18. Woodhall Spa Hotchkin – Top 100 UK and Ireland golf courses 2012
Woodhall Spa's Hotchkin golf course in England has been ranked number 18 in Golf Monthly's top 100 UK and Ireland golf courses 2012
Architect: Harry Vardon with bunker placement advice from JH Taylor - Harry Colt redesigned the course in 1911 - SV Hotchkin changed characteristics of each hole but did not alter the Colt routing Stats: 7,084 yds, par 73, SSS 75 GF: 73.00 for members of EGU clubs, £88.00 for all others Visitor information: Seven days a week, subject to availability W: woodhallspagolf.com 2010 Ranking: 19 (up 1) Improvements since 2010 Rankings: Course: None
Panellists' Comments: "The best inland course I have ever played; it is indisputably a great example of a classical heathland gem"; "The 15th and 17th are two of the most attractive inland holes I can remember playing"; "A course you must play once in your life if only to define a difficult bunker shot - this is the toughest-bunkered inland course in the UK."
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