46 - Top 50 UK & Ireland Stay and Play Formby Hall

Stay and Play Formby Hall. Golf Monthly takes a look at the Top 50 places to Stay and Play in the UK and Ireland

Formby Hall

46 - Top 50 UK & Ireland Stay and Play Formby Hall

A modern parkland layout featuring large greens, tree-lined fairways and plenty of water, Formby Hall is one of the best new courses in the north-west of England. In addition there‘s a nine-hole layout of some quality, a PGA Golf Academy and a Harold Swash putting school. The hotel provides an excellent base to explore the golfing opportunities available in the Southport area. It's modern with one of the best restaurants in the region.

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Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, commissioning and feature writing. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x