This unbeatable collection of golf courses is headed by Royal Birkdale, Royal Liverpool and Royal Lytham & St Annes. Golfers who visit Englands Golf Coast really are spoilt for choice. Staying in Southport gives the keen golfer a distinct advantage, having so many courses close to hand it will be hard to choose.
Royal Birkdale, often cited as Britain's number one golf course, and only a few minutes drive from Barford house. Proud hosts of the Open Championship 2008 and this years Ricoh Women's Open.
This year it will proudly host the 146th Open Championship
Hillside Golf Club is another well respected club to test the best golfer, and is only a stones throw away from Royal Birkdale. This course will again host The Amateur Championship in 2011
Situated in Southport, the home of "Englands Golf Coast". The course forms part of England's finest stretch of coastal links being adjacent to Royal Birkdale and Southport & Ainsdale with Formby Golf Club a few miles down the road.
A round of golf at Hillside is a truly memorable experience and many visitors consider the course equal to anything the Open Championship venues have to offer. To sample links golf at its finest, ensure Hillside is on your schedule.Hesketh Golf Club
Set amidst the towering Victorian villas of Southport's premier residential area - Hesketh Park - is Hesketh Golf Club, the town's oldest golf club, founded in 1885. Standing alone on the crest of a tall sandhill, the clubhouse dominates the golf course, and the surrounding district.
The course is at the northern end of south-west Lancashire`s sand dune system, which is the home of so many great golf courses.
Professional championship golf has been played on these famous old links from the club`s earliest days, and the course is regularly used as a final qualifying course when The Open is played at Royal Birkdale.
Hesketh hosted the Junior Open Championship in 2008, will host the Centenary Lancashire Amateur Championship in 2010 and is co-host with Hillside for the 2011 Amateur Championship
Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club is a true championship links course, with first class facilities to match. The course is set amongst the dunes on the North West coastline and is another of course designer, James Braid’s great creations.
S&A (as it is widely and affectionately known), was founded in 1906, part of the great golf boom around the turn of the 20th century. Inevitably the passing of so many years has brought about changes to the course, but the traditional feel of a championship links has been retained.
The club has hosted two Ryder Cup matches in 1933 and 1937 and a number of other prestigious championships including The British Ladies Open and The British Amateur. It remains a final qualifying course for The Open Championship and it has been voted by one golf magazine as among the top 50 courses in Great Britain.
All the holes are of championship standard and no two are the same. However, if one had to be singled out it would, be the sixteenth. This famous hole has a great hill and bunkers, lined with railway sleepers and is a cunning trap, catching poor second shots. It is called ‘Gumbleys’, after the gentleman who spent some time in there!
The course is a magnificent test of golf, especially with the sea breeze, profusion of heather and gorse combining to provide you with a challenging and immensely enjoyable experience.
The recently refurbished clubhouse also provides a splendid setting for unwinding after your round. The main lounge and patio to the front of the clubhouse provide stunning views across the course, including the 18th green and 1st tee.
Complemented with a warm welcome and excellent catering, everything is in place for you to enjoy a memorable day.
Formby Golf Club situated among sandhills and pinewoods some five miles south of Southport. Aptly regarded as a classic British links, within it's boundaries lies the completely independant Formby Ladies Golf Club.
Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa. The UK's first PGA national residential golf academy and is only six miles from Southport.
Welcome to Formby Golf Club
Set in the sand dunes and pinewoods of Formby the terrain ensures that accuracy is always at a premium. Heather protects much of the rough and caution is definitely required whether playing off the tee or in approaching the well protected greens. This is a course of contrasts.
Our traditional clubhouse offers you comfort and relaxation in the welcoming Golfers' Bar and mixed Hall Bar. A full range of snacks is available throughout the day.
We host many successful Corporate Golf Days and our team is always ready to meet your guests' requirements.
The Pro's shop will cater for all your golfing needs, be it clothing, teaching or helpful hints and tips from the Professional and his assistants. The brand new indoor teaching area is the perfect way to step up your game, with expert tuition.
Royal Liverpool, England's most Historic golf Club has been the scene of many defining moments in golf.
Royal Lytham & St Annes Host of the 2012 Open Championship. Southport is within easy reach of the course,and with plenty of good quality accommodation you will be spoilt for choice.
Play golf on an unbeatable collection of courses, dine in some of the finest restaurantes Southport has to offer and simply enjoy yourself.
