village. At roundabout take 2nd exit and carry on to next roundabout and take 2nd exit. At next roundabout take 1st exit to A1086 signposted Peterlee. At next roundabout take 3rd exit to King Oswy Drive and then 3rd junction on left, Speeding Drive. Go to end of road, through railway tunnel. You have arrived at Hartlepool Golf Club.

Hartlepool Golf Club is situated on the North East Coast of England within sight and sound of the sea. Hartlepool hosted the Tall Ships Race during 2010. Hartlepool has easy access from A1 via A19.

From spring to autumn the course is ablaze with the colour of wild flowers. The area is well known to botanists and has been declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest by the Nature Conservancy Council. The course offers a challenge to the experienced player as well as the novice. The wind frequently blows, changing its nature from day to day. Hartlepool is also unique for its

year-round availability as it is seldom closed because of the sandy nature of the soil.

The course, which runs along the coast, has been designed to take advantage of the many natural features. The seaward side is protected by hillocks and dunes covered with marram grass. James Braid designed some of the holes, the most spectacular being the tenth which requires a straight drive and a good second shot between dunes.

The course measures 6298 yards from the back tees and has a par of 70. Par for Ladies is 72, on a course which measures 5562 yards.

Facilities Pro Shop, Driving Range, Putting Green & Chipping Area, Clubhouse & Catering, Buggy Hire, Trolley Hire

Course Information 18 holes, Par 70 • 6298 • 5991 • 5832 • 5562 (72) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 246

10

4

343

2

5 516

11

3

208

3

4 419

12

3

175

4

4 385

13

4

301

5

3 149

14

4

419

6

4 308

15

4

374

7

3

90

16

4

419

8

4 412

17

5

183

9

4 367

18

4

377

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Hexham Golf Club Spital Park, Hexham Northumberland, NE46 3RZ Telephone: 01434 603072 info@hexhamgolf.co.uk www.hexhamgolf.co.uk

How to Find

HEXHAM

If heading north or south on the A1 take the A69 signposted Hexham and Carlisle for approx. 20 minutes.

Go straight on at the main Hexham roundabout to stay on the A69 and after one mile turn left to exit the A69 via the B6531 slip road. Hexham Golf Club is approx. half a mile on the left.

If heading north or south on the M6 take the A69 signposted Hexham for approx.

45 minutes. Turn right to exit the A69 via the B6531 slip road at the beginning of the dual carriageway at Hexham. Hexham Golf Club is approx. half a mile on the left.

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Function and Meeting rooms, Snooker Room, Squash Courts, Practice Ground, Putting Green, Buggy Hire, Trolley Hire, Pro Shop, Custom Fitting, Lessons Course Information 18 holes, Par 70 • 6294 • 6000 • 5737 (74) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

5 498

10

3

190

2

3 166

11

5

487

3

4 403

12

4

433

4

3 188

13

3

146

5

4 393

14

4

406

6

4 457

15

5

493

7

4 386

16

3

122

8

4 433

17

4

400

9

4 349

18

4

344

“As fine an inland course as you can find.”

The words of Harry Vardon, designer of the original course, are as true today as they were in 1907 when he wrote them to the committee.

The Spital course has a magnificent setting on the south bank of the Tyne, and makes full use of the rolling contours and thousands of mature trees to provide a course that is challenging enough to be a regular host of County and Regional events, both amateur and professional, and yet at 6,300 yards it is also enjoyable for the handicap golfer. The greens are regularly amongst the best in the County, and the views over the surrounding

Northumberland countryside are stunning.

With its perfect setting, spectacular Georgian Grade One listed Clubhouse, and mouthwatering menus, Hexham Golf Club is undoubtedly one of the best venues in the region for corporate and society golf with many visitors returning year after year to enjoy the excellent facilities and warm welcome.

Signature Hole: 18th, Par 4, 344 yards This magnificent closing hole requires a tough decision. Do you risk trying to drive the green or play safe? An accurate tee shot is needed, avoiding the out of bounds, with a large, heavily bunkered green as your final challenge.

Memberships available with NO joining fee inc Full, Twilight, Country, reduced fees for U31’s or try our 3 Month Trial Membership for only £125.

Visiting party packages available from £23pp

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Longhirst Hall Longhirst golf, known for having a beautiful relaxed setting, has an alluring layout with nice country views and undulating greens that add character to the golf courses.

Scenic lakes, elevated tees and well placed bunkers provide interesting features that contribute to its excitement. Course conditions are known for being some of the best in Northumberland.

Longhirst Hall Golf Course was opened in June 1997. This layout now plays as The Old Course, with full spec winter greens if required. It has been skilfully modelled to provide some of the most stunning holes in the country. On the fascinating 17th, for example, you drive downhill past two lakes before aiming for a narrow green flanked by a pond on either side.

The Lakes Course is a true test of accuracy.

Tight fairways and an abundance of water make it a test for even the best golfers. A thoughtful progression around the course is required. The par 3, 6th and the par 4, 17th are truly stunning holes that have to be played to be believed.

The Dawson Course is a more relaxing round of golf but can still give a bite if you’re not on your game. Wider fairways and large greens are more forgiving. Lakes and water feature in abundance again.

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Longhirst Hall Golf Course Longhirst, Morpeth Northumberland, NE61 3LL Telephone: 01670 791562 enquiries@longhirstgolf.co.uk www.longhirstgolf.co.uk

How to Find

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Driving Range, Putting Green, Trolley Hire, Buggy Hire, Pro Shop, Lessons

Course Information The Old Course 18 holes, Par 72 • 7160 • 6572 • 6398 • 6005 • 5712

LONGHIRST HALL

From the A1: Take the A197 exit towards Morpeth. Slight right at A197.

Go through 1 roundabout. Turn right at Bridge St/A197. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Damside/ A197. Continue to follow A197. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto B1337. Turn left to Golf Club.

The development at Longhirst Hall golf club in Northumberland has taken another major step forward with the opening of their 14 bay covered driving range range and academy. The joint venture between Longhirst and ex England cricket star Steve Harmsion, hopes develop future pro golfers onto the scene, as well as, offering the best possible environment in which to practice. Open to members and the general public, the comments on the opening day were hugely positive.

Longhirst has also announced the arrival of Garrick Porteous as their touring pro. Winner of the British amateur championship, who

went on to play in the Masters and the British open. Garrick will do all his pre tournament preparation at Longhirst, as well as, helping to nurture the future talent.

