NCG’s Top 100 Value Golf Courses in Great Britain and Ireland
Our rundown of the best value golf courses in Great Britain continues…
Best value golf courses top 100: 80-71
80. Isle of Purbeck
Where is it? Dorset
Architect: Harry Colt
Green fee: £55
What to expect: A course that defies easy categorisation. It’s moorland, it’s heathland, it’s parkland, it’s woodland and it’s also near the sea.
Memorable for: Wild horses and grand vistas.
79. West Hill
Where is it? Surrey
Architect: Cuthbert Butchart
Green fee: £125
What to expect: The Three Ws are all prettiness personified in golfing terms and West Hill is no exception. Lots of recent work has lifted it further.
Memorable for: Picture-perfect par 4s gliding through heather.
78. St George’s Hill
Where is it? Surrey
Architect: Harry Colt
Green fee: £185
What to expect: A million-dollar heathland surrounded by multi-million-dollar properties. The golf course remains one of Colt’s very best – which is high praise indeed.
Memorable for: The jaw-dropping clubhouse and surrounding real estate.
77. Conwy
Where is it? North Wales
Architect: J Harris, F Pennink
Green fee: £60
What to expect: A North Wales links that should have hosted the Curtis Cup earlier this summer. One of very few seaside courses with a mountain in close proximity.
Memorable for: Coastal and mountain views.
76. Blackmoor
Where is it? Hampshire
Architect: Harry Colt
Green fee: £70
What to expect: This Hampshire heathland is extremely pretty. The host of doglegs call for careful club selection from the tee and reward fades and draws on demand.
Memorable for: Its vintage collection of Colt short holes.
75. Seaton Carew
Where is it? Durham
Architect: Alister MacKenzie, F Pennink
Green fee: £45
What to expect: A characterful links blessed with fantastic turf and land, if not the most attractive surroundings.
Memorable for: Having 22 holes and several routings.
Where is it? Surrey
Architect: Herbert Fowler
Green fee: £195
What to expect: Arguably the gold standard in heathlands. An enormous, sprawling site, almost bereft of trees, and with acres of heather lining the fairways.
Memorable for: Sheer scale – it’s awe-inspiring.
Where is it? Fife
Architect: John Angus, Donald Steel
Green fee: £85
What to expect: The St Andrews links that is nearest the sea. The Jubilee has had a few tweaks over the years and is now a star in its own right.
Memorable for: Views of the Auld Grey Toun.
72. Montrose (Medal)
Where is it? Angus
Architect: Old Tom Morris/Willie Park
Green fee: £100
What to expect: An ancient links in the best traditions. Scorable in places, but it usually gets its own back elsewhere. A pure links.
Memorable for: Rippling fairways and sea views.
71. Broadstone
Where is it? Dorset
Architect: Tom Dunn, Harry Colt
Green fee: £105
What to expect: A gradual climb from lush parkland to more rugged moorland and back down again. Extremely well presented.
Memorable for: Tumbling downhill on the closing stretch.
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