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Aldeburgh Golf Club – Key Information
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| Address | Saxmundham Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5PE |
| Phone | 01728 452890 |
| Website | aldeburghgolfclub.co.uk (opens in new tab) |
| david.wybar@aldeburghgolfclub.co.uk | |
| GFs | £140 Sun-Fri, £165 peak season, £85/£70 winter |
| Visitor Times | Welcome subject to bookings, 2-balls only |
| Par | Men 68, Women 74 |
| Slope | White/M 126, Red/W 132 |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Architect | John Thomson & Willie Fernie, Willie Park Jnr & JH Taylor, Harry Colt & Hugh Alison |
Golf Monthly Verdict
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As easy as the walking may be, the golf is not! The course enjoys a very peaceful heathland setting and is packed with top-quality golf and charm. Keep the ball straight, and you can score well, but length is also required due to the many long par 4s. Exciting plans are in place with Martin Ebert to create a couple of new holes and change others.
Reasons To Play Aldeburgh
– Enjoy a beautifully peaceful course in a tranquil, rural setting
– Test every element of your long game
– Play two rounds… it’s a 2-ball course and you will get round in good time
Rankings
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2023/24 – 80
Some years ago, any mention of Aldeburgh Golf Club and you would pretty much think immediately of gorse! Thankfully, much has been done in recent years with more in the offing to make this very strong course a little more golfer-friendly.
It is situated a mile or two inland from the Suffolk coast in an area of outstanding natural beauty and dates back to the 1880s. Several leading course architects have influenced the evolution of the design.
Willie Park Junior, JH Taylor and Harry Colt all made changes in the early part of the 20th century, while the next stage of its evolution, whatever that might entail, is being entrusted to the in-demand Martin Ebert.
For the time being, one very noticeable feature is the unusual absence of any par 5s. When you factor in that from the back tees there are no fewer than twelve par 4s in excess of 400 yards, then you know you are going to have to play extremely well to get close to handicap.
The course runs over very gently-undulating gorse-lined fairways which are easy to walk but a lot more tricky to navigate. Happily, there is more room now though you still need to be in the right place in order to have the best lines into the greens. There’s still plenty of the vibrant yellow shrub with which to contend, but some of…
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