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Ganton Golf Club Key Information
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| Address | Ganton Golf Club, Ganton, Near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, YO12 4PA |
| Phone Number | 01944 710329 |
| Website | https://www.gantongolfclub.com (opens in new tab) |
| secretary@gantongolfclub.com (opens in new tab) | |
| Green Fees | £90-£200 |
| Visitor Times | Mon-Fri, Sat from 1.30pm and Sunday from 10.30am |
| Par | 71 |
| Slope Rating | 138 (Blue), 138 (White), 133 (Yellow), 145 (Women’s Red) |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Designed by | Tom Chisolm, Robert Bird, James Braid, Dr Alister MacKenzie, Harry Colt, Harry Vardon, JH Taylor, Tom Simpson, CK Cotton |
Golf Monthly Verdict
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Ganton is a great course blending heathland with a feel of the links that will test the very best players. It’s a historic venue with big ambition and vision to move forward. To do well at Ganton, you must drive well and hit unerring irons, otherwise your day will be a long and frustrating one. In addition to over 100 bunkers, there’s deep rough, trees, and gorse to contend with.
REASONS TO PLAY GANTON GOLF CLUB
– Interesting blend of course stylings – heathland with a touch of links
– A club with a great history, host to the 1949 Ryder Cup
– An ambitious club always looking to make improvements
RANKINGS
UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2023/24 – 34
Ganton is one of Yorkshire’s finest courses and it oozes old-school class. It dates back to 1891 when Tom Chisholm of St Andrews first laid out a course that would go on to host significant events, including the Ryder Cup of 1949, in which the USA ran out 7-5 winners, and the Walker Cup of 2003.
It remains the only inland course to host the Amateur Championship, with golf’s unpaid elite visiting in 1964, 1977 and 1991.
In part, this may be due to the land being blessed with many links characteristics, since many aeons ago it was right by the North Sea.
It may also be down to nearly every bygone golfing great lending a design hand over the years, including Harry Vardon (club professional from 1896 to 1903), James Braid, JH Taylor, Harry Colt, Dr Alister MacKenzie and Tom Simpson.
Sir Michael Bonallack, Britain’s greatest amateur, said of Ganton, “The journey from tee to green on every hole is one of the most enjoyable golfing examinations that a player is ever likely to experience.”
There are too many great holes to list, but the 6th, with a hint of Gleneagles, stands out, as does the very pretty par-3 10th, where the green is heavily bunkered…
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