Golf Asia — January 2018

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FACT FILE

GOLF COURSES

Alwoodley Golf Club:

http://www.alwoodley.co.uk

Moortown Golf Club:

http://www.moortown-gc.co.uk

Moor Allerton Golf Club:

http://www.moorallertongolfclub.co.uk

Fulford Golf Club: http://www.

fulfordgolfclub.co.uk

Ganton Golf Club:

http://www.gantongolfclub.com

Whitby Golf Club:

http://www.whitbygolfclub.co.uk

Halifax Golf Club (Ogden):

http://www.halifaxgolfclub.co.uk

Huddersfield Golf Club (Fixby):

http://www.huddersfield-golf.co.uk

Woodsome Hall Golf Club:

http://www.woodsome.co.uk

Baildon Golf Club:

http://www.baildongolfclub.com

WHERE TO STAY

The Grange Hotel (York)

Situated within a short walk of the

magnificent Minster and ancient city

walls, this privately owned, award-winning

Regency townhouse is well established

as one of York’s finest hotels.

http://www.grangehotel.co.uk

White Horse & Griffin (Whitby)

Offering high-quality luxury

accommodation with single, double,

twin and family rooms-all situated in

a 320-year old building. The hotel’s

restaurant/bistro offers top-quality

cuisine with specialities based around

the fresh seafood brought into town

daily by local fisherman.

http://www.whitehorseandgriffin.com

FURTHER INFORMATION

http://www.yorkshire.com

13 and 15 offer real opportunities to

improve your score.

After the 16th hole there is nowhere

to go but down and the par-3 17th

aptly named ‘Bagott’s Leap’ is Ogden’s

famous signature hole. Played from

high up, club selection is of paramount

importance and depending on wind

conditions can be anything from a

3-wood to a pitching wedge.

Other notable courses in this area of

Yorkshire include Baildon Golf Club,

an 18-hole moorland course designed

by Tom Morris, James Braid and

Joe Wilkinson and located between

Leeds and Bradford; Huddersfield

Golf Club one of the oldest (1891)

and finest courses in the north and

finally a course described by BBC golf

commentator Peter Alliss as a ‘hidden

gem’- Woodsome Hall, a mature

parkland course designed by James

Braid further enhanced by its superb

14th century Jacobean clubhouse.

Woodsome Hall Golf Club

designed by James Braid.

Golfers on the practise

putting green in front of

Woodsome Hall.

A flag flutters

in the breeze at

Woodsome Hall

Golf Club.

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