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: 70-61
70. Panmure
Where is it? Angus
Architect: James Braid
Green fee: £125
What to expect: Seaside golf as it was meant to be. Historic, exemplary presentation, wonderful turf and the occasional blind shot.
Memorable for: Hogan’s bunker on the all-star 6th.
69. Hayling
Where is it? Hampshire
Architect: JH Taylor, Tom Simpson
Green fee: £85
What to expect: A largely flat links nearer the clubhouse and then some land that heaves and rolls at the far end. Consistently strong.
Memorable for: The drama around the turn.
68. Royal Ashdown Forest (Old)
Where is it? Sussex
Architect: William Lee, Archdeacon Scott
Green fee: £99
What to expect: A trip back in time to the world of AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh. Small, bunkerless green complexes are a test of your iron play and recovery skills.
Memorable for: Its cute, tricky grass hollows.
Where is it? Lancashire
Architect: James Braid
Green fee: £135
What to expect: Recently renovated by Mackenzie Ebert, S&A, which is bordered by Hillside which in turn runs alongside Birkdale, is a vintage links that can be overlooked but shouldn’t be.
Memorable for: The crater-like Gumbleys bunker on the 16th.
66. Western Gailes
Where is it? Ayrshire
Architect: Unknown
Green fee: £185
What to expect: A links strong enough to host the Open, like its Ayrshire neighbours. The racetrack routing sees you play alongside the sea for long periods.
Memorable for: A truly championship-standard links experience.
65. Royal Dornoch
Where is it? Invernesshire
Architect: Morris/Sutherland/Duncan
Green fee: £195
What to expect: Only one of Planet Golf’s quintessential experiences. Few visitors fail to fall in love with this cute and challenging Highlands links.
Memorable for: The view from the 7th tee.
64. Prestbury
Where is it? Cheshire
Architect: Harry Colt
Green fee: £45
What to expect: An example of the genius of Harry Colt in squeezing a course of this quality into a tiny and, in places, challengingly hilly site.
Memorable for: Twists and turns, climbs and falls.
63. Prestwick
Where is it? Ayrshire
Architect: Old Tom Morris
Green fee: £170
What to expect: At least half a dozen of the most idiosyncratic holes you have ever seen. Truly a one-off. It’s a treasure.
Memorable for: The opening tee shot is terrifying.
Where is it? Fife
Architect: David McLay Kidd
Green fee: £120
What to expect: Clifftop golf with a modern twist. McLay Kidd’s design is bold and imaginative and complements rather than competes with the famous links.
Memorable for: Views of the Auld Grey Toun.
61. Formby
Where is it? Lancashire
Architect: Willie Park Jnr, James Braid
Green fee: £165
What to expect: An institution of a club and more importantly one of England’s finest courses, an unusual mixture of links and woodland.
Memorable for: The precision of the bunkering.
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