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HOLME HALL - COURSE GUIDE
Premier course - Holme Hall is one of Lincolnshire's best.
THE Holme Hall course already ranks highly as a supreme test of golf and not only do the greens hold a reputation of being the best in the county but the completion of a £60,000 project to reshape and re-profile the entire 78 bunkers on the course is reaffirming Holme Hall's reputation.
The list of events to be played at Holme Hall during 2007 is also impressive.
The two star events were the Lincolnshire Ladies' County Championships, which took place on May 7-9, and the Lincolnshire Seniors' County match against Yorkshire to be played in June.
The first hole is a par five, slightly dog-legged, where the ideal drive is over bunkers waiting for the short drive. A good drive will open up the fairway for a straight second shot to a sloping green.
The par four second is a straight drive taking a line on the group of firs short of the green on the left.
On the third hole long hitters can take on the bunkers which cross the fairway, but perhaps it is better to lay up, leaving only a short iron to the green.
A charming little par three follows needing a shot over a pond to a well bunkered green.
On the fifth, sixth and seventh holes Holme Hall starts to bite.
The fifth has lots of trouble left and right and so a straight drive is needed.
The sixth hole is a dog leg left where the fairway is easily reached with a fairway wood, but the second shot plays longer than it looks onto a two-tier green.
Long hitters like the seventh slight dog leg right but two bunkers left and right of the fairway can create problems.
The eighth hole also needs a long, straight drive to make the fairway but dead ground in front of the green complicates what looks like a benign hole.
To finish the way out a big dog leg par five presents all sorts of challenges off the tee.
The 10th is a par three with a natural two tier green - don't leave the ball above or below the hole if you are of a nervous disposition.
The par five 11th needs a long and straight drive to avoid fairway bunkers to left and right, and a straight second shot is needed again to avoid bunkers.
Many members at Holme Hall find the par four 12th the most difficult hole on the course, especially if the wind is a brisk westerly.
The well-bunkered par three 13th plays longer than it looks and it is better to be long than short on this hole.
The par four 14th needs a precise drive, usually with a long iron or fairway wood to the bottom of a sloping fairway.
Out of bounds at the back of the hole makes a precise approach shot essential.
The stroke index one, par four 15th again demands accuracy from the tee.
All of the trouble is to the left and a sliced shot will find heather on the right.
The 16th is a long par three with a raised tee which is often at an angle to the green, and bunkers either side of a green which runs front to back.
The par four 17th slight dogleg left requires an accurate drive over the corner of the lagoon and the second shot has to clear a hillock on the left or a copse on right to make the green which is two-tiered front to back.
Finally Holme Hall finishes with an easy par four dog-leg left. A fairway wood should make the fairway leaving a mid to short-iron to the green which has a narrowed opening.
Holme Hall GC is registered with Golf Mark and the Golf Foundation for the 'passport to golf'.
This will give children in the area the chance to visit Holme Hall and experience some of the golf skills. This initiative is being extended to schools.
In 2008 Holme Hall will be celebrating its centenary with many high-ranking golf events scheduled for that season.
There could be no better time to experience the true test of golf which Holme Hall provides from what is now, indisputably, one of Lincolnshire's premier courses.
FACTFILE
TELEPHONE: 01724 862078
ESTABLISHED: 1908
MEMBERSHIP: 600
PROFESSIONAL: Richard McKiernan
SECRETARY: Roger Bickley
LOCATION: Two miles south east of Scunthorpe
TYPE OF COURSE: Natural heathland and parkland.
YARDAGES: White 6,413, yellow 6,275, red: 5,596.
PAR: 71 (ladies 73).
GREEN FEES: Weekday £25; weekend n/a.
AMATEUR RECORD: P Bradshaw and James Crampton - 64.
SOCIETY DETAILS: Societies and corporate days welcome, weekdays only. Full packages and green fees arranged through secretary/manager.
IMPROVEMENTS UNDERTAKEN OR PLANNED: £60,000 bunker re-shaping and re-profiling completed. Tee extensions planned for future.
OFFERS FOR VISITORS IN SUMMER/WINTER 2007/8: Winter packages available from November 1-March 31. Details available from secretary/manager.
LADIES CHAMPION: Jenny Kennedy
MEN'S CHAMPION: Mark Lonergan.
ESTABLISHED: 1908
MEMBERSHIP: 600
PROFESSIONAL: Richard McKiernan
SECRETARY: Roger Bickley
LOCATION: Two miles south east of Scunthorpe
TYPE OF COURSE: Natural heathland and parkland.
YARDAGES: White 6,413, yellow 6,275, red: 5,596.
PAR: 71 (ladies 73).
GREEN FEES: Weekday £25; weekend n/a.
AMATEUR RECORD: P Bradshaw and James Crampton - 64.
SOCIETY DETAILS: Societies and corporate days welcome, weekdays only. Full packages and green fees arranged through secretary/manager.
IMPROVEMENTS UNDERTAKEN OR PLANNED: £60,000 bunker re-shaping and re-profiling completed. Tee extensions planned for future.
OFFERS FOR VISITORS IN SUMMER/WINTER 2007/8: Winter packages available from November 1-March 31. Details available from secretary/manager.
LADIES CHAMPION: Jenny Kennedy
MEN'S CHAMPION: Mark Lonergan.
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