Graham Chambers, director of golf, said “ to have Steve create this superb facility, one of the best in the North, is a huge benefit to us and the area.

To couple that with Garrick joining us makes for hugely exciting times here at Longhirst, and I’m looking forward to this progressive move” The facility is open to members and the general public.

Contact www.longhirstgolf.co.uk for further details.

The Lakes Course 18 holes, Par 70 • 6562 • 6101 • 5643 • 5237 • 5076 The Dawson Course 18 holes, Par 72 • 7153 • 6713 • 6446 • 6002 • 5740

Longhirst confirm PGA Europro Tour return August 2016 Longhirst to host qualifying for European Junior Open 2016 State of the art driving range now fully open to the public, after receiving rave reviews from members and visitors.

Longhirst now firmly on the circuit of large charity days with The Percy Hedley trust, Cricketer Graham Onions benefit golf day, Steve Harmison, Help for heroes and more.

Longhirst now the North East venue for the Fore Business golf networking www.fore-business.com

www.longhirstgolf.co.uk - info@longhirstgolf.co.uk - 01670 791562

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Matfen Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Matfen Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0RH Telephone: 01661 886400 golfshop@matfenhall.com www.matfenhall.com

How to Find

MATFEN HALL

If heading north or south on the A1 take the A69 signposted Hexham and Carlisle. Exit the A69 at Heddon on the Wall and pick up the B6318, just before the Three Tuns public house, heading west towards Chollerford.

Continue on the B6318 for seven miles, the turning to Matfen is on the right.

Set in 300 acres of mature parkland with established burns and woodland, Matfen Hall’s 27 hole course is a rated as one of the finest in the region. The course is an enjoyable test for players of all abilities and incorporates challenging features from the dry stone ‘ha-ha’ to the fast flowing river Pont.

Although the course is easily walked, buggies are available for hire during the main season. Visitors to the area are welcome to hire clubs and a trolley.

Boasting a covered driving range and putting green, members and guests are

invited to brush-up on their technique before a game or simply enjoy these facilities throughout the year.

Matfen’s high quality nine hole par three course is ideal for the less experienced player.

Signature Holes The picturesque and fast flowing River Pont comes into play at several holes including the 14th, one of many strong par fours.

The dog-legged 16th is the pick of the par fives, but Matfen’s signature hole is surely the long par three 17th with its narrow green sited teasingly just over the river.

Facilities Hotel, Spa, Conference Facilities, 27 Hole Championship Course, 9 Hole Par 3 Course, Bar, Restaurant, Covered Driving Range, Trolley Hire, Buggy Hire, Pro Shop, Custom Fitting, Lessons

Course Information Douglas 9 holes, Par 36 • 3339 • 3164 • 2749 Standing Stone 9 holes, Par 36 • 3361 • 3191 • 2820 (37) Dewlaw 9 holes, Par 36 • 3357 • 3023 • 2745 (37)

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Newbiggin Golf Club Prospect Place Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, NE64 6DW Telephone: 01670 817344 info@newbiggingolfclub.co.uk www.newbiggingolfclub.co.uk

How to Find

Facilities Bar, Restaurant, Putting Green, Buggy Hire, Trolley Hire, Lessons, Pro Shop

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6723 • 6516 • 6190 • 5673 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 354

10

4

427

2

5 555

11

4

423

3

4 419

12

3

174

4

4 276

13

4

333

5

4 420

14

5

490

6

4 345

15

4

313

7

4 364

16

4

353

8

4 360

17

3

162

9

4 352

18

4

396

NEWBIGGIN

Newbiggin Golf Club is situated 2 miles from the main A189 road (Spine road) and is laid out along the Northumberland coastline forming a fine Links/Moorland course.

For visitors traveling from the South, head North from the Tyne Tunnel to the North Seaton Roundabout, a distance of about 12 miles, and turn right (Eastwards) towards Newbiggin village, Travel through the village until you arrive at the end of the road.

The Golf Club is located adjacent to the Church Point caravan park.

Newbiggin Golf Club is laid out over moorland at the north side of the village and follows the coast line towards Lynemouth. It is a links/ moorland course with many challenging holes which require a good drive from the tee to set up par opportunities. The greens are without doubt some of the best available in the whole of the northern counties.

We do not use winter greens and can boast that even in the depths of Winter, when nearby courses are closed due to inclement weather, Newbiggin is almost always open to provide exciting golf, good food and excellent company afterwards.We pride ourselves on the

Golf Lessons Juniors @ £5 per 30 mins Adults @ £20 per hour or £15 per 30 mins Also 1 x hour Junior Classes will start on Sat 25th June @ £2 per class Email: pro@newbiggingolfclub.co.uk to register

friendliness of both our Staff and members.

They will certainly make you feel at home during your visit. Come and visit us and I’m sure your experience will be memorable.

The 6th hole is one of our most challenging holes especially from the new back tees.

It requires a true long drive to carry the gully (and miss the huge bunker) to give yourself a short iron to the hidden and very undulating green. Other players play left of the gully for safety but leave themselves a longer and more difficult approach shot to the green. When the wind is against this is one of the trickiest holes on the course.

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Ramside Renaissance Durham resort’s £16m makeover Ramside Hall Hotel and Golf Club, County Durham’s only 36-hole golf resort, has just put the finishing touches to a £16m redevelopment which includes England’s newest championship golf course, a luxury spa, health club and 48 new hotel bedrooms.

The Spa at Ramside, a new luxury spa, health club and wellness centre, opened its doors to the public in August and completes a four year redevelopment which has transformed the Durham resort into one of the finest golf and leisure destinations in the North of England.

Ramside Hall Hotel and Golf Club sits in mature wooded parkland on the outskirts of Durham City close to the A1M heading North to Newcastle and beyond to Scotland.

Family owned and run, the estate is home to a four star country hotel and Ramside Golf Club’s two championship golf courses, The Prince Bishops and The Cathedral Course – which opened for play in September 2014.

Ramside’s courses offer a thrilling blend of

risk and reward golf with vast lakes, dramatic doglegs, sweeping fairways, expansive bunkering and some of the biggest and truest greens you’ll ever putt on.

Next year is the club’s 20th anniversary and it continues to go from strength to strength.

Bookings of golf breaks rose 200% in 2015 as golfers from across the UK travelled to play the Cathedral Course and combine an extended stay with a round on the highly rated Prince Bishops Course.

The recent investment in golf and leisure facilities is already paying dividends in increased membership and exciting new initiatives are making the game more accessible, including Flexi-Golf - a flexible points based membership where you can join Ramside Golf Club from only £195 - and a new scholarship for Junior Golfers aged 12-16.

