West Derby GC

Described in one publication as "the Sunningdale of the North", well worth a visit

West Derby GC

Merseyside is most famous for it?s links layouts, and rightly so. But don't be afraid to try a number of excellent inland courses in the area. One of which is West Derby on the outskirts of Liverpool.

The club has been in existence for over a century and the well-matured layout is classic parkland, with easy walking and an impressive array of greenery. Indeed it is these trees which provide much of the test at West Derby.

From the championship tees the course measures a touch shy of 6300 yards and although modern technology probably now denotes that as ?short?, it?s often wise to keep the driver in the bag and concentrate on keeping the ball in play off the tee or you will find it difficult to compile a good score.

Another of West Derby's many attributes is the quality of the greens and they combine with the other facets of the course to make West Derby, described in one publication as "the Sunningdale of the North", well worth a visit.

Best Hole: 14th, 132 yards par 3. The signature hole here with two new ponds recently installed with a waterfall running off the front of the green. Not somewhere to get your feet wet.

Address: Yew Tree Lane, Liverpool

Tel: 0151 254 1034

Green fees: Midweek £29; weekends £37

Restrictions: Weekends strictly by arrangement

Mike Harris
Content Director

Mike has been a journalist all his working life, starting out as a football writer with Goal magazine in the 1990s before moving into men’s and women’s lifestyle magazines including Men's Health, In 2003 he joined Golf Monthly and in 2006 he became only the eighth editor in Golf Monthly’s 100-plus year history leading the brand until July 2023. He is now Content Director overseeing Golf Monthly and two other iconic sports brands, FourFourTwo and Rugby World.

His three main passions in golf are courses (he's played over 500 courses worldwide), equipment (he's always in search of something shinny to give him an edge) and shoes (he owns more pairs than he cares to mention!).  

Mike’s handicap index hovers at around 10 and he is a member of four golf clubs: Hartley Wintney, Royal Liverpool, Royal North Devon and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.


Mike's current What's In The Bag? 

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus+ 9° - Fujikura Ventus Blue 5S

Fairway woods: TaylorMade Sim Max 3/15° - Fujikura Ventus Blue 6S & TaylorMade Stealth 7/20° - Fujikura Ventus Red 6S

Utility Iron: TaylorMade Stealth UDI 3/21° - Aldila Ascent 90HY

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (5-PW)  - Nippon Tour NSPro 950S

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 50°, 54° and 58° - KBS Tour Hi-Rev s2.0 hafts

Putter: Evnroll ER2B (Gravity Grip) 

Ball: TaylorMade Tour Response (Yellow)