A classic heathland and tall pine course mirroring many of the courses on the Surrey sand-belt, I have no doubt that it is capable of matching many of the courses in that area for quality, and it certainly trumps a number of them in terms of value for money - £95 rack rate or £65 twilight is a price tag that you simply cannot disagree with and it is worth every penny. Whilst I’ve focused on the changes so far, I imagine that several readers will probably not have played Liphook before, so I must add that the original parts of Liphook that remain the same are best to remain that way as they’ve always been most enjoyable. The fourth is also in consideration for the best hole as a long par 4 bending slightly right. The old awkward dogleg to the right has gone, and a 308 yard risk and reward drivable par 4 is the really enjoyable upgrade. Opened in 1923, the course was soon recognised by the R&A as an exemplary inland heathland course and is also an early example of strategic design for golf courses. Personal favourites would have to be the par 3 3rd hole, uphill and plays about 150 yards, do not go long because it will leave you with a downhill chip with the green sloping away from you! For years, gems like Silloth on Solway, St. Enodoc, St. George’s Hill and West Sussex fly under the radar without much global recognition – and I can now add Liphook to that list. The second bunker on the right is fairly deep and is to be avoided. The club was founded in 1922. Some of the most stunning settings for golf with awe-inspiring green locations. I liked the second hole, a slightly longer par 4 with a slight bend to the right with a fairway tilted to the left and the green sitting lower and running away from you. There are several bunkers on the course where the front side of the bunker has heather for additional defense. If one is just off the greens trying for a chance at recovery, one must carefully judge where to land the ball. This course could have be really special with another 500 yards which would have provided more variety to the holes. - the par 5 7th (previously the 13th) where two firm strikes will get you up to a large green with a good birdie chance. Franks Harris Bros were the course contractors and Mr Franks oversaw the grow in. Fronting the green again are two bunkers. 67 in the UK in the Golf … English Women's Amateur, 3 Images Write Review. 4’s 3’s and 5’s that can break your round if you are not on form. The back nine starts with a short par 4 where the longer hitters will try to clear a road and heather on the blind tee shot. Opened in 1923, the course was soon recognised by the R&A as an exemplary inland heathland course and is also an early example of strategic design for golf courses. Opened in 1923, the course was soon recognised by the R&A as an exemplary inland heathland course and is also an early example of strategic design for golf courses. Respond to above review  The best of both then. enhancing the enjoyment of the course with a comfortable clubhouse, excellent facilities and superb quality and value catering. Pretty much as good as it gets. Sublime. A recent major course renovation was undertaken by Mackenzie & Ebert. The old 15th is the new 15th. See other reviews from Stuart Eastwood. Course Information A beautifully presented layout on the Hampshire side of the border with Sussex, Liphook is as pleasant a place to play as could be imagined. Liphook is a traditional golf club with one of the best courses in the country. Whilst the road crossing after the 4th hole hasn’t been removed, the much more treacherous walk after the 14th has now disappeared. Other than the greens, it is a relatively easy golf course for those who can control their ball flight and trust the club for the yardages. I imagine this to be one of the prettier holes in season. © 2020 Liphook Golf Club. Welcome to Liphook Golf Club Middle for diddle. There are certainly some excellent holes at Liphook but the highs weren’t quite as high as I anticipated, or indeed had hoped for. Liphook Golf Club, Liphook, Hants, GU30 7EH . Officially opened in 1982 by Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Isao Aoki and Bill Rogers, the par-72 golf course is both forgiving for the … I always like a hole that could yield an 8 or a 1. The 8th. Staying Near Liphook Golf Club Where there were 4 holes of contention, there is now only one. Top Hotels in Liphook; Vacation Rentals in Liphook; Top Hotels in Liphook. Liphook is currently rated as No. The splendid front nine ends with another hole trending to the right. Giving a player an option over the new bunker, to allow a longer shot, that if accurately struck, would allow a different angle and approach over the ladders of heather to the green below. Similarly when he talks about the 5th, I think he is describing the current 13th.”, Liphook starts unusually with a par three. The fairway slopes to the right. Hampshire’s Number one has just elevated itself into serious contention with courses currently ranked far above it. If we had to pick a favourite hole, we would plump for the 14th, a short par four doglegging to the right where a bold drive will leave a short pitch to the green, and a good birdie opportunity will be on offer following a well-positioned drive. Liphook is a traditional golf