Formby Hall Golf Club - Est 1996

Info correct at last date played: 13th April 2010

Review Rating - Gold

View of the hotel & clubhouse
View of the clubhouse and hotel from the 7th fairway.

A great parkland layout with very nice views from the course including wonderful greens and well placed bunkers as well as a few lakes protecting a number of holes. The whole resort was great from the condition of the course, the rooms we stayed in and the hearty breakfast the next morning to the refreshing leisure facilities including sauna and swimming pool.

3rd hole
Looking back down the 3rd hole from the back of the green.

The first hole is a straight par 4 with no less than nine bunkers so accuracy is the key to a good start followed by a decent par 3 that can be tricky with a right to left wind pushing shots towards the lake. The next five holes are affected by water including the short sixth with danger in front and behind with the closing hole of the front nine has more water along the whole length of the fairway.

hole 7
The view of the approach to the 7th hole.

The back nine continues where the front left off with water all along the left hand side of the tenth fairway and the pond in front of the eleventh hole makes a tricky approach to the green. You have to drive over water on the twelth, avoid the bunkers then hit a green that sits between two lakes. The fourteenth offers a good chance for a birdie if you can keep it on the fairway while the short sixteenth over the lake can easily provide a few drop shots.

hole 9
Looking back at the 9th hole.

Water is the major hazard once again on the closing holes, protecting the seventeenth green and following the entire length of the eighteenth fairway to a green protected by five bunkers.

The fairways were in great condition at Fomrby, so were the greens and with four sets of tees on each hole this course can cater for all levels of golfer.

Favourite Hole

Hole 18:
542 yard par 5.

18th hole
Great view of the 18th hole and water hazards.

The last hole has water water all down the left, makes you play your second shot between two lakes then approach the green avoiding the five bunkers, a tough closing hole.

Hole Blue White Yellow Par Stroke Red Par Stroke
- Yards Yards Yards - Index Yards - Index
1 365 352 342 4 12 312 4 14
2 187 181 171 3 18 143 3 16
3 494 481 476 5 14 415 5 4
4 381 351 340 4 6 285 4 2
5 477 468 437 4 2 377 4 8
6 213 198 178 3 16 127 3 18
7 521 508 492 5 8 428 5 6
8 435 395 373 4 4 323 4 10
9 388 375 352 4 10 325 4 12
OUT 3461 3309 3161 36 - 2735 36 -
10 312 301 292 4 17 273 4 11
11 389 379 373 4 9 338 4 3
12 468 461 446 4 7 397 4 5
13 240 226 190 3 15 130 3 17
14 593 585 558 5 3 455 5 1
15 463 455 446 4 1 396 5 7
16 187 178 145 3 13 119 3 15
17 426 400 341 4 5 290 4 13
18 542 539 510 5 11 444 5 9
IN 3620 3524 3301 36 - 2842 37 -
OUT 3461 3309 3161 36 - 2735 36 -
TOTAL 7081 6833 6462 72 - 5577 73 -

Address:Southport Old Road, Formby, Southport, L37 0AB

Telephone:01704 875699

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Website:www.formbyhallgolfresort.co.uk

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