Wallasey Golf Club Key Information
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| Tu | Bayswater Road, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 8LA |
| Phone | 0151 691 1024 |
| Website | wallaseygolfclub.com (opens in new tab) |
| office@wallaseygolfclub.com | |
| GFs | £175 Mon, Tue & Thu – £195 Fri-Sun |
| Visitor Times | Any day but Wednesday subject to availability |
| Par | Men 72, Women 74 |
| Slope | White/M 133, Red/W 140 |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Architect | Old Tom Morris, James Braid, Donald Steel |
Wallasey Golf Club
Golf Monthly Verdict
(Image credit: Wallasey Golf Club)
Wallasey can hold its head up high on England’s golf coast which is packed with more than its fair share of outstanding links. As the dunes come into view on the approach road, you know you are in for a real treat, and this still improving links is blessed with a brilliant topography that runs through some of the best golfing dunes in the country.
Reasons To Play Wallasey
– Experience one of the Top 100’s newest and most welcome additions
– Enjoy golf laid out over some of the finest linksland and dunes in the country
– Aim for 36 points at the home of Stableford!
Rankings
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2023/24 – 89
Wallasey Golf Club is on the north-west coast of England, an area with many premium links. In a stretch that includes three current Open venues – Royal Birkdale, Royal Liverpool and Royal Lytham & St Anne’s, the club can justifiably stand proud. This is undoubtedly one of the best golf courses in Cheshire – or Merseyside if you prefer – and is a welcome addition to the Top 100.
The club dates back to 1891 and its first course was laid out by the godfather of golf course design, Old Tom Morris. While some elements remain, many changes have been made with the current layout largely down to Hawtree and Taylor with additional input from the great James Braid. Golf Monthly’s founding editor, Harold Hilton, also contributed to the evolution, while as recently as 2004, Donald Steel designed three new holes. It was here that Dr Stableford refined his scoring system; the one that gives hope to those of us who struggle with medal play, and better still helps to keep play moving.
With the exception of the three par 5s at the 7th, 13th and 14th, the course plays for the most part through very impressive dunes. Two strong par 4s get you on your way before it really takes off from the 3rd with its gentle climb to a two-tiered green. There are plenty of really interesting holes all the way, with some of the finest views being those…
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