club with one of the best courses in the country. Now, you will see from Fergal’s Preeminent and faultless review below, how the charms of Liphook “Old” have beguiled him. Respond to above review  The old majestic masterpiece that was the 13th. By today’s standards, Liphook is relatively short, measuring less than 6,200 yards, but with a lowly par of 70. So, what we have here is a club that has all of the panache and understated elegance of a classic English Heathland golf club, that has had the courage, determination and propensity to bring that distant future to now. The sandy ground is wonderfully undulating with natural depressions and elevations and, in some ways, the terrain is reminiscent (if a little less dramatic) to that at nearby Hindhead, where there is another charming and understated golf course. And It will not cost you £500k. I was very fortunate to play at Liphook in October of 2018 - a distant family member happens to be a member here and I was delighted to receive an invite to play, having passed the course on the train virtually every day for the preceding 6th months and thinking that one day I would love to have a knock. Missing long left will likely mean you cannot stop your ball at a pin on the left. A long hitter will try to cut the corner by flying the trees on the right but could run through the fairway on the left. But it isn’t. Liphook, designed by Arthur Croome and Tom Simpson, is an interesting course to play. Maybe Liphook saves the best for last because the 18th is a real cracker with a blind drive and lovely looking approach. It has a very large green. They’ve somehow discovered an additional hundred yards from the copse of trees through the back of the old green that now turns this hole into a testing par five where the fairway pinches in around the area where the old green-site used to be. A view of a well protected green at Liphook Golf Club Liphook GC. Liphook is a classy golf course which does everything well, but in an understated way. - 18th - a fantastic closing hole with the green just in reach for a well struck 3 iron to have a chance at birdie or better, a great conclusion to a tight matchplay competition. As to the course I played, there is ample room off most tees with most shots having a carry over heather. It has some interesting green complexes, superb putting surfaces, fine bunkering and is a lovely place to play golf. Save Old Thorns Manor Hotel to your lists. Liphook Golf Club was laid out by 'golfing expert' A Croome in 1921 and was considered to be the architect. Fourteen is a sharp dogleg right short par 4 follows with a smaller green. A shorter par 5 comes going downhill from the tee and then uphill to the green. You make some good points here. This results in some major rerouting, hole renumbering, two brand new holes and some major reshaping of some of the pre-existing holes. Perhaps? The rest of the longer holes are all visually attractive, but also lend themselves to the golfer who can plot their way around a golf course as they by and large offer more than one way to play the hole - something I admit is not always present on tight heathland courses. As people have said its a tale of two courses with a tre... St. Davids Golf Club is a lovely Donald Ross designed course. Respond to above review  I liked it very much but didn’t love it like I thought I might. The par 4 second hole immediately gave the “wow” factor with a sloping fairway heading up to a slightly sunken green. Visitors from around the world flock to Ireland and Scotland in their millions (for understandable reasons), but arguably the best mix of golf (links, heathland, moorland) is in England. Excellent tricky pin positions and very up and down fast greens. The course used to begin at the 10th when the adjacent pub was the clubhouse, so I imagine he played it at that time. Whatever your score, you will enjoy the journey and the vistas. Respond to above review  Ed is the founder of Golf Empire – click the link to read his full review. Was this review helpful? Bernhard Langer would love it. The entire setting is just gorgeous as your adventure begins. A teacher called Arthur Croome (a partner in the architectural firm of Fowler, Abercromby, Simpson and Croome) designed the course, his one and only. Liphook is currently rated as No. There is a rough area of land short right of the green and a mound near the front left. Many of the greens are too large for the length of the hole and additional yardage would have fixed that. A delightful, classic heathland course for the connoisseur, not for the dilettante. Liphook is set to celebrate its centenary in 2022 and part of its preparations include plans to eliminate its dangerous road crossings. Last day we played black nest. This longer par 4 is uphill. - New holes 8 and 9, par 3 and short dogleg par 4 fit in very well with the landscape in particular the par 3 eighth. To leave a medium to long iron in? The short 8th that bisects the old fairway is now a genuinely top-drawer par three where the ground falls away to the right of a large, subtly sloped green. After all, there quite a few contenders. The approach shot plays a bit shorter as the land is downhill. See other reviews from Will. I would like to see another option. ‘The course is set on the rolling