Formby

Formby, Lancashire

DESIGNER: Park, 1884
YARDAGE: 7,028
PAR: 72

GREEN FEES: October Mon-Frid £75, Sat after 3.38pm £85, Sun after 2.34pm £85. See website for fourball offers.
CONTACT: 01704 872164, www.formbygolfclub.co.uk
CLUB COMMENT: No significant changes.

Formby is a fascinating mix of links, heathland and woodland set in hundreds of acres of a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is a popular host of championships with the Curtis Cup here in 2004 and the British Amateur on three occasions. The pines may provide some protection from the wind but the fairways remain links-like, as do the penal bunkers. Coastal erosion remains a threat and has already cost the club a couple of holes by the sea.