No 58 - Notts

Notts provides one of the hardest tests of golf in our Top 100. This inland track is in great condition and sits perfectly in a wonderfully picturesque and natural setting

Notts
Rob Smith
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58 NOTTS

Architect: Park Jr 2006 position: 71 Stats: 6,911 yds; par 72; SSS 74 GF: £45-£100 T: 01623 753225 W: nottsgolfclub.co.uk

A beautiful heathland course in a wonderfully picturesque and natural setting. Off the back tees, it provides one of the hardest tests of golf in our Top 100.

The fast fairways are lined with deep, punishing rough, strategically placed bunkers, and small, well-guarded greens. This gives the course a very linksy feel.

There are mature pine trees, silver birch, chestnut and colourful areas of gorse and heather, but in the main, it is characterised by many stretches of gloriously open heathland.

Even from the forward tees, long accurate driving is essential. RS

+ Glorious, secluded inland haven; great condition; environmentally aware - Opening three holes cut off from the rest; too hard for higher handicaps Enter your review of Notts below

Rob Smith
Rob Smith
Contributing Editor

Rob has been playing golf for over 45 years and been a contributing editor for Golf Monthly since 2012. He specialises in course reviews and travel, and has played approaching 1,250 courses in almost 50 countries. In 2021, he played all 21 courses in East Lothian in 13 days. Last year, his tally was 78, exactly half of them for the first time. One of Rob's primary roles is helping to prepare the Top 100 Courses of the UK&I, of which he has played all, as well as the Next 100 where he is missing two in Scotland and two in Ireland