Course

Most people’s idea of Lincolnshire is of flat fertile plains covered by miles of fields interlaced with dykes.

Lincoln Golf Club with its many tree lined fairways is in a delightful setting and a joy to play. The sandy subsoil with its exceptional drainage produces good conditions even in the winter months. The carpet-like fairways make for easy walking allowing the golfer to retain their strength for some very testing golf.

Of the many excellent holes perhaps three warrant a special mention. The 9^th at 433 yards, is a par 4 that doglegs sharply left some 80 yards short of the green. At the junction, trees block the view of the green requiring a bold second shot with either a long iron or wood. Many players will play short and hope for a pitch and putt.

The drive from the long par 5, 15^th over the lake can inhibit all but the steely nerved. Having reached the fairway the very bold face a rarely achieved test, to a target guarded by bunkers short of, and around the green.

The water between tee and green on the delightful 188 yard, par 3, 17^th should not cause concern, but it does. For the medium and long handicapper both the water and strategically placed bunkers short of the green make this hole a real test. Most golfers are delighted to escape with a par.

In recent years Mark James of Ryder Cup fame achieved the course record of 65 while playing in the Lincoln Open Championship.