St Enodoc Golf Club Key Information
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| S | Rock, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 6LD |
| Phone | 01208 863216 |
| Website | st-enodoc.co.uk (opens in new tab) |
| reservations@st-enodoc.co.uk | |
| GFs | £135 Mon-Fri, £145 Sun |
| Visitor Times | Welcome any day but Saturday, subject to availability |
| Par | Men 69, Women 73 |
| Slope | White/M 129, Red/W 140 |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Architect | James Braid |
Golf Monthly Verdict
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An extremely individual and memorable design hugging the Cornish coast that is packed with interesting holes and great views. Few consecutive holes play in the same direction, and the changes in elevation mean there are brilliant views all the way as well as strategic decisions to be made. This is an outstanding course of which it would be impossible to tire.
Reasons To Play St Enodoc
– This is one of the most varied and scenic links courses in the Top 100
– An encounter (hopefully brief) with one of golf’s most recognisable and impressive bunkers
– Worth any effort required to get to this beautiful, rugged location
Rankings
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2023/24 – 39
The Cornish coastline in England’s extreme south-west is home to St Enodoc Golf Club and is famed for its rolling and unspoiled beauty. It is also the setting for one of James Braid’s most interesting and memorable designs. The Church course is packed with memorable features and everchanging panoramas, and is one of the best golf courses in England.
The club is situated on the estuary of the River Camel, a beautiful, wide inlet that separates the popular towns of Padstow and Rock. Former Poet Laureate Sir John Betjemen ended his Seaside Golf poem with, “Lark song and sea sounds in the air, and splendour, splendour everywhere.” The full text is on the club’s website, and Sir John himself is buried at the far end of the course in the pretty churchyard beside the 10th green. He was right, and the course tops the list of the best golf courses in Cornwall.
Not only is the gently undulating setting extremely pretty, but Braid’s design has enormous variety meaning that there is something new and different to look at all the way. It opens with a par 5 which heads towards the coast over a rumpled fairway leading you to your first view of the sea. You then turn inland at the first of two very tough par 4s, before some relief at the drive and pitch 4th and the attractive par-3 5th. One of the…
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