Golf Guide to Hampshire

Discovering some of Hampshire’s finest golfing destinations

Contents4/7 - Old Thorns Manor Hotel, Golf & Country Estate

10/12 - Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club

14/16 - Liphook Golf Club

18/21 - Stoneham Golf Club

23/25 - Tylney Park Golf Club

26/27 - North Hants Golf Club

14/16 - Hampshire Club Listings

18/21 - IOW & Channel Islands Club Listings

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Old Thorns Manor Hotel, Golf & Country Estate

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The Old Thorns Golf Club is one of the finest championship courses in Hampshire. Designed by Peter Alliss, the course is situated on 400 acres of Hampshire countryside.

The course has an illustrious history having hosted the world’s leading golfers including Seve Ballesteros, Jack Nicklaus, Isao Aoki and Bill Rogers in 1982 for its official opening.

The Old Thorns golf course presents a challenging test for all golfers, with mature tree lined fairways, ponds, small sloping greensand breathtaking views of the Hampshire and Sussex countryside. The course has been chosen to host the William Hunt Trilby Tour and the Disabled British Open in 2010-12. All this combined with breathtaking scenic views ensures that Old Thorns remains on the ‘must play list’ for many travelling societies and golfers in the UK for 2012.

There has never been a better time to visit Old Thorns so call 01428 724 555 for more information, or visit www.oldthorns.com

‘‘One of England’s finest resorts’’

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Old Thorns is fast becoming known as one of the south of England’s fi nest resorts for golf, leisure and business.

The hotel offers 86 luxury bedrooms, a relaxing health spa, state-of-the-art health club, fantastic cuisine and an outstanding golfcourse. Easily accessible from the A3 London to Portsmouth route, Old Thorns is less than 30 minutes from the M25.The new Old Thorns now also includes a Starbucks and sports bar, which has relaxation areas, and shows all major sporting eventson Sky Sports and ESPN.

The hotel also offers private dining and function rooms, which offer the perfect setting for any conference, special break or timeout.

There has never been a better time to visit Old Thorns so call 01428 724 555 for more information, or visit www.oldthorns.com

‘‘a brand new state-of-the-art conference centre’’

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Old Thorns has recently developed a brand new state-of-the-art conference centre with six spacious, fully equipped conference rooms all with natural daylight.

The estate can facilitate a small group of five and all the way up to 300 delegates at any given time.

Old Thorns provides the ideal location for all types of meetings, offering everything the modern business demands, combined with the personal service you would expect from a four star resort, all in a relaxed environment to make your meeting both successful and enjoyable.

The conference rooms surround a central reception with a lounge café, ideal for refreshment breaks or a breakout area.

Contact Information

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Old Thorns Manor Hotel, Golf & Country EstateGriggs Green

LiphookHampshireGU30 7PE

General Enquiries - 01428 724 555www.oldthorns.com

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Shanklyn & Sandown Golf Club

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A warm, friendly welcome awaits visitors and societies alike at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club.

We are committed to promoting a friendly atmosphere in our modern, well appointed, clubhouse and to providing quality andexcellence on our unique golf course, where our aim is to present the perfect venue for the perfect, but challenging round.Although not long at just over 6000 yards, the tight tree lined fairways and protected greens, set in a beautiful heathland setting,require good course management to enable you to return successful scores. We pride ourselves on providing golfers of all abilities,individual and uniquely challenging golf holes.

The course is maintained to a very high standard and our greens are regularly hand mowed, providing an excellent putting surface.There are fantastic views of the surrounding downs at every turn, providing a truly beautiful aesthetic backdrop to the course. The free draining heathland soil ensures it is playable throughout the year providing, without doubt, an outstanding place to play golf in any season.

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Besides playing the course, visitors can enjoy full use of the modern Clubhouse, the 19th hole, our fully catered dining facilities and our elevated balcony overlooking the par 3 9th hole. Visit our well stocked Pro Shop where we provide a wide range of golf clothing and equipment, combined with expert tuition by our golf team headed by our resident professional Peter Hammond.

In 2012, we are proud to be hosting the Hampshire County Championships in June, the 11th time the Championships have been held at Shanklin & Sandown. Only two other Hampshire courses have hosted the Championships more often.

We hold an annual Pro-Am, which will be held on Wednesday 13th June, which is always well supported by the top professionals inHampshire.

