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2 Playing Card Overview

3 Club Features

4 Club Description

5 Course Description

6 Green Fees

7 Directions

8 Local Accomadation

9 Hole by Hole Info

10 Scorecard

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The Mulligan+ Course Guide for Hesketh Golf Club - Hesketh Golf Club

Type Links

Country England

Region North West

County Lancashire

Town Southport

Address Cockle Dick`s Lane Southport

PostcodePR9 9QQ

Phone 01704 536897

Email [email protected]

Website www.heskethgolfclub.co.uk

Course Vitals

Holes 18 Yards 6685 Slope 0

SSS 72 Par 72 Par 74 - (Ladies & Juniors)

Playing Card 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Hole Par 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 5

Par (Ld's & Juniors) 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 5

Stroke Index 11 15 5 17 7 1 13 9 18 18 10 4 14 2 8 16 6 12

Club Features

Club House Club Hire Putting Green Pro Shop

Practice Area Club Bar Driving Range Restaurant

Trolley Hire Changing Rooms Buggy Hire Lessons

The Club

Set amidst the towering Victorian villas of Southport’s premier residential area – Hesketh Park – is The Hesketh Golf Club, the town’s oldest golfclub, founded in 1885. Standing alone on the crest of a tall sandhill, the clubhouse dominates the golf course, and the surrounding district. Thecourse is at the northern end of southwest Lancashire’s sand dune system, which is the home of so many great golf courses. Professionalchampionship golf has been played on these famous old links from the club’s earliest days, and the course is regularly used as a final qualifyingcourse when The Open is played at Royal Birkdale. The course sets a unique challenge with half of the holes threaded through tall sand dunes;whilst the other holes border the Ribble estuary. Here the course`s neighbour is a nationally renowned bird reserve, where winter visitors arerewarded by seeing great flocks of migrant geese, swans and waders. Across the estuary the mountains of Lancashire, Cumbria and Yorkshireprovide an unforgettable backdrop. The ambience in the clubhouse and on the course is that of a traditional town golf club.The English Golf Unionhas its roots in The Hesketh Golf Club. The initiative to form the Union came from a former Hesketh Captain, who became the Union’s firstpresident. The Club’s two most famous members were the Bentley brothers - Harry and Arnold – who were possibly the most illustrious pair ofbrothers in the history of amateur golf. Significantly, as boys, they could have driven a golf ball from their garden or their school playground onto theHesketh course. The drive up to the clubhouse is alongside a short hole that Henry Cotton described as the best short hole in Lancashire. What isbeyond doubt is that emerging from Southport’s urban landscape and driving alongside this picturesque hole to approach the clubhouse, will fill avisitor with anticipation at the prospect of playing on these fine links. The Club is renowned for its friendly welcome of visitors.

Special Offers - 4 Ball for £140! Check the restrictions on the Course Greenfee's above.

The Course

Designed originally by JOF Morris but with recent re-designs by Hawtree this mainly links course is a tough test of golf. Venue for the Junior OpenChampionship in conjunction with Royal Birkdale Open in 2008.

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Green Fees

Single Round Weekday Price £55.00 Price £55.00 (Juniors)

All Day Weekday Price £70.00 Price £70.00 (Juniors)

Single Round Weekend Price £70.00 Price £70.00 (Juniors)

Off Peak Rates Price £140.00 Price £140.00 (Juniors)

Between 11.00 - 11.50 3.30 - 4.30 Midweek Between 5.00 - 5.30 Weekends. 140.00 per tee time

Winter Rate Price £40.00 Price £40.00 (Juniors)

Winter rate from 1st November - 28th February

Special Offer Price £100.00 Price £100.00 (Juniors)

100.00 per tee time Booked online at www.Heskethgolfclub.co.uk

Directions

1.5 Miles north of Southport town centre just off the A565 to Preston. See website for directions and map www.heskethgolfclub.co.uk

1 - Hole 1

Par 4 Par 4 - (Ladies & Juniors) Stroke Index 11

Championship - 382 Medal - 382 Regular - 365 C'ship Ladies - 346 Ladies & Juniors - 346

A dramatic opening tee shot with the clubhouse in the foreground. Playersneed to favour the right side as this will open up the green. This becomesparamount when the prevailing wind is blowing on shore from the left. Thesecond shot plays in to a green surrounded by sand dunes.

2 - Hole 2



A tricky par 3 with players hitting back toward the clubhouse. Hitting from anelevated tee players then hit toward a raised green. A steep drop on eitherside waits for any errant tee shot.

3 - Hole 3



The first of the tee shots that is really open to the elements. A forgivinglanding area from the tee box, is soon faced with a green requiring pin pointaccuracy. The green slopes from back to front so make sure you take enoughclub.

4 - Hole 4



A well guarded par 3 correct club selection is essential to find the putting surface. Short will find the bunkers and long will findheavy rough. A challenging two putt awaits any successful tee shot.

5 - Hole 5



Generally hitting in to the prevailing wind the tee shot must avoid water left and bunkers or the right. After negotiating the teeshot a blind second shot is played with a mid iron. The green slopes from back to front so your second shot should hold on thegreen.

6 - Hole 6



Stroke one and it quickly becomes apparent why. Out of bounds left and right a fairway that is guarded by deep riveted bunkers.To reach the green safely in two the fairway must be hit. You are then faced with a 200 hundred yard second shot to a greenprotected by five pot bunkers and out of bounds left.

7 - Hole 7



A water hazard runs from the landing area up the right hand side of thefairway and finishes at the side of the green. With out of bounds down the leftas well it is a demanding tee shot. A stream running across the fairway ahundred yards short of the green means the approach shot must be accurate.Leaving a pitch to a two tier green.

8 - Hole 8



Dogleg right. Four bunkers at the corner of the dogleg guard the tee shot. A driver off the tee will bring the water hazard in toplay. A fairway wood from the tee will leave a short iron in to a narrow green protected by sand.

9 - Hole 9



Large bunker guards the right hand side of the fairway. With grassy mounds and a stream on the left. A long second shot isrequired to a green with bunkers surrounding. A long green means that the correct club selection will make all the difference.

10 - Hole 10



Short dogleg right, two deep bunkers on the left look imposing as you lineyour tee shot up. A pot bunker waits for any tee shot hit to the right. A gooddrive will leave you a short iron to a green protected by two greensidebunkers.

11 - Hole 11



A very deceptive short hole. Always plays longer that it looks especially when the pin is on the top tier of the green. A long iron isrequired to a very thin narrow green.

12 - Hole 12



With the grassy mounds running across the fairway 260 yards from the tee the driver is not always the club required. Unless youare a big hitter a tee shot of 250 yards will leave you with a mid iron to the green. The green is guarded by two front bunkersshort, so long is a good option.

13 - Hole 13



The tee shot requires pinpoint accuracy, with a pond waiting for errant shots on the right, and a stream and bunkers on the left.The second shot is then a good fairway wood towards the mouth of the green, or a mid iron laying up short of the bunkers. A goodpitch will set up the ideal chance for birdie!

14 - Hole 14



The signature hole of the course. A daunting tee shot with out of bounds tothe right and thick heather guarding the clubhouse on the left. A good tee shotis a must here, as you need to fly over the high bunkers that guard theapproach to the green. The green slopes from front to back so club selection isimperative.

15 - Hole 15



A blind tee shot over a large sand dune looks imposing. The ideal line is at the church spire. With large sand dunes covered inrough on the right and the left of the hole a straight tee shot is a must . The large two tier green means that the club selection isalso important. A shot hit to the back will require a putt up and over a ridge.

16 - Hole 16



Without doubt the most picturesque par three on the course. A long iron is needed usually into a strong prevailing wind. The greenis surrounded by bunkers and sand dunes often allowing an errant tee shot to finish closer to the pin than it should have!

17 - Hole 17



A great dogleg left par 5. The tee shot needs to favour the right hand side if you wish to go for the green in two. Once in place onthe right hand side you must then negotiate the tall trees that guard the corner of the dogleg. A successful shot will find thegreen. You can also lay up to the right of the trees and a successful pitch will have the same result.

18 - Hole 18



The tee shot needs to be threaded through the large sand dunes that are at the mouth of the fairway. Negotiate these dunes to atwo tier fairway. The spectacular finishing green requires an accurate approach as high sand dunes guard all around. With thefront of the green so narrow any shot caught at the front will prove a tricky two putt.

Scorecard

Holes 18 Yards 6685 Slope 0

SSS 72 Par 72 Par 74 - (Ladies & Juniors)

Playing Card - OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT HCP NET

Stroke Index 11 15 5 17 7 1 13 9 18

Hole Par 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 35 35

Par (Ld's/Jn'rs) 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 35 35

Playing Card - IN 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN HCP NET

Stroke Index 18 10 4 14 2 8 16 6 12

Hole Par 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 5 37 72

Par (Ld's/Jn'rs) 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 5 37 72

Tees Played

Championship Medal Regular C'ship Ladies Ladies & Juniors

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