One of South Yorkshire’s strongest parkland tests boasts a striking early 19th-century Gothic hall for a clubhouse. In what is England’s largest golfing county, Rotherham certainly sits towards the upper end of any list of the best courses in Yorkshire.
And at a time when green fee prices have become a bit of a talking point in golf – as discussed in the video below – Rotherham looks decent value for a course of this quality, especially if you go for the twilight option.
The course also enjoys a design resumé that features two Open champions, with 1902 winner Sandy Herd creating the original layout, which would subsequently be modified by five-time champion James Braid.
Moving with the times
But as we all know, the game, its equipment and its challenges are constantly evolving, and in recent years the club has enlisted the help of course architect Jonathan Gaunt to help ensure that Rotherham continues to provide a fitting test for the 21st-century golfer.
Gaunt’s work has focused on refurbishing existing bunkers, strategically placing new ones where required and creating new run-off areas around the greens to add an extra dimension to recovery work. The visuals have been elevated significantly by the use of China Clay sand.
The course starts on a seemingly straightforward downhill opener, but don’t get too complacent for the green entrance is narrow, so precision is required on the approach. The tough uphill 2nd is then followed by a lovely par 3 across a dip before the course drops to its low point.
You return to Thrybergh Hall on the 9th, an excellent longer par 3 across a broader dip, and again on the 12th after an interesting triangle of holes that features the apparently ‘gettable’ short downhill par-4 11th.
Looking back down the excellent long par-3 9th at Rotherham Golf Club
(Image credit: Jeremy Ellwood)
The high ground
As you play the fine closing quartet, which starts with a sharp…
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