Our Ladies Open will be on Tuesday 3rd July and also our Mixed Open on Sunday 29th July. For details and application forms for these events please visit our website – www.ssgolfclub.com

Contact Information

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Shanklin & Sandown Golf ClubThe Fairway

SandownIsle of Wight

PO36 9PR

General Enquiries- 01983 403 217www.ssgolfclub.com

Liphook Golf Club

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Liphook is a traditional golf club with one of the best courses in the country. Opened in 1923, the course was soon recognised bythe R&A as an exemplary inland heathland course and is also an early example of strategic design for golf courses.

This section provides information about the course and clubhouse. There is a brief history of Liphook Golf Club and a section onBohunt Manor Golf Club which was founded in the same year as Liphook and shares the course and facilities.

By today’s standards, Liphook is not a long course having both an SSS and Par of 70, measuring just 6295 yards from the championship tees and 6188 yards from the medal tees. The course has fi ve par 4 holes of over 400 yards and three par 5’s. It’s 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 burrows. They are among the best in southern England. With its undulating fairways, heather, gorse and trees the course is outstandingly beautiful. There is a profusion of rhododendrons in the spring. Well manicured throughout the year, the course retains its heathland character with fast-running fairways and greens.

“among the best in southern England”

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The Liphook course was designed at a turning point in the architecture of golf courses. The Company appointed Arthur Croome tolay out the course; in doing so it was opting for a supporter of a new philosophy – the ‘strategic’ as opposed to the ‘penal’ schoolof design.

A partner in the same design fi rm was Tom Simpson who became a member of Liphook and Master of the Green. Tom was responsible for a number of additions to the design of the course, carried out in the spirit of a ‘strategic’ course. Subsequently, the design of the course has changed relatively little. In 1949, the order of the two halves was reversed to accommodate the new club-house built ten years later close to the original 10th hole.

Club committees have from time to time invited course architects to survey the course and minor alterations have been made toaccommodate changes in golfi ng techniques and technologies.

Contact Information

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Liphook Golf ClubWheatsheaf Enclosure

LiphookHants

GU30 7EH

General Enquiries - 01428 723 271www.liphookgolfclub.com

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Stoneham Golf Club

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Laid out in a beautiful undulating piece of heathland on the northern boundary of Southampton, Stoneham Golf Club has always presented a good challenge to all standards of golfers.

Accurate positioning is more important than length, meaning brain will always be rewarded more than brawn.

Every hole is different with the front nine going out anti-clockwise before the back nine winds clockwise inside of it.

The undulations on the course mean that you rarely get a fl at lie & small greens mean that your short game will get a good test ifyour approach shots are a little wayward.

The 100’ climb up the 18th, which also plays in to the prevailing wind, means that the refreshments awaiting you in the clubhouseare always very welcome.

a beautiful undulating piece of heathland

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The challenge that Stoneham presents means that it has hosted a number of top amateur & professional events; the Brabazontwice as well as the inaugural Dunlop Masters which is now known as the British Masters.

In September 2012 we will be hosting the fi nals of the English Champion Club, so 136 of the top amateurs in the country will becoming to test themselves over the course.

This is in addition to our own Pro-Am in July when 150 amateurs & 50 professionals from the South East of England will be playing fora prize fund in excess of £10,000.

Stoneham Golf Club is right up there with the very best in the county. A course for the technical minded golfer, the naturalbackdrops of trees and landscape can easily distract any who dare show a slight lapse of concentration to this wonderful 6000+yard golfing heaven.

Contact Information

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Stoneham Golf ClubMonks Wood Close

BassettSouthampton

SO16 3TT

General Enquiries- 02380 769 272www.stonehamgolfclub.org.uk

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Tylney Park Golf Club

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The Rotherwick Course at Tylney Park is an example of the very best inland golf available in Britain. The course is set in 200 acres ofHampshire parkland which is registered by English Heritage as a protected park and garden.

In 2003, a leading fi rm of golf architects were asked to re-design the golf course in such a way that would do justice to a site whichhas long been felt could unlock more potential as one of the fi nest parkland settings in the south of England.

Situated next to Tylney Hall Hotel and close to Basingstoke and Farnham, the golf course gives players of all ability a great golfexperience.

Whether you are looking for membership, somewhere to bring a society or just a great day’s golf, Tylney Park Golf Clubis the place to come.