heath-land high on the border of Sussex and Hampshire south-west of Liphook. a Swashbuckling par 5 that will require two fine and accurate blows to secure the chance of a birdie or better. Opened in 1923, the course was soon recognised by the R&A as an exemplary inland heathland course and is also an early example of strategic design for golf courses. Liphook is a traditional golf club with one of the best courses in the country. It's a great day out and great value and I strongly recommend. Add 5 yards to the sprinkler and aim ten yards right of the huge post. Was this review helpful? It is my humble personal opinion that golf in England is woefully under appreciated. The tough par three at the 1st is maybe a little awkward for a way to start the round, but after this, you have a genuine classic heathland that in my opinion is head-and-shoulders the best course in Hampshire. Playing to handicap is another matter. Putting aside links courses near the sea, Liphook is one of the most beautiful golf courses one will play. I also love the look and feel from holes 2 to 14, delightful heathland holes from start to finish with lots of interest in each hole's design along the way. Classic, subtle and utterly rewarding. At that time, I quite honestly couldn’t figure out how the changes would fit together. Click HERE to download a PDF of the Liphook Golf Club brochure. Bohunt Manor Golf Club which was founded in the same year as Liphook and shares the course and facilities. It’s a dog leg to the right flanked by two lakes that are really more ornamental than in play. We tourists rarely understand the jungle as well as the natives. Both 1 and 5 are clever holes if you have played them often particularly in how you play to those greens. Reachable par 4’s and 5’s yield potential birdies more so than the front. Wheatsheaf Enclosure, Liphook, Hants, GU30 7EH. continuing to develop our renowned, challenging and meticulously maintained heathland course providing year round golf on some of the finest greens in England. Admittedly, that’s never an easy nut to crack, but Liphook is now making a very strong case for its inclusion. Into the well defended and established green complex? Last accounts made up to 30 June 2019. New holes have been added at 8 and 9 in the portion of land where the old 14th used to be. There is a long area of heather and a bunker on the left side for the longer hitters to consider. - The new 10th is a real challenge with a very narrow landing zone if electing a driver off the tee with water left and bunkers right. First time playing? There are some bushes on the left as one nears the green that creates a nice visual effect. A view from tee #1 at Liphook Golf Club Liphook GC. The greens certainly were interesting and quick, well-shaped and ran true, but obviously not as fast as they would from spring to late autumn. Bunkers are at the front but perhaps the bigger danger is going over the green due to the steep fall-off. Back at Liphook after a year to find that the club is to undergo a major course alteration, designed essentially to avoid the present hairy/scary road crossing after hole 14. Familiar to the purist and alluring to the Mods. Respond to above review  I think that is a pity. See other reviews from T P Dean. Onto the course, and Liphook has charmed many a visitor over the years with its beautifully shaped greens, naturally shaped bunkers and its selection of attractive heather-lined holes, albeit it has lacked the contiguous nature that you find at most courses due to the road and railway that divides the course into different segments. Wow, I have gone on too long. The green has a bunker on the right and a smaller bunker behind the green. This is now a gorgeous par four that extends to 431-yards from the raised blue tee. You will just want to sit and paint water colours. Liphook is where you can find it. For the shorter hitters or those in trouble off the tee the small stream 100y or so short provides a real second shot conundrum. It is difficult to imagine that this patch of land could be anything but a golf course. Swales to the left of the green are well engineered, however I think the right-hand side of the green is a blank canvas that will not remain untouched for long. Its main defence is the gorse. As good as the new additions are, it’s the changes to the next two holes that are the course architect’s most outstanding work. This delightful, classic heathland course spans Hampshire and Sussex’s county boundaries - it's a course for the connoisseur, not for the dilettante. Company status Active Company type Private limited Company Incorporated on 5 January 1922. One could argue it is the best par 3 but not quite as visually attractive as three and seven. It is a splendid hole with the slightly hidden green on lower ground. Into five feet. Liphook Golf Club Wheatsheaf Enclosure Liphook Hampshire GU30 7EH Tel: 01329 833455 Email: secretary@liphookgolfclub.com www.liphookgolfclub.com Secretary: Mr. John Douglass Club Delegate: Mary Boyle Tel: 07954 388849 Email: maryboyle3@sky.com Liphook Golf Club is a superb course to advance your skills and perhaps knock a few strokes off your scorecard. It looks like a 60-year-old heritage piece, but it can turn your face into skydiver elastic in under five seconds. The