Amen for the Cathedral Course The new course replaces an original 9-hole loop, built in 1996, and from which it takes its name and begins among the tall trees of the parkland estate.

The holes then stretch out across a broad hilltop plateau with views over Durham City,

and its world famous UNESCO World Heritage Ste Cathedral and Castle, before dropping down into a picturesque wooded valley and returning back to the clubhouse, golf academy and 16-bay driving range.

The middle ‘hilltop holes’ are spectacular with wide-open skies and 360 views of the Durham countryside. They are exposed to the elements and a prevailing South Easterly wind which gives the greens a links-like look and feel. They sit proudly, elevated as if part of the horizon, and are protected by the clever run-offs, swales and false fronts more often found in seaside golf.

The ‘valley holes,’ from four through seven are peaceful and quiet, tranquil even. Here, two beautiful par-threes interchange with a pair of muscular par-fives, defended by wellplaced fairway and greenside bunkers. Later, the course returns to the valley for its most celebrated section.

Inspired by Augusta Designer Jonathan Gaunt calls the stretch of holes from the 11th to the 14th ‘Ramside’s Amen Corner,’ and credits the famous Georgia golf course as his inspiration in shaping the holes.

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Ramside Golf Club Carrville, Durham County Durham, DH1 1TD Telephone: 0191 3869514 helen.roseberry@ramsidehallhotel.co.uk www.ramsidehallhotel.co.uk/golf

How to Find

Facilities Hotel, Guest Farmhouse, Conference Facilities, Bar, 4 Restaurants, Steam and Sauna, 2 Championship Courses, 16 Bay Driving Range, Practice Areas, Club Hire, 36 Buggies, Trolley Health club and spa: 25m swimming pool, Gymnasium , timetable of classes, Private outdoor Infinity pool 14 treatment rooms, Beauty Snug , Fusion Restaurant Hire, Golf Tuition, Pro Shop.

Course Information Prince Bishops’ Course 18 holes, Par 72 • 6851 • 6520 • 6220 • 5610 (74) Cathedral Course 18 holes, Par 72 • 7176 • 6877 • 6558 • 5687 (73)

RAMSIDE

From the North and South at junction 62 A1/M. Take the A690 towards Sunderland, straight through the traffic lights, under the Railway bridge and you should be in the right hand lane as our entrance is on your right. There is a filter lane but take care crossing in front of the oncoming traffic.

The downhill par-three 12th bears an uncanny resemblance to Augusta’s iconic ‘Golden Bell’ but instead of Rae’s Creek, Sherburn Beck stands guard at the front of the green.

The beck is the defining feature at the par-four 13th and skirts the entire length of the hole just like Rae’s Creek does at the par-five 13th in Georgia.

The Cathedral’s finishing stretch combines two gentle par-four holes with a fiendishly difficult 452-yard 17th hole. The route to the hole is punctuated by several lakes, fairway bunkers, encroaching trees and a difficult green.

The 18th is a 215-yard par three with a trio of lakes to navigate before you reach the safety of a huge undulating green.

Off Course: Relax and revive at The Spa at Ramside Golfers staying at Ramside Hall Hotel will love the opportunity to relax and unwind after golf at the new luxury health club, gym, spa and pool which opened in August 2015.

The Spa at Ramside features a 25m swimming pool, hydrotherapy pools, caldarium, infinity

pool, plunge pool, Rasul mud chamber, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi’s. There are also 12 treatment rooms, a state-of-the art gym, exercise studios, beauty salon and an Asian Fusion restaurant, café and bar.

Golfers can stay on the Whole in One golf & spa package or purchase individual treatments designed specifically with the golfer in mind.

The Golfer’s Tonic is a restorative massage treatment targeting the back, shoulders, legs and ankles and is the perfect way to restore your body to health after a day walking the fairways.

Find out more about Golf & Spa breaks at Ramside at: www.ramsidespa.co.uk/spaexperiences/spa-stays/whole-in-one/ Groups of golfers may also wish to stay in The Ramside Farmhouse, a five-bedroom farmhouse with private walled gardens, veranda and barbecue area located in the heart of The Prince Bishops Course.

For more information about Ramside Golf Club, The Cathedral Course, Spa at Ramside and golf breaks, visit: www.ramsidehallhotel.co.uk

Nine, Wine & Dine

Open Fixtures 2016

Friday 19th August 2016 Tee Time 6pm Shotgun 9-hole £12.95 per person

Sunday 10th July 2016 - Mixed Better Ball - £35 per pair Sunday 14th August 2016 - Men’s Texas Scramble - £80 per team Wednesday 7th September 2016 - Senior Men’s Better Ball - £35 per pair Saturday 29th October 2016 - Men’s Better Ball Winter Open - £30 per pair

For more information visit: www.ramsidehallhotel.co.uk/golf or telephone 0191 3869514

ROCKLIFFE HALL

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Rockliffe Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Recently named as the ‘Best Golf Course in Europe’ in the Golfers’ Choice 2016 rankings, Rockliffe Hall is a first class golf resort located in the North East of England.

As well as a championship golf course, the resort itself boasts a 61 bedroomed 5 star hotel, an award-winning spa and a choice of three dining establishments.

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Rockliffe Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Hurworth on Tees, Darlington County Durham DL2 2DU Pro Shop: 01325 729980 golf@rockliffehall.com www.rockliffehall.com

ROCKLIFFE HALL

Facebook: rockliffehall Twitter: @Rockliffe_Golf Instagram: @rockliffe_hall How to Find Rockliffe Hall is nestled between the quiet villages of Hurworth and Croft on Tees in County Durham. Just five minutes from Darlington railway station, ten minutes from Durham Tees Valley Airport, fifty minutes from Newcastle International Airport and a world away from home…

Satellite Navigation users, please enter our Post Code: DL2 2DU

Facilities Bar, Buggy Hire, Club Hire, Clubhouse, Driving Range, Food, Practice Area, Pro Shop, Putting Green, Golf Lessons, Leisure & Spa, Onsite Accommodation

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 7879 • 7233 • 6848 • 6455 • 5812 H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 384

10

4

416

2

3 146

11

4

401

3

5 508

12

3

146

4

4 378

13

5

491

5

3 145

14

4

356

6

4 367

15

3

169

7

5 538

16

5

510

8

4 412

17

4

354

9

4 385

18

4

349

Membership Golf Individual Membership

£1500 per year

plus £750 joining fee Individual Resort Membership

£2250 per year

plus £1000 joining fee

Designed by Hawtree, Rockliffe golf course is one of the longest in Europe at 7,879 yards from the back tees. While the course will give even the best professional tour golfer a stern test, most will find the five individual tee boxes on each hole a welcome addition, offering players of all abilities the chance to experience the challenge of Rockliffe Golf.

