The Course

Wide horizons, hole by hole

Eighteen holes across open marshland on the Suffolk coast, with room to swing and sea air all the way round.

The links at Saltmarsh with the estuary beyond
Fig. 01The links at Saltmarsh with the estuary beyond

Generous fairways and fast, true greens make Saltmarsh a pleasure to walk. It plays gently in still air and turns into a proper coastal test when the wind gets up off the estuary — clever golf, not punishing golf.

6,401Yards
Par 71Standard scratch
18Holes
IHole Guide

  1. 1The Saltings

    Par 4398 yds

    An open, generous opener to ease you out onto the marsh — swing away.

  2. 2The Pond

    Par 3162 yds

    A pretty short hole across the water; club up when the breeze is off the sea.

  3. 3Big Sky

    Par 5511 yds

    A rolling three-shotter under the wide Suffolk heavens, room to open the shoulders all the way.

  4. 4The Estuary

    Par 4372 yds

    The bay opens along the right — a tempting line for the brave, trouble for the greedy.

  5. 5Reedbeds

    Par 4431 yds

    A gentle dogleg skirting the whispering reeds; keep it left and let the green come to you.

  6. 6Sea Breeze

    Par 4388 yds

    Plays straight into the prevailing wind, so take an extra club and trust the swing.

  7. 7The Spit

    Par 3171 yds

    A crisp short hole to a slim green ringed by sand — pure commitment, nothing less.

  8. 8Marram Way

    Par 4401 yds

    A relaxed mid-length hole curving through the grasses, generous off the tee and quietly rewarding.

  9. 9The Turn

    Par 4405 yds

    Back toward the pavilion with the wind at your back, a real birdie chance.

  10. 10Salt Flats

    Par 4412 yds

    Flat, fast and inviting after the break; pick your line and let it run.

  11. 11Long Marsh

    Par 5528 yds

    The card's one true three-shotter, running out toward the dunes.

  12. 12The Channel

    Par 3198 yds

    A short hole over a tidal cut where the breeze decides everything — read it and commit.

  13. 13Tern's Rest

    Par 4421 yds

    An easy-going par four where the seabirds wheel overhead and the green sits soft and welcoming.

  14. 14The Dunes

    Par 4386 yds

    Tumbling fairway through the marram to a green hidden in the hollows.

  15. 15Driftwood

    Par 4444 yds

    A laid-back mid-iron hole bending toward the shore, with the tide murmuring just beyond the fence.

  16. 16The Hollow

    Par 3224 yds

    A pretty short hole dropping into a sheltered dell, calm even when the wind is up.

  17. 17Tide's Reach

    Par 5519 yds

    The last big hole, a sweeping three-shotter that stretches you out along the water's edge.

  18. 18Home

    Par 4430 yds

    Back to the deck and the coffee, the estuary glinting all the way in.

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