Moortown Golf Course
Harrogate Road, Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 7DB
Highly Commended - Golf World Top 100 UK Golf Courses 2008
Moortown has always held a richly deserved reputation as one of the country's finest Championship Golf courses. Originally designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie, Moortown is set in 175 acres of dramatically contrasting mainly level woodland and moorland.
Moortown measures almost 6,500 yards from the regular tees, but accuracy will reap more rewards than length. Whilst the fairways appear to be wide, it's an optical illusion and the rough can be punishing. Moortown opens with a par five of relatively short distance so make the most of the great birdie opportunity. The 2nd is a very testing par 4 (previously a Par 5, which was downgraded in 2005), one of seven par fours at Moortown measuring in excess of 400 yards. The 10th is MacKenzie's signature hole, a cracking 158-yard par three called 'Gibraltar', with its sloping plateau green.
Typical of all great courses there is a classic finish. With its fairway favouring strategically placed bunkers, the 18th requires two exceptional shots to find the well-guarded green which nestles under the Clubhouse windows.
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Recommended Itinerary
2 nights accommodation at the York Monkbar Hotel in York playing the following courses:
- Moortown
- Fulford
- York Strensall