Seven lakes, eight reed beds and thousands of new and mature trees have been added to an already scenic course and the A4 creeping bent grass greens have a slickness to them which sadly offer no excuses for missed putts.

Aside from the quality of this 18 hole championship course, the extra facilities play an important role in your Rockliffe Golf experience. This North East club boasts a

Green Fees Weekdays (Sunday to Thursday) £55 per person Weekend (Friday & Saturday) £65 per person Twilight (summer only) £35 per person

Tuition Book a block of 4 lessons and only pay for 3!

Conditions apply Phone the Pro Shop on 01325 729980 for details.

fully stocked Pro Shop with brands such as Titleist, Ping, Under Armour and J Lindeberg.

There are also extensive practice facilities, a covered 7 bay driving range, a luxurious yet relaxed clubhouse with attached restaurant, members’ area and private dining room.

Additionally, the friendly golf services team (including 4 PGA professionals) are always on hand to help enhance your day.

Need any more of an excuse to visit Rockliffe?

This summer’s competitions include the MASfab North of England Open Foursomes on Wednesday 13th July, the Rockliffe Hall Pro-Am on Thursday 4th August and the Northern Golf Masters on Sunday 11th September 2016, contact the Rockliffe Hall Pro Shop to find out more.

Golf Breaks Enjoy a Sunday Driver Golf Break with accommodation, 2 rounds of golf, dinner in the Clubhouse restaurant and breakfast the following morning

from

£155 per person

Conditions apply.

Phone the resort team on 01325 729999 for details.

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Slaley Hall Country Club Slaley Hall is an Edwardian mansion set in 1,000 acres of Northumberland countryside perfect for an idyllic short break, magical wedding venue or place for business.

The two courses at Slaley Hall, the Hunting and the Priestman, are rightly ranked among the very best in our region. Set in more than 1,000 acres of Northumberland moorland and forest, the championship golf courses are stern tests – the Hunting Course has hosted European, European Seniors, EuroPro Tour and PGA events. The Hunting requires great ability to play anywhere near to your handicap; the front nine is among the toughest stretches in the country, requiring long and straight tee shots, accurate approaches and an excellent putting stroke. The ninth, often switched to the 18th for major events, is widely regarded as one of the toughest par fours you will find in the region. Designed by Dave Thomas, the lush sweeping fairways, rolling moorland, streams and lakes, towering trees and banks of rhododendrons combine to provide an air of peace and tranquillity and a golfing experience you’ll never forget.

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Slaley Hall Hexham, NE47 0BX Telephone: 01434 673350 Email enquiries via website www.qhotels.co.uk How to Find

SLALEY HALL

Slaley Hall is easy to find from the A1. From the South, take the A68 link road and follow the signs to the Hall. From the North, take the A69 toward Corbridge. Then follow the A68 south and look for the signs.

Facilities Golf Academy: Take advantage of a course of coaching sessions with our PGA Professionals and try the video analysis or a playing lesson to accelerate your progress.

Buggy and Club Hire: With a fleet of 44 buggies, give yourself the best golfing experience from £35 per buggy, for a more laid back approach; hire one of our Electric Motocaddy trolleys. Titleist rental clubs from £45 per round.

Practice Areas: The fully equipped Driving Range is floodlit, so you can practice into the night. Two Putting Greens are also available as well as a Short Game Practice and bunker range.

19th Hole: The Claret Jug is the venue to relive your triumphs on the course.

It serves simple modern food with an emphasis on the freshest local produce to refuel and treat you after your round.

Course Information Hunting Course 18 holes, Par 72 • 7088 • 6850 • 6530 • 5903 (75) Priestman Course 18 holes, Par 72 • 6951 • 6597 • 6271 • 5755

Slaley Hall Country Club - Unlimited golf on two championship courses - Full access to Slaley Halls leisure facilities - 20m Pool, Steam Room, Sauna & Jacuzzi - Fully equipped state of the art Gym - Complimentary Tea/Coffee & Soft Drinks in our Country Club Members Lounge - Benefit from preferential SCC Member car parking Country Club Membership Discounts & Benefits - 20% off food & beverage throughout the hotel - 10% off golf retail - An extended 21 day booking window - 15% discount off the ‘best available rate’ on B&B across all QHotels - Access to a great range of competitive & social golf events throughout the year - Play reciprocal rounds of golf at 9 other QHotels venues listed below

- Oulton Hall, Leeds

- Mottram Hall, Manchester

- Belton Woods, Lincolnshire

- Dunston Hall, Norwich

- The Westerwood Hotel & Golf Resort, Nr Glasgow

Q Fairways Points Membership This is a flexible golf membership in which you play using points that you have purchased. The points that you will be charged for each round will vary due to the time of day and year You can also use these points at all of the QHotels courses previously mentioned. They can be used to hire trolleys, electric trolleys and buggies. Points are sold in multiples of 100 which are listed below: 100 points = £375 for use of our two courses and the Spa 200 points = £750 for use of our two courses, the Spa and Leisure 300 points = £1,125 for use of our two courses, the Spa and Leisure (Joint Membership) 400 points = £1,500 for use of our two courses, the Spa and Leisure (Family Membership) 500 points = £1,875 Corporate points membership

- Aldwark Manor Golf & Spa Hotel, Nr York - Telford Hotel & Golf Resort, Shropshire - Hellidon Lakes Hotel & Golf Resort, Northamptonshire - Forest Pines Hotel & Golf Resort, North Lincolnshire

SCC Membership Prices 5 Day: (Monday – Friday) £800 per annum.

This can be paid annually or via direct debit.

7 Day: £1250 per annum.

This can be paid annually or via direct debit.

18-21 Age Bracket Membership: If you are 18-21 you can pay a one off payment of £295 and play unlimited golf on both courses.

22-25 Age Bracket Membership: If you are 22-25 you can pay a one off payment of £500 which gives you access to both golf courses, gym and leisure.

26-30 Age Bracket Membership: If you are 26-30 you can pay £800 upfront or via direct debit, which gives you access to both golf courses, gym and leisure.

We have introduced Golf Only membership for 2016 which does not include the leisure membership. This will be £975 per year for an individual or £1625 as a joint membership.

