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Journeyman Pro
Beverley Golf Club
A warm and friendly welcome awaits visitors to the club, from both the membership and the Pro in the well stocked shop. My host was running a few minutes late so I decided to pop into the shop and sort my green fee, the first pleasant surprise of the day. The winter mid-week rate is just 10 of your hard earned English pounds! The rate rising to the still bargain rate of £14 pounds at the weekend, though Saturday could be difficult to get a tee time on.
The course is spread across the famous heathland type common land of the Westwood, and although the name suggests the propensity of trees, the course meanders back and forth across the open grassland with trees rarely coming into play. Elevation changes throughout the round ensure a nice variety of holes with differing challenges on this par 69, with just 2 par 5’s and 5 par 3’s. The SI 17 6th was my favourite par 3, teeing it up high on the hill above the green, with a copse to clear immediately in front of the tee. Both the SI 1 par 4 7th, a longish dogleg right to a very tricky green and SI 10 par 4 12th, another elevated tee your drive taking you across a mini valley and then the approach shot uphill to the green being my favourites of the longer holes.
Being common land, with cattle grazing at times, the greens are all protected by a low wire fence, a free drop awaits should the fence hamper your stroke, but was never a factor for out twoball. Members of the public exercising themselves or their dogs occasionally ‘come into play’, a watchful eye is all that is required. While straying off-line is not too much of a problem this time of year, I can well imagine that the rough will become much more punishing during the summer months. All bar 1 hole on the round was playing to normal greens, which were in excellent condition with several having testing slopes. Winter tee’s were in use with a choice of playing from either raised mats, again in excellent condition with tee holders making it easy to tee up for the driver or hit off the mat for an iron shot, or if preferred you can play off the ground alongside.
The elevation changes afford some spectacular views across the market town of Beverley and some spectacular tee positions. Most of the course is fairly exposed to the elements, the wind was incredibly strong and bitingly cold and strangely never quite seeming to be helping whichever direction we turned. The course is not suitable for buggy’s however, owing to the nature of the course and having to traverse the occasional slope. Without the benefit of a local guide a Strokesaver would be well advised as it’s not always obvious where the next tee box is positioned, or indeed which is the ideal line off the tee.
We hacked it round in the mid eighties, which given the weather conditions was not a disappointment.
In summary then, a thoroughly enjoyable course that is a little different from the norm, superb value and located such that a stop off en-route to or from any of the other hidden gems of East Yorkshire golf would be very convenient and highly recommended.
Thanks to HRC99 my host for the day, I will certainly be calling back in the not to distant future.
A warm and friendly welcome awaits visitors to the club, from both the membership and the Pro in the well stocked shop. My host was running a few minutes late so I decided to pop into the shop and sort my green fee, the first pleasant surprise of the day. The winter mid-week rate is just 10 of your hard earned English pounds! The rate rising to the still bargain rate of £14 pounds at the weekend, though Saturday could be difficult to get a tee time on.
The course is spread across the famous heathland type common land of the Westwood, and although the name suggests the propensity of trees, the course meanders back and forth across the open grassland with trees rarely coming into play. Elevation changes throughout the round ensure a nice variety of holes with differing challenges on this par 69, with just 2 par 5’s and 5 par 3’s. The SI 17 6th was my favourite par 3, teeing it up high on the hill above the green, with a copse to clear immediately in front of the tee. Both the SI 1 par 4 7th, a longish dogleg right to a very tricky green and SI 10 par 4 12th, another elevated tee your drive taking you across a mini valley and then the approach shot uphill to the green being my favourites of the longer holes.
Being common land, with cattle grazing at times, the greens are all protected by a low wire fence, a free drop awaits should the fence hamper your stroke, but was never a factor for out twoball. Members of the public exercising themselves or their dogs occasionally ‘come into play’, a watchful eye is all that is required. While straying off-line is not too much of a problem this time of year, I can well imagine that the rough will become much more punishing during the summer months. All bar 1 hole on the round was playing to normal greens, which were in excellent condition with several having testing slopes. Winter tee’s were in use with a choice of playing from either raised mats, again in excellent condition with tee holders making it easy to tee up for the driver or hit off the mat for an iron shot, or if preferred you can play off the ground alongside.
The elevation changes afford some spectacular views across the market town of Beverley and some spectacular tee positions. Most of the course is fairly exposed to the elements, the wind was incredibly strong and bitingly cold and strangely never quite seeming to be helping whichever direction we turned. The course is not suitable for buggy’s however, owing to the nature of the course and having to traverse the occasional slope. Without the benefit of a local guide a Strokesaver would be well advised as it’s not always obvious where the next tee box is positioned, or indeed which is the ideal line off the tee.
We hacked it round in the mid eighties, which given the weather conditions was not a disappointment.
In summary then, a thoroughly enjoyable course that is a little different from the norm, superb value and located such that a stop off en-route to or from any of the other hidden gems of East Yorkshire golf would be very convenient and highly recommended.
Thanks to HRC99 my host for the day, I will certainly be calling back in the not to distant future.
