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Delamere Forest Golf Club
Station Road, Delamere, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 2JE
Highly Commended - Golf World
Top 100 UK Golf Courses 2008
The course was designed by W H Fowler who made the most of the vigorously undulating land that nature provided. Fowler had no qualms about asking the golfer to undertake a number of blind drives, carrying some considerable distances and enjoying the healthy exercise of hill climbing.
Despite the word 'Forest' in its title, Delamere is a natural heath-land course. Certainly, trees are part of the strategy on several holes, but, in general, Delamere Forest provides a glorious backdrop to the panoramic views from the higher parts of the course.
The opening five holes are notorious for their unforgiving, unapologetic difficulty. The fifth in particular is a true test of nerve, patience, accuracy and concentration. From an uphill tee shot, the approach to the green is guarded by ponds in front of and to the left of it, resulting in one of the hardest holes to play in the country. Both the 9th and the 18th holes dog leg around a central wood and call for tee shots over the corner of the wood which is out of bounds before returning to the Clubhouse.
No. of holes: 18
Length: 6359 yards
Par: 72
Course Type: Natural Heathland
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