Ronnoc1980
Challenge Tour Pro
This will be my 1st game on a links course in my 5yrs of playing any tips for this sort of course???
Has anyone played at Scarborough south cliff??
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heathcliffe
Hacker
Yes sir I have on a few occasions,it is not a links course as you would imagine a true Scottish type links to be.
As I remember the first two holes out from the club house are on a parkland type layout ,you then cross quite a busy main road and onto the cliff tops.
This part of the course is semi linksified for the next six or maybe seven holes,it does however afford some excellent views over the south bay and castle area.
You then cross back over the road and play the final loop of holes ,the eighteenth is right outside the clubhouse.I really enjoyed playing there ,the staff were friendly and the food excellent,it was a hot summers day the last time I was there so drinks outside were also enjoyed.As to tips on how to play it ..just as you would any other parkland course ,but the ball will run further on the cliff top stretch as it was a different and harder wearing variety of grass to the more lush meadow type on the inland holes.
If you wre building your hopes up to play a links course this is not it but a good course non the less and I hope you have an enjoyable day.
As I remember the first two holes out from the club house are on a parkland type layout ,you then cross quite a busy main road and onto the cliff tops.
This part of the course is semi linksified for the next six or maybe seven holes,it does however afford some excellent views over the south bay and castle area.
You then cross back over the road and play the final loop of holes ,the eighteenth is right outside the clubhouse.I really enjoyed playing there ,the staff were friendly and the food excellent,it was a hot summers day the last time I was there so drinks outside were also enjoyed.As to tips on how to play it ..just as you would any other parkland course ,but the ball will run further on the cliff top stretch as it was a different and harder wearing variety of grass to the more lush meadow type on the inland holes.
If you wre building your hopes up to play a links course this is not it but a good course non the less and I hope you have an enjoyable day.
Ronnoc1980
Challenge Tour Pro
Cheers heathcliffe and yes i was pining my hopes on it been a true links course but there we go.However the comp is meant to be a big one so should still be a good day there is still places its a open pairs comp on the 4th of may.
heathcliffe
Hacker
Sorry Connor I misled you the first three holes are before you cross the road.Then seven along the cliff tops before the last eight back inland.
They have a good website which is worth a look.All the best on the comp day
They have a good website which is worth a look.All the best on the comp day
Ronnoc1980
Challenge Tour Pro
Yes iv been on it and looked on the history bit which says they were commissioned to make a links course or as it states a "golf links and lawn tennis scheme" so i thought this would mean it was a links course but maybe not cheers heath.
Lloydy84
Assistant Pro
My teaching pro works part of the time at south cliff, half and half with my club. From what i hear it's a nice course. Beware of major winds, last week he said that it was impossible to tee a ball up there, they have had to get lock in flags so they don't blow off the clifftop!
