No 64 - Hankley Common

Part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Hankley Common features a great variety of holes and will always be in prime condition

Hankley Common
Rob Smith
By Rob Smith
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64 HANKLEY COMMON

Architect: Braid 2006 position: 75 Stats: 6,442 yds; par 71; SSS 71 GF: £75-£85 T: 01252 792493 W: hankley.co.uk

Hankley is yet another of those very fine Surrey heathland courses, and also part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest. If you are lucky, you may catch sight of any one of a number of rare birds, deer, badgers, snakes or lizards.

However, it is the golf that will linger longest in the memory as there are 18 distinctly different holes and each is a joy to play.

There is a great set of par 3s, especially the 7th, and the closing hole is a real sting in the tail with a deep and wide gully protecting the green on this long two-shotter. RS

+ Great variety of holes; excellent condition; strong set of par 3s - Very testing for higher handicappers

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Rob Smith
Rob Smith
Contributing Editor

Rob Smith has been playing golf for 45 years and been a contributing editor for Golf Monthly since 2012. He specialises in course reviews and travel, and has played more than 1,200 courses in almost 50 countries. In 2022, he played all 21 courses in East Lothian in 13 days. Last year, his tally was 81, 32 of them for the first time. One of Rob's primary roles is helping to prepare the Top 100 and Next 100 Courses of the UK&I, of which he has played all but seven and a half... i.e. not the new 9 at Carne! Of those missing, some are already booked for 2024. He is a member of Tandridge in Surrey where his handicap hovers around 16. You can contact him at r.smith896@btinternet.com.

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