par threes at the 3rd and 12th (previously the 7th) are perfect short holes, particularly the 12th that plays into a basin. Respond to above review  Liphook is a traditional golf club with one of the best courses in the country. This to the large part hasn’t been a detraction for me, whilst some walks are long, I always enjoy the surprise that comes with visiting a course as you enter a new part of the property and arrive at each new setting. Given that there is some strong competition at the top of the England rankings, I’d make the case that the club could perhaps now go on to cement a place within England’s top 30. Its tight fairways, lined with an abundance of heather, gorse and trees, put a premium on accuracy but its biggest defence are its greens, true and fast with subtle breaks and borrows. A short par 5 is next with a wide fairway going slightly to the left. But then you gave Castle Stuart in Scotland 3.5 balls! Liphook is as pretty as a picture and one of the earliest examples of strategic design. 0 people found this review helpful The par 3 eleventh is a real treat due to hitting over heather, trying to avoid the three bunkers surrounding three sides of this narrow, undulating green. 0 people found this review helpful This hole has no bunkers and does not need them. Even though you can’t paint. A short par 4 going to the right follows with another carry over heather and then heather on either side among the trees. (sorry Ewan) but from then on it is a three shotter unless you are a tour speed hitter. It is also a course that requires quite a bit of local knowledge regarding the greens due to the many undulations. The course opens with a medium/long par 3 but the real fun begins from the second tee where the heather starts to come in to play and influence your thinking off the tee, risk the heather right but keep as open a shot to the green as possible or play left and face a long approach over a large tree to the green. According to the club's history, Tom Simpson joined Liphook Golf Club and became "Master of the Green" and he was later responsible for a number of course revisions. The green is one of the more undulated. The club was founded in 1922. There is a sizeable spine roughly in the middle. One can see the eighth fairway right behind the green. I’d sight one of the prime reasons for this sentiment to be the twisting lane that you drive down that meanders past parts of the course and alongside some beautiful houses before you arrive at the traditional timber-clad clubhouse. Anyway, the best tip here, is to look right as you pass the Links tavern pub and you will see where the pin is for yourself as you make your way in to the club. Not the full Jack at Muirfield. Community Every hole is great and it requires you to play lots of strategic shots in order to get round in a good score. I suspect the club will still be in observation mode over the next year or two as they’ll want to see how some of the changes play out, so they may develop some more contouring around the greens as time passes and as they react to how the new changes bed themselves in and are accepted by the members. The opening par 3 didn’t deter from the strength of the short holes, with the 3rd and 7th holes being personal favourites. For average handicappers, this is a good, solid golf course. So, to the new ninth. Instead of just a back, middle or front designation, it would be progressive to have: “25 on 10 from L”. I am sure there always things to do architecturally at every course? Opened in 1923, the course was soon recognised by the R&A as an exemplary inland heathland course and is also an early example of strategic design for golf courses. The third short par 4 in a row follows except this goes to the left. You cross a road on two occasions as the routing is laid out on two paddocks, but the beauty and challenge is very consistent throughout. The golf course in general is a very hard course. Back of Ze net. If you get an invite, clear your diary and go and enjoy. - the beautiful par 3 3rd, well bunkered to stop anything short or right. Full course details for Liphook Golf Club, including scores leaderboard, map, printable scorecard, weather, reviews, and ratings. Tough, varied and exquisite. Heather is on both sides but the fairway is generous. Some holes are steep. Now a Par 5 Measuring 560 yards. Opened in 1923, the course was soon recognised by the R&A as an exemplary inland heathland course and is also an early example of strategic design for golf courses. Liphook is a traditional golf club with one of the best courses in the country. Walton Heath. So you cross the road to play your new 7th. The mixture of excellent routing and perfect planting of heather makes this course a work of art. We played off the backs, and it's still only 6300 yds. There is a well-placed spine running across the front half of the green. 1? Liphook is absolutely sublime and shame on anybody in the area for not playing it or being ignorant to its majestic existence. Starting on a par 3 is sometimes disappointing but given the first hole at Liphook is slightly downhill, the 200 yards is not as intimidating as it sounds particularly as the large green has no bunkers. 