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South Moor Golf Club The Middles, Craghead, Stanley County Durham, DH9 6AG Telephone: 01207 283 525 secretary@southmoorgc.co.uk www.southmoorgc.co.uk How to Find

SOUTH MOOR

Via the A1 motorway, use Junction 63 to Chester-le-Street and Stanley and take the 1st exit at roundabout. At next roundabout, take the 2nd exit signposted B6313 to Chester-le-Street.

Just past Aldi on right, bear right at mini roundabout. Go straight at traffic lights, and continue on B6313 for 4 miles. Turn right at cross roads on to B6532 and Middles Road. You are now less than a mile away from the entrance to South Moor Golf Club which is on your left.

Facilities

Our Dr Alister MacKenzie designed course is a stunning county championship venue, oozing natural charm as it winds between gorse, heather and bracken around an enticing heathland layout. Each hole presents a different challenge and golfers who like putting on large and Augusta National style greens will enjoy negotiating their undulating surfaces. This is the trademark of a genius whose portfolio also included Augusta, Cypress Point and Royal Melbourne. No wonder the name Alister MacKenzie is forever enshrined in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Andrew Mair, a course designer of 45 years’ experience and a keen student of MacKenzie’s work, suggests South

Moor is a fine example of MacKenzie at his best, saying: “South Moor is proof that the ideal course designer needs the soul of an artist, the brain of an engineer and the heart of a golfer. Each hole is individually designed and not only are there are no replicas, but also what you get here you can’t get anywhere else.

You never see any MacKenzie green repeated anywhere. Every green he ever created is different yet a lot of modern course architects roll out a template. So their fourth hole on one course might be a ninth hole somewhere else.” The club motto at South Moor, nil nisi optimum, is appropriate. Translated from the Latin, it means “nothing but the best”.

Newly refurbished clubhouse, Top-class changing rooms, showers and lockers, CustomFitGolf discount store, State-of-the-art indoor fitting and coaching facility, Alister MacKenzie themed Astroturf short game practice area, Two putting greens - including one with an Astroturf surface, Driving practice area.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 72 • 6293 • 6076 • 5502 (73) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

3 161

10

5

534

2

5 465

11

3

143

3

3 147

12

5

512

4

4 405

13

4

404

5

4 314

14

3

186

6

4 311

15

4

354

7

4 390

16

5

439

8

4 364

17

4

380

9

4 402

18

4

362

Take a look at our £170 LifeStyle membership option . . . www.southmoorgc.co.uk

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The Tynemouth Golf Club LTD. Spital Dene, King Edward Road Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 2ER Telephone: 0191 257 4598 secretary@tynemouthgolfclub.com www.tynemouthgolfclub.com Facebook: tynemouthgc Twitter: @tynemouthgc

How to Find

TYNEMOUTH

Approach from North or South on the A19, the follow A193 towards Tynemouth and then left onto A192 Preston Road North. Right onto Preston Avenue and follow to junction of Preston Avenue and King Edward Road, Golf Club is on your left.

Facilities Fully Licensed Bar Open Licence, Buggy Hire, Club Hire, Clubhouse & Restaurant, Practice Range, Short Game Practice Area, Putting Green, Professional John McKenna one of the top 100 teaching Professionals, Pro Shop indoor and outside Golf Lessons, fully equipped simulator and flight scope.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 70 • 6313 • 6010 • 5581 (73) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 389

10

4

362

2

4 359

11

3

189

3

3 182

12

5

565

4

4 390

13

4

385

5

4 415

14

4

404

6

4 374

15

4

368

7

3 139

16

4

360

8

5 514

17

3

172

9

4 370

18

4

376

Tynemouth Golf Club celebrated its centenary in 2013. This year the Ladies section under Ladies Captain Kim McKenna celebrate their centenary. Tynemouth is one of the most attractive and satisfying parkland golf courses in the north east. This par 70, 18 hole course is situated only minutes from the coast close to the historic village of Tynemouth. The course offers a very fair challenge to all levels of golfer and the fact that the course record of 65 is the best any golfer, professional or amateur, has managed so far, suggests the course is not as simple as it first appears.

Memberships Available: Full ladies and Gents, Intermediate, Flexible Playing Scheme, Corporate please contact the Club for details.

Benefits of full membership: Full members can enjoy a reciprocal agreement with Stocksfield, Seahouses and Tynemouth and can play these courses at no cost.

There is also a partnership agreement with 12 other courses locally where full members can get hugely discounted green fees.

Finally Tynemouth is a member of the Braid Association and can play all other members of the society in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales at very preferential rates.

Open Events 14 June Ladies Open Texas Scramble Team of four 9.26 - 15.26. £16 per team 31 July Mixed Greensomes Stableford 10.30 - 15.30. £16 per pair 8 September - Seniors Singles Stableford 8.30 - 14.54. £10 per player

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Whickham Golf Club Hollinside Park, Fellside Road Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5BA Telephone: 0191 488 1576 enquiries@whickhamgolfclub.co.uk www.whickhamgolfclub.co.uk Twitter: @WhickhamGC

How to Find

WHICKHAM

Five miles south west of Newcastle upon Tyne turn off A1 at sign for Whickham. In Whickham take road signposted to Burnopfield (ie Fellside Road) and proceed to golf club

Facilities

2016 will prove to be another landmark year for Whickham Golf Club. The new Hollinside Park course layout and new Sport England Academy Practice Facilities opening later this year.

The Club has continued to flourish and has reinvested substantially to develop its course with a redevelopment plan that has transformed the original par 68 into a challenging par 71 layout. The original 3rd and 4th (Quarry) holes have been blended to create a demanding par 5, 3rd hole. A new 4th hole is a par 4 dogleg which rises gently up Bird Hill to a green that features spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. The new par 3, 5th is a testing 200 yards to the original but reshaped 5th green. The 16th hole was remodeled and brought into play last season and features

5 new bunkers. This original par 4 is now designated, a par 5, you will do well to avoid the bunkers.

The Club’s practice facilities are experiencing a serious make over thanks to a successful Inspired Facilities award from SportEngland.

Planning approval has been received and work is about to begin on a covered, three bay driving range and an indoor teaching suite equipped with the latest GC2 simulator. There will also be a first class short game practice area alongside the existing practice putting green.

The Club has been working to ensure the new Academy Facilities are used to fulfil the commitment we made to SportEngland “to provide first class golf development in our community”.

