18. Woodhall Spa Hotchkin – Top 100 UK and Ireland golf courses 2012

Architect: Harry Vardon with bunker placement advice from JH Taylor - Harry Colt redesigned the course in 1911 - SV Hotchkin changed characteristics of each hole but did not alter the Colt routing Stats: 7,084 yds, par 73, SSS 75 GF: 73.00 for members of EGU clubs, £88.00 for all others Visitor information: Seven days a week, subject to availability W: woodhallspagolf.com 2010 Ranking: 19 (up 1) Improvements since 2010 Rankings: Course: None

Panellists' Comments: "The best inland course I have ever played; it is indisputably a great example of a classical heathland gem"; "The 15th and 17th are two of the most attractive inland holes I can remember playing"; "A course you must play once in your life if only to define a difficult bunker shot - this is the toughest-bunkered inland course in the UK."

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