The Course Our beautiful tree-lined golf course offers an appealing test to golfers of all abilities. At 6,338 yards from the white championship tees, it is perhaps not long by today’s standards, but the fact that the course record stands at just five under the par would suggest that it has stood the test of time remarkably well.
The greens are slightly smaller than is the norm, placing a premium on accuracy with the approach shot or, should you miss the putting surface in regulation, a sharp short game comes in very handy. It is how our course designer intended it when he drew up the course more than a hundred years ago.
Technology may have altered golf equipment drastically, but there is little point in being able to boom a drive 350 yards if you cannot hit it straight as well. Maidenhead penalises the errant shot while those able to hit with accuracy are richly rewarded.
We are always looking at ways to further enhance the golfing experience, with vital improvement work being undertaken each winter. A particular focus most recently has been on installing a new irrigation system to the pit area on the 13th,
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improving a well-used area. Continual work has also gone on to rebuild some greenside bunkers and refurbish some of the fairway sand traps.
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