Charnwood Forest
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Opened in 1890, our unique heathland course was designed to make full use of the natural environment to create a course that challenged golfer to overcome the many incumbent hazards which included rocks, heather, gorse, bracken and stone walls. |
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| 1st Tee | 1st Green | 1st Green | 1st Green |
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| The course layout would have no bunkers & would make full use of the natural contours to ensure course management was imperative to achieve a low score. | |||
| 2nd Tee | 2nd Fairway | 2nd Green | 2nd Green |
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| Since 1890 the course has undergone many changes, but there has been no diversion from the original vision which lives on today at Charnwood. The course has a deserved reputation for being both challenging and picturesque. | |||
| 3rd Tee | 3rd Pond | 3rd Fairway | 3rd Green |
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| The course is primarily heathland and is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by Natural England because of its variety of habitat for flora and fauna. | |||
| 4th Tee | 4th Wall | 4th Green | 4th Green |
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| Perhaps the most unique feature of the course is that it is built amongst the Hanging Stone Rocks, dating back to some 620 million years. The rocks are a strong feature of the course and as well as being magnificent to look at, represent a hazard to overcome during a round! | |||
| 5th Tee | 5th Green | 5th Green | 5th Green |
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| The course is measured at 6125 yards for men and 5435 yards for ladies with a par of 69 and 71 respectively. The 18 hole layout is achieved over 9 fairways and greens but with 18 tees, many of which make the second 9 holes a very different challenge to the first. | |||
| 6th Tee | 6th Tee | 6th Green | 6th Green |
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| With many elevated tees, blind shots, carries over stone walls, sloping lies and the natural hazards mentioned above, the course cannot be taken lightly. Any doubters need only check the scorecards of the best recorded scores on the wall in the clubhouse lounge. | |||
| 7th Green | 7th Green | 7th Green | 7th Green |
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| With its heathland terrain, height above sea level and natural slopes, the course drains exceptionally well and it is very rare for it to be closed for anything other than snow. | |||
| 8th Green | 8th Green | 8th Green | 8th Green |
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| One of the highlights of the course is the greens which are the envy of many clubs in the East Midlands. The greens are slick, always true and have many subtle borrows to overcome. | |||
| 9th fairway | 9th Fairway | 9th Approach | 9th Green |
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| Course Plan | Score Card | ||
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