Clubhouse: Lounge, Bar, Restaurant, Spike Bar, Snooker room with two full size tables Course: Putting Green, Practice Facilities, 2 Man Buggies, Fairway Rider Singles & Trolley Hire, Golf Shop, Club Repairs, Lessons.

Course Information 18 holes, Par 71 • 6286 • 6095 • 5598 (74) H OLE

PAR

• YDS

H OLE

PAR

• YDS

1

4 408

10

5

502

2

4 359

11

4

403

3

5 488

12

4

327

4

4 355

13

3

159

5

3 200

14

4

360

6

4 389

15

4

346

7

4 398

16

5

470

8

3 181

17

3

175

9

4 339

18

4

427

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Allendale Tel: 01434 683115 www.allendale-golf.co.uk

Bishop Auckland Tel: 01388 661618 www.bagc.co.uk

Durham City Tel: 0191 386 4434 www.durhamcitygolfclub.co.uk

Alnmouth Tel: 01665 830922 www.alnmouthgolfclub.com

Blackwell Grange Tel: 01325 464458 www.blackwellgrangegolf.com

Eaglescliffe Tel: 01642 780238 www.eaglescliffegolfclub.co.uk

Alnmouth Village Tel: 01665 830370 www.alnmouthvillagegolfclub.co.uk

Blyth Telephone: 01670 540110 www.blythgolf.co.uk

Garesfield Tel: 01207 561309 www.garesfieldgolfclub.co.uk

Alnwick Tel: 01665 602499 www.alnwickgolfclub.co.uk

Boldon Tel: 0191 536 5360 www.boldongolfclub.co.uk

George Washington Tel: 0191 417 8346 www.georgewashington.co.uk

Arcot Hall Tel: 01912 362794 www.arcothall.co.uk

Brancepeth Castle Tel: 0191 378 0075 www.brancepeth-castle-golf.co.uk

Gosforth Tel: 0191 285 3495 www.gosforthgolfclub.co.uk

Bamburgh Castle Tel: 01668 214321 www.bamburghcastlegolfclub.co.uk

Burgham Park Tel: 01670 787898 www.burghampark.co.uk

Hall Garth Tel: 01325 300400 www.hallgarthdarlington.co.uk

Barnard Castle Tel: 01833 638355 www.barnardcastlegolfclub.org

Castle Eden Tel: 01429 836510 castleedengolfclub.co.uk

Haltwhistle Tel: 01434 320708 www.haltwhistlegolf.co.uk

Beamish Park Tel: 0191 370 1382 www.beamishgolf.co.uk

Chester-le-Street Tel: 0191 388 3218 www.clsgolfclub.co.uk

Hartlepool Tel: 01429 274398 www.hartlepoolgolfclub.co.uk

Beamish Park Hotel & Golf Tel: 01207 230 666 www.beamish-park-hotel.co.uk

City of Newcastle Tel: 0191 285 1775 www.cityofnewcastlegolfclub.com

Headlam Hall Tel: 01325 730 238 www.headlamhall.co.uk

Backworth Tel: 0191 268 8815 www.backworthminers.co.uk

Close House Tel: 01661 852953 www.closehouse.co.uk

Hetton-le-Hill Community Golf Club Tel: 0191 517 3057 Website n/a

Bedlingtonshire Tel: 01670 822457 www.bedlingtongolfclub.com

Cocken Lodge Golf Course Tel: 0191 584 1053 www.cockenlodge.co.uk

Hexham Tel: 01434 603072 www.hexhamgolf.co.uk

Belford Tel: 01668 213433 www.thebelford.com

Consett & District Tel: 01207 505060 www.consettgolf.freeuk.com

High Throston Tel: 01429 268071 Website n/a

Bellingham Tel: 01434 220530 www.bellinghamgolfclub.com

Crook Tel: 01388 762429 ldsite.co.uk/crookgolfclub.co.uk

Hobson Tel: 01207 271605 www.hobsongolfclub.co.uk

Berwick-upon-Tweed Tel: 01289 387256 www.goswicklinksgc.co.uk

De Vere Slaley Hall Tel: 01434 673350 www.devere.co.uk

Houghton-le-Spring Tel: 0191 584 0048 www.houghtongolfclub.co.uk

Billingham Tel: 01642 533816 www.billinghamgolfclub

Dinsdale Spa Tel: 01325 332297 www.dinsdalespagolfclub.co.uk

Ineos Golf Club Tel: 01325 303 525 www.ineosgolfclub.webs.com

Birtley Tel: 0191 410 2207 www.bietleyportobellogolfclub.co.uk

Dunstanburgh Castle Tel: 01665 576562 www.dunstanburgh.com

Ingleby Barwick Golf Academy Tel: 01642 767537 www. InglebyBarwickGolfAcademy.co.uk

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Knotty Hill Tel: 01740 620320 www.knottyhill.com

Ravensworth Tel: 0191 487 6014 www.ravensworthgolfclub.co.uk

The Northumberland Tel: 0191 236 2036 www.thengc.co.uk

Longhirst Hall Tel: 01670 791562 www.longhirstgolf.co.uk

Rockliffe Hall, Hotel - Golf - Spa Tel: 01325 729999 www.rockliffehall.com

Tynemouth Tel: 0191 257 4578 www.tynemouthgolfclub.com

Macdonald Linden Hall Tel: 01670 500011 www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/lindenhall/golf

Roseberry Grange Tel: 0191 370 2047 Website n/a

Tyneside Tel: 0191 413 2742 www.tynesidegolfclub.co.uk

Magdalene Fields Tel: 01289 306130 www.magdalene-fields.co.uk

Rothbury Tel: 01669 621271 www.rothburygolfclub.com

Tynedale Tel: 01434 608154 www.tynedalegolfclub.co.uk

Matfen Hall Tel: 01661 886400 www.matfenhallgolf.co.uk

Ryton Tel: 0191 413 1642 www.rytongolfclub.co.uk

Wallsend Tel: 0191 262 1973 www.centurionparkwallsend.co.uk

Morpeth Tel: 01670 504942 www.morpethgolf.co.uk

Seahouses Tel: 01665 720794 www.seahousesgolf.co.uk

Warkworth Tel: 01665 711596 www.warkworthgolfclub.com

Mount Oswald Manor Tel: 0191 286 7527 www.mountoswald.co.uk

Seaham Tel: 0191 581 1268 www.seahamgolfclub.co.uk

Wearside Tel: 0191 534 2518 www.wearsidegolfclub.co.uk

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Tel: 01670 817344 www.newbiggingolfclub.co.uk