Contact Information

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Tylney Park Golf ClubRotherwick

HookHampshireRG27 9AY

General Enquiries- 01256 762 079www.tylneypark.co.uk

North Hants Golf Club

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Home since 1957 of the famous Hampshire Hog and a recent open qualifying venue, North Hants is one of Hampshire’s outstanding courses with a reputation of having some of the fi nest and fastest greens in the South of England. Located less than 5 minutes from the M3 on the Surrey/Hampshire border, it is a true heathland gem where visitors always receive a warm welcome.

As a course it stands up to the rigorous comparison with some of it’s perhaps more famous neighbours in Surrey and Hampshire. AJames Braid layout that was improved by the legendary Harry Colt in 1913, the course is a superb example of a mature heathlandlayout with a delightful mix of heather and tall trees bordering each impressively manicured fairway.

The modern welcoming clubhouse which serves great food ensures that golfers, members and guests fully enjoy their visit. Aboveall North Hants is a friendly, informal, non-stuffy environment that belies it’s 108 years of existence makes a great place in which to enjoy your day’s golf.

Contact Information

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North Hants Golf ClubMinley Road

FleetHampshireGU51 1RF

General Enquiries- 01252 616 443www.northhantsgolf.co.uk

Alresford 01962-733746Alton (The) 01420-82042Ampfi eld Golf & Country Club 01794-368480Andover 01264-358040Army 01252-33727Barton on Sea 01425-615308Basingstoke 01256-65990Bishopswood 0118-9820312Blackmoor 01420-472775Blacknest 01420-22888Bohunt Manor 01428-723785Botley Park Hotel G&CC 01489-778402Bramshaw 02380-813433Bramshott Hill 02380-845596Brokenhurst Manor 01590-623332Burley (The) 01425-402431Cams Hall Estate 01329-827222Chilworth 02380-733166Corhampton 01489-877279County (The) 02380-471116Dummer 01256 397888Dunwood Manor 01794-340549

East Horton 02392-602111Fairthorne Manor 01489-784231Fleetlands 02392-544492Four Marks 01420-587214Furzeley 02392-231180Gosport & Stokes Bay 02392-527941The Hampshire 01264-357555Hartley Wintney 01252-844211Hayling 02392-463712Hockley 01962-713165Leckford 01264-810320Lee-on-the-Solent 02392-550207Liphook 01428-723785Marriott Meon Valley 01329-833455New Forest 02380-282752North Hant 01252-616443Oak Park 01252-850880Old Thorns Golf & Hotel 01428-724555The Park 01962-779945Paultons Golf Centre 02380-813992Petersfield 01730-895165Portsmouth 02392-201827

Hampshire Club Listings

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The Hampshire County Golf UnionCounty Office,

Liphook Golf Club,Liphook.

GU30 7EH.Tel - 01428 725580

Hampshire Golf PartnershipCounty Office,

Liphook Golf Club,Liphook,

Hampshire,GU30 7EH

Tel - 01428 725580

Quindell 01329 844441Romsey 02380-734637Rowlands Castle 02392-412784Royal Winchester 01962-852462Sandford Springs 01635-296800Sherfield Oaks 01256-884100Somerley Park 01425-461496Southampton 02380-529293Southsea 02392-668667Southwick Park 02392-380131Southwood 01252-548700South Winchester 01962-877800Stoneham 02380-768151Swanmore 01329-835300Test Valley 01256-771220Tournerbury 02392-462266Tylney Park 01256-762079Waterlooville 02392-263388Walhampton 01590-689631Wellow 01794-322872Weybrook Park 01256-320347

Hampshire Club Listings

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Isle of Wight & Channel Island Club ListingsISLE of WIGHT

Cowes 01983-292303Freshwater Bay 01983-752955Newport 02392-525076Osborne 01983-295421Ryde 01983-614809Shanklin & Sandown 01983-403217Ventnor 01983-853326Westridg 01983-613131

CHANNEL ISLANDSAlderney 01481-822835Guernsey Juniors 01481-246523La Moye 01534-743401L’Ancresse 01481-247408La Grande Mare 01481-255313Les Mielles 01534-722661Les Ormes 01534-44464Royal Guernsey 01481-246523Royal Jersey 01534-854416St Clements 01534-721938

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Golf Guide to Hampshire 2012Discovering some of Hampshire’s finest golfing destinations.

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