Dartmouth GC

Beautiful part of the world with a golf course to match

Situated just four miles from the ever popular coastal town of Dartmouth, the golf and country club is set in 225 acres of wonderful rolling South Devon countryside.

The club has two layouts , the Championship Course which is a 7200-yard par 72 monster that has hosted the West Region PGA Championships on no less than six occasions and the 5200 yard par 66 Dartmouth Course which provides a more gentle test. But more than enough for the average golfer.

Both courses were designed by Jeremy Pern and feature sweeping fairways, ample year round teeing areas and superb greens which have all been built to USGA Championship specification making them free-draining, consistent putting surfaces.

No fewer than 12 water features add an extra dimension to the challenge. To score well here you will need to be accurate from the tee and have an imaginative short game to combat the fact that many of the greens have been skillfully set into the surrounding landscape and are surrounded by clever bunkering.

The greens feature plenty of humps and hollows and putting is tricky when they speed up in summer.

When you're down with the golf the country club offers an excellent range of facilities including a driving range, health and leisure club with swimming pool, sauna and spa and a good range of accommodation. Surely one to jot down.

Best Hole: 18th 244 yards par 3. Invariably played into the wind with a carry over water approaching 200 yards. Undulating putting surface. Not for the faint hearted.

Address: Blackawton, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7DE

Tel: 01803 712686

Green fees: £30 weekdays, £40 weekends

Restrictions: No restrictions

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)