0 people found this review helpful It is not long at 6300 yards yet it is a course that requires clear thinking for the longer hitters as there are several opportunities to cut doglegs but they could run out of fairway. 16 in all honesty probably still needs some tinkering, as I think the route to the green could be shaped more naturally than it is at present, but 18 is thankfully left untouched. After birdieing the tenth, you will have a pep in your step as you assail the formidable and equally picturesque new 11th, Formally the par 4 12th. Now the 13th and it is familiar ground here. It’s too easy to bail right and long over the bunker. Finally, the course bends to the right on most of the holes with only a few going to the left. A ditch crosses the fairway at an angle about 130-140 yards short of the green which is well protected by bunkers and sloped to run off at the front. It was always a 200 yard iron shot to a fairway leaving a short iron from elevation into the green. 0 people found this review helpful I suspect that a “big dog” route over the pond, direct to the green might be irresistible in time? The trees frame the holes so beautifully and it truly feels like you’re walking in paradise. But what has been the course’s main downfall in the past was the death-march across the busy B2070, particularly when crossing beside the blind bend at the back of the old 14th. Reserving a room nearby isn't too difficult, with 2 … I really enjoyed my day there. Likely the best par 3 and perhaps the best hole is the seventh, a 150 par 3 crossing over heather to a two-tiered very tilted front to back, right to left green with opposite, large and deep bunkers. The green, with two distinct levels rewards second club shot selection. However, as I am sure you are aware, there is a company that is building “fresh off of the line” E Types. One hits again over heather with the heather continuing down the right side. If you have not dozed off by now, be rest assured that the new tenth is a top echelon par 4 with water Left and Bunker right. Wheatsheaf Enclosure, Hampshire, GU30 7EH, United Kingdom +44 (0) 1428 723271 Course … A club I’d previously considered to be relatively set in their ways has made the bold and progressive step to make some major course changes at one of Southern England’s most beloved heathland courses. Fine tuning. A charming course with friendly members – the perfect venue for golf. Two bunkers on the left side of the fairway are perfectly placed. Refreshing. A testing drive between the out-of-bounds and scrub to the right and a catchment pond to the left need to be negotiated before the wonderful former par three 11th green complex which is now used for the new green. I hope to return again soon to take in all of the new elements. The green has subtle undulations but is flatter than many others. The prettiest holes and probably the best sequence of holes is the trio from the 12th to the 14th. The E Type Jaguar. There are two longer bunkers on either side. You will never forget this one, whether you do well, or not. The green is tiered and small. The hole plays downhill and the fairway can easily be reached by an above-average length hitter. But then I would. It's been a little while since I played Sundridge Park, but I remember enough to write... A golf course with a mandatory cart policy will never rate above a 4 for me. It is another nice hole. Whilst “Two Counties”, the par five 7th (formally the 13th) to the raised green and carry over the diagonal stream is perhaps still my favourite hole at Liphook, the new 10th is now damn strong close competition. . Perhaps it just didn’t suit my eye. Holes: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: In Slope Rating Pro Tee: 335: 158: 424: 487: 307: 318: 323: 155: 460: 2967 113 70 The finishing hole is a much too short par 5 at only 460 yards. Or maybe it was my high expectations, of a course that features favourably in all the various rankings, that wasn’t quite met. Well. If on the green, these are some of the speediest greens one will find. The extended 11th, Forest Mere, is another excellent change. building our reputation as a welcoming golf club run by members for its members. A view of the 15th hole at Liphook Golf Club Liphook GC. A dog leg left with a big quarry on the left hand side, if you keep it straight off the tee then you will be left with an awesome approach shot. Mackenzie has worked with the club throughout as a new underpass was planned close to the existing ninth green and tenth tee. 4 out of 5. 01428723271 | E-mail golf course | Golf course website. Created by intelligentgolf version 10.1.2. The changes to the 10th, where the old 10th and 11th have been connected to form one long continuous hole are just tremendous. Heather and trees border both sides of the fairway and four bunkers on the right lead the way into the two-tiered green. 4 people found this review helpful Respond to above review  Utilising the old 15th. Some bunkers are still GUR but most are fresh sand. Where 15 has now straightened, leaving the old 15th tee complex redundant, I think there is a new opportunity for 16 which has been overlooked thus far. A miss slightly left of the green can have one’s ball end up on the green due to the swale on the left side. It is a very large green for the hole and flattish. 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