Seaton Carew Tel: 01429 296496 www.seatoncarewgolfclub.co.uk

Westerhope Tel: 0191 286 7636 www.westerhopegolfclub.com

Newcastle United Tel: 0191 286 9998 www.newcastleunitedgolfclub.co.uk

Sharpley Golf Club Tel: 07789 220 505 www.sharpleygolf.co.uk

Whickham Tel: 0191 488 1576 www.whickhamgolfclub.co.uk

Norton Tel: 01642 676385 Website n/a

South Moor Tel: 01207 232848 www.southmoorgc.co.uk

Whitburn Tel: 0191 529 4944 www.golf-whitburn.co.uk

Oak Leaf Tel: 01325 316040 Website n/a

South Shields Tel: 0191 456 8942 www.ssgc.co.uk

Whitley Bay Tel: 0191 252 0180 www.whitleybaygolfclub.co.uk

Parklands Tel: 0191 236 4480 www.parklandsgolf.co.uk

Stocksfield Tel: 01661 843041 www.stocksfieldgolfclub.co.uk

Wooler Tel: 01668 281631 www.woolergolf.co.uk

Percy Wood Tel: 01670 787010 www.percywood.co.uk

Stressholme Tel: 01325 461002 www.darlington.gov.uk

The Wynyard Golf Club Tel: 01740 644399 www.wynyardgolfclub.co.uk

Ponteland Tel: 01661 822689 www.pontgolfclub.co.uk

Teesside Tel: 01642 616516 www.teessidegolfclub.com

Woodham Tel: 01325 320574 www.woodhamgolfandcountryclub.co.uk

Prudhoe Tel: 01661 836188 www.prudhoegolfclub.co.uk

The Darlington Tel: 01325 355324 www.darlington-gc.co.uk

Ramside Hall Tel: 0191 286 9514 www.ramsidehallhotel.co.uk

The Heworth Golf Club Tel: 0191 4699832 www.theheworthgolfclub.co.uk

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Costa del Sol Spain

The Costa del Sol lies in the province of Andalucia in the south of Spain. This is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

This ‘Sun Coast’ runs for 150 km from Malaga to Estepona, with skies predominantly blue all year round and brilliant sunshine. Costa del Sol offers a series of large beaches, coves hidden amongst cliffs, famous leisure marinas such as ‘Puerto Banus’ and tranquil fishing ports.

In the provincial capital, Malaga, stands the military fortress of the Alcazaba, built by the Moors in the 11th century. At the far end of the Costa del Sol is the geographical & political oddity Gibraltar, with visits to see the Barbary Apes and abundant military history. This great diversity means that it has something to offer just about everyone, with enough entertainment and variety to please all types of visitor.

The Mediterranean sea is warm and safe and the hills and high mountains shelter the coastline, these elements allow for an all year micro climate making it the perfect location for golf. Known to many as the ‘Costa del Golf’ due to the outstanding choice of luxury golf courses set along this coastline, with over 50 to choose from you will have to keep returning to experience them all.

Costa del Sol A true golfer’s paradise

With over 60 stunning golf courses catering for players of all levels and every budget, the Costa del Sol is a true golfer’s paradise. Home to world class courses like Valderrama or Las Brisas, the Costa del Sol also offers golfers a wide variety of challenges and sceneries; from the stunning mountainous setting of courses like La Cala to the flatter and more forgiving Mijas Golf. The warm weather, over 320 days of sunshine a year and fun nightlife also contribute to making this golf destination one of the most popular in Europe.

A popular ‘base’ resort for golfers who visit the Costa del Sol is Benalmádena. Ideally located on the sea front just 20 minutes from Málaga airport, it’s within easy driving distance of many of the Coast’s top golf courses. You’ll find a casino, a multitude of bars & restaurants and a 20km-long coastline accommodating 15 beaches as well as a world-class marina with shops, restaurants bars and plenty of exciting nightlife.

For great-value golf packages, the Sunset Beach Club Hotel offers a fantastic choice. The hotel’s Golf & Leisure desk team can plan your tailor-made golfing package holiday or you can choose from one of their existing packages which include accommodation in 1 bedroom exterior apartment, full buffet breakfast, tee times and car hire.

The 4 star Sunset Beach Club hotel also offers guests a fabulous sea front location and a wide range of facilities including bars, restaurants, swimming pools and entertainment every night in the Oasis Restaurant.

After a long day at the Golf course, why not enjoy Happy Hour at the Panorama Bar on the 6th floor of the Hotel, offering stunning views over the Mediterranean, you’ll be able to watch live international sports and enjoy a well-earned drink at the daily happy hour!

For more information visit www.sunsetbeachclub.com or email golf@sunsetbeachclub.com

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“The Jewel of Mijas” Hotel Tamisa Golf - Mijas Golf, Costa del Sol

Located just 5 minutes drive from Fuengirola, the impressive Tamisa Hotel is easy to find in the Mijas Golf Valley. This four star, modern, Andalucían-style hotel offers well appointed accommodation, all with commanding views of the beautiful Mijas golf courses and the Sierra de Mijas beyond.

Each of the twenty spacious and luxurious double rooms and four junior suites offer a mini bar, en-suite bathroom, safety deposit box, hot and cold air conditioning, state of the Art Bang & Olufsen TV’s (with UK channels), and each private terrace has spectacular views overlooking the pool area and golf course.

The Hotel Bar, with it’s cosy interior and wonderful outdoor terrace around the Swimming Pool, is the ideal place for a

leisurely drink, cocktails or a light snack at any time of the day. It’s also the place where you can take advantage of the ‘happy hour’ every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 6-8pm.

For those who enjoy Gourmet food, the Hotel’s “Restaurante Tamisa” is also open to non-residents and specialises in International and traditional cuisine, and during the summer months, meals are served out on the terrace.

The Tamisa is well known on the Costa del Sol Golf circuit with many UK Golf Societies using the hotel as their annual base - its renowned for its efficient and friendly staff and is well versed in dealing with the day to day demands of today’s Golfer. The Hotel’s own Mini-Bus’s are complimentary for resident Golfers, either with or without a driver - (some Societies

prefer to drive themselves and spend a little more time at the Clubhouse, rather than worrying about pick-up times), and the hotel caters for this. Airport transfers and Golf Club Hire can also be arranged to remove any hassle when arriving at Malaga Airport.

Other facilities at Hotel Tamisa include the ‘Wellness Centre’, (which is free for hotel guests), with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, Jacuzzi, sauna, gym and massage centre.

Hotel Tamisa Golf Mijas Costa, Costa del Sol Tel: (+34) 952 585 988 reservas@hoteltamisagolf.com www.hoteltamisagolf.com

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El Chaparral Golf Club

Enjoying nature in all its glory while playing golf, breathing in the fragrance of the pine trees, listening to the songs of the birds and allowing yourself to be enchanted by the beautiful panoramic views - this is just one of the many attractions of El Chaparral, the Costa del Sol golf club set in the municipality of Mijas, and neighbouring the municipality of Marbella.

The personalised, courteous and professional attention offered by all of our employees is another characteristic which distinguishes El Chaparral. Equally outstanding is its club house, built in the Andalusian style and overlooking the sea, which provides additional services including a restaurant, live music, a golf shop, club repair, a conference room, a beauty parlour and a hairdresser. The club house is elegantly decorated and is equipped with luxury facilities with different atmospheres as well as a spacious terrace with unbeatable views of the golf course and the sea.

Spectacular would be the word that best defines the sensation of playing at El Chaparral, which is capable of hosting any kind of top-level event, whether amateur or professional.

The course consists of 18 holes set in unique and privileged surroundings on the Costa del Sol. Close to the sea (700 metres from the beach) and surrounded by vast woods of Canary Island pines and native Mediterranean

woodland, El Chaparral offers players what all golfers are searching for: peacefulness.

Designed by Pepe Gancedo, this is the only course on the Costa del Sol with six par 5’s, six par 4’s and six par 3’s. It is not a very long course (5,800 metres) and it includes a wide variety of holes which can be enjoyed by players of all levels. It is a demanding circuit which requires skill and precision, with greens which provide outstanding conditions throughout the whole year.

Its ease of access, at just 700 metres off the N340 highway, places it right at the head of Golf Valley in Mijas, which is a world-famous destination for golfers.

El Chaparral has a top-class international golf school with highly qualified PGA professionals, each with their own teaching method, as well as the latest video and computer technology, whether for teaching beginners or for helping advanced players who wish to perfect their swing.

The floodlit driving range is open every day of the year until nine o’clock in the evening. It was designed with all kinds of professionals in mind, who, due to a lack of time, can only enjoy their free time once they have finished work for the day. It has a practice tee made of wood, with two heights and space for 32 players. There is also a 1000-square metre practice green for approach and putt, making this one of the best practice areas in Mijas Costa.

El Chaparral has become a benchmark for golf courses on the Costa del Sol thanks to its delightful surroundings, its impeccable facilities, its high quality of service and its good value for money.

Contact Details El Chaparral Golf Club, Urb. El Chaparral N-340, Km 203, 29648 Mijas Costa Tel.: (+34) 952 587 733 reservas@golfelchaparral.com www.golfelchaparral.com

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Alhaurin Golf Resort

Alhaurin Golf is a beautiful and entertaining Seve Ballesteros designed course composed of 5 par fives, 8 par fours and 5 par threes and is surrounded by Mediterranean forestry and magnificent views over the Costa del Sol. Friendly staff, superb value for money, good quality course, complete with training area including an academy course, spacious natural grass driving range, putting green and chipping

green. Continuous improvements have been made to Alhaurin Golf, making it a must for all golf and nature lovers. It is located in Alhaurin el Grande, just above Fuengirola and mid way between Malaga and Marbella.

The trees and plants within the course are typically Mediterranean with plenty of pine trees, Spanish oaks, cypress, orange trees, palms and olives plus a wide range of aromatic plants like thyme and rosemary.

Signature Hole The signature hole is number six, a par five dog-leg right with the most amazing tee positions and views overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The drop in height from the tees is absolutely unique, and leaves most players with two more shots to reach the green, well protected by bunkers but not difficult to putt. This is one of those holes every golfer must play.

Contact Details Alhaurin Golf A-7053 Fuengirola/Coin, Km 15, 29120 Alhaurin el Grande Tel.: (+34) 952 595 800 Fax: (+34) 952 594 586 reservasgolf@alhauringolf.com www.alhauringolf.com

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Cabopino Golf Marbella Cabopino Golf is situated on the border between Marbella and Mijas Costa, opposite the charming little marina of Cabopino. The course was designed by Juan Ligues Creus. The layout presents spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea and the surrounding pine forest.

Cabopino Golf allows all categories of handicap golfers to enjoy a day out. At the entrance to Cabopino Golf we find the excellent facilities of the golf Academy and driving range. The driving range has a capacity for 60 players, with a depth of 250 mts, and 160 mts, wide distance markers, bunkers, and the natural layout amongst the pine forest make an interesting and challenging practise session. The academy offers classes for individual ladies and gentlemen, groups of children, and corporative groups.

Amongst the many spectacular holes, the par 4, third would be one to mention. Your tee box perched on the side of the cliff, presents you with a tee shot that has a drop of nearly 80m to the fairway, you then face an elevated green protected by a large bunker. Holes thirteen and fifteen are also attractive, with streams and lakes. The tenth tee provides a magnificent view of the back nine and the Mediterranean Sea. Contact Details Cabopino Golf Marbella Urb. Artola Alta S/N, Apdo 2135, 29604 Marbella Tel.: (+34) 951 607 004 Mob: (+34) 638 927 271 reservas@cabopinogolfmarbella.com www.cabopinogolfmarbella.com

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Parador de Málaga Golf By far the oldest course on the Coast and inaugurated by the Spanish Royal Family in 1925. Now consisting of 27 holes, the original 18 holes were designed by To`m Simpson, of Muirhead and Turnberry fame. An easy to walk course, although it is a long one, flat, a mixture of links, seawater lagoons and parkland, suitable for all levels of golfers but when yet that sea wind blows offering a severe challenge to even the most experienced of golfers. Mostly open fairways, flat and quite easy to read

greens, apart from the 9th, 12th and 15th.

The ninth is a tricky par-3, difficult to reach on windy days, with a subtly contoured putting surface. The course has been rather underrated of late but is now under new management and in recent years the greens and conditions of the course has been vastly improved. Many visiting golfers like to play this course on the last day of their golfing holiday as it is only a five minute drive from the 18th hole (or 19th hut) to Malaga Airport.

Contact Details Parador de Málaga Golf Autovía MA-20 (Málaga-Algeciras)Salida-1, 29004-Málaga Tel.: (+34) 951 011 120 Fax: (+34) 952 372 072 malaga@parador.es www.parador.es

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