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- Location: Southport, Merseyside, England
- Founded: 1911
- Designed by: Fred Hawtree
- Green fee: £140-£250
- 23/24 ranking: No change
Venue for the 2019 British Masters hosted by Tommy Fleetwood, Hillside is a links with a twist as mature pine trees frame a number of the holes.
Also featuring are the impressive sand dunes that line the fairways. The front nine is strong at Hillside, but the course really comes to life on the back nine as the holes move up and through the sand dunes.
Elevated tees on the run in provide stunning views to the Lake District in the north and Snowdonia in the south, but these views shouldn’t distract from the sheer quality of the holes you are traversing.
– Hillside review and key info
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- Location: Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
- Founded: 1997
- Designed by: Ron Kirby
- Green fee: €225-€395
- 23/24 ranking: Up 1
Laid out over a vertiginous headland in County Cork, Old Head enjoys a setting that’s hard to beat.
Many holes are simply breath-taking, but the 12th and 13th , near the headland’s slender neck, sum up the experience. The 12th tee is cut into the towering cliffs and you play up to a hidden fairway, then along to a precariously narrow target. The relatively new par 3 13th is then a short but dramatic cliff-hugger.
Old Head has constantly strived to take as much of the action as possible to the cliff edge to up the drama, with that new 13th a prime example.
– Old Head review and key info
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- Location: Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England
- Opened: 1904
- Designed by: Herbert Fowler
- Green fee: £135-£395
- 23/24 ranking: Down 4
One of the great English heathland golf courses, the Old Course at Walton Heath was opened in 1904 with a match between the great triumvirate: Taylor, Vardon and Braid.
The Scot was already the club’s professional and he continued to hold the position right up to his death in 1950. This is a club with a great history.
Designed by Herbert Fowler, it’s a sandy and firm track protected by heather, an eclectic selection of trees and the notorious, swirling winds. The greens are famously excellent and feature subtle borrows. A delicate touch is essential.
– Walton Heath Old course review and key info
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- Location: Vale of Pickering, Yorkshire, England
- Opened: 1897
- Designed by: Tom Chisholm and Robert Bird
- Green fee: £90-£200
- 23/24 ranking: No change
Ganton has a tremendous pedigree. In 1891 Tom Chisholm of St Andrews…
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