Mature parkland, hole by hole
Eighteen holes of gently rolling Cheshire parkland, matured over fifty years into a course that rewards thought.
Tree-lined fairways and true, honest greens make for a fair but searching test — there isn't a weak hole among the eighteen, and the parkland setting is at its glorious best on a still summer evening.
1The Beeches
Par 4388 yds
A gentle opener down an avenue of beech, the green tucked beyond the first of the bunkers.
2Keeper's Cottage
Par 4401 yds
A handsome two-shotter past the old keeper's cottage, favouring a tee shot held up the right.
3The Dell
Par 3172 yds
A pretty short hole dropping into a sheltered dell, where the breeze rarely reaches the flag.
4Mill Lane
Par 5512 yds
A reachable par five, but the pond guards the front for anyone tempted to go for it.
5Copper Beech
Par 4366 yds
A handsome mid-length hole shaded by the great copper beech, its branches narrowing the drive.
6Foxglove
Par 4410 yds
Wildflower banks line this honest two-shotter, the green falling gently away towards the trees.
7The Pond
Par 3188 yds
A picture-postcard short hole across the water to a shallow, well-guarded green.
8Badger's Reach
Par 4395 yds
A quiet, tree-framed par four where a well-placed drive opens up the green beautifully.
9The Long Un
Par 4421 yds
The hardest two-shotter on the card — long, tree-lined and rarely downwind.
10Spinney Turn
Par 4374 yds
A welcoming start to the back nine, doglegging right around the spinney to a raised green.
11The Mill Stream
Par 5498 yds
A grand par five chasing the old mill stream, three brave blows needed to find the green in two.
12Bluebell
Par 3159 yds
A short hole over a carpet of bluebells in spring, all carry to a green ringed by bunkers.
13Hartsmere
Par 4408 yds
The signature hole: a sweeping dogleg to a green ringed by century-old oaks.
14The Glade
Par 4433 yds
A testing par four into a sunlit glade, the second shot threading between mature timber.
15Heron's Rest
Par 4380 yds
A graceful two-shotter beside the water where herons fish, demanding an accurate approach.
16Sunset
Par 3196 yds
A short hole played into the low evening sun, the green glowing gold beyond a single bunker.
17The Oaks
Par 5524 yds
Three good blows up the hill, the great oaks closing in all the way to the green.
18Homeward
Par 4379 yds
Back to the clubhouse with an audience on the terrace — finish in style.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 388 | 401 | 172 | 512 | 366 | 410 | 188 | 395 | 421 | 374 | 498 | 159 | 408 | 433 | 380 | 196 | 524 | 379 |
| Yellow | 362 | 375 | 146 | 486 | 340 | 384 | 162 | 369 | 395 | 348 | 472 | 133 | 382 | 407 | 354 | 170 | 498 | 353 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| S.I. | 7 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 6 |