Bondhay Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009This is a great course. It isn't easy and it punishes wayward shots. Some would say that it punishes perfectly good shots due to the number of blind holes.
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Designed by one of world golf's most respected golf course architects, Donald Steel, in 1990, Bondhay Golf Club, set in the heart of the Dukeries, is a superb test of golf. The course has matured quickly and is now one of the best championship parkland tests in the area.
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Boothferry Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009Here's a course that used to be a regular on our itinerary. After a few years absence we visited again last year. We obviously enjoyed it enough to come back this year too.
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http://www.englishgolf-courses.co.ukDesigned by the legendary modern day golf course architect Donald Steel, Boothferry Golf Club is one of the most enjoyable meadowland courses in Yorkshire and is often the focal point for many visiting golfers.
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Crookhill Park Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009Our "home" course, located in Conisbrough. An excellent municipal course, well worth a visit. The quality of the greens is generally outstanding. The par 4 11th
requires a good, accurate drive to have a chance at the raised green, protected on three sides by trees.
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An 18 hole course situated amidst one of the largest and finest municipal parks in the country. The course, covering 48 acres, is open during most days of the year and is a "pay as you play" facility with no requirement for membership. Lessons are available on request.
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Gainsborough Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009I haven't played this one myself, but it has had good reviews from several members.
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Gainsborough has two 18-hole golf courses, Thonock Park and Karsten Lakes. The former is a parkland course with many deciduous trees while the Karsten Lakes course is a championship layout that was designed by Neil Coles, one of Britain's greatest ever golfers.
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Kilton Forest Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009An open course, forgiving to wayward shots. The greens are a mixed bag and the bunkers are poor. All told,
not one of my favourite courses. That said, it drains well so is a good choice for early or late in the season.
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The 18 hole par 72 course is both challenging and friendly to experienced and novice golfers alike. Visitors are most welcome and can warm up before play on our superb landscaped putting green and chipping area.
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Lincolnshire Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009The golf course formerly known as Hirst Priory. With water coming in to play on a number of holes,
this can be quite challenging.
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Top quality courses are easily the most popular with wannabe golf pros who want to test their skills on the sort of courses that the pros take on. Few in Lincolnshire come close to rivalling that at The Lincolnshire Golf Club, a truly fabulous long design that has plenty of challenges waiting to judge exactly how good a player you are.
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Normanby Hall Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009A excellent municipal golf course, there can't be many better. There are a number of notable holes, including "The Devil's Elbow". The course has had a bit of a "tweak" for the 2009 season with a return to the original layout. What was the 17th is now the 2nd, with the "Devil's Elbow" now the 3rd. The course then continues from the old 2nd (now the 4th).
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The par four, 16th hole 'devil's elbow' is regarded as Normanby's feature hole.
This 90 degree dog-leg hole requires an accurate tee shot to the corner, with another
needed to tackle the approach to the green over a ravine and through an alley of trees.
Again, thoughtfully positioned bunkers are ready to catch any wayward shots.
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Sandhill Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009Here's one we haven't played for a few years. Hopefully it will be back on form. The layout of the course
changed for the better a few years ago.
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Thorne Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009Not a long course, but quite tight, well worth a visit. Personally, I enjoy playing here. The one critisism I have relates to how busy the course tends to be on a Saturday. We generally end up teeing off 15 minutes or more after our tee time.
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Designed by Richard Highfield, the course may not be the longest in the region - it measures only 5366 yards over eighteen holes - but it is still a fine challenge for golfers of all levels of ability, and benefits from a picturesque setting that makes a fine environment to enjoy golf in.
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Thornhurst Park Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009There has been a lot of work on the course over the past few years, including the creation of a new
10th hole (a short par 3) which removes the long walk from the 9th green to the 10th tee. The second hole is a tight dog-leg through a wood. This requires an accurate
iron shot to avoid being blocked-out for your approach to the green.
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Some of the greens are particularly well-guarded and water comes into play on a handful of the holes, so be sure to shoot accurately and confidently because stray shots will most likely be punished.
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Wath Golf Club
Mark Taylor - 18 April 2009An excellent course, one we play year after year. The quality of the course is second only to the service in the club house.
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There are plenty of natural and man-made hazards here for you to get your teeth stuck right into, and the rewards are there to be had if you play it wisely and maintain your concentration as best you can. There are some very small greens, which will test the accuracy of your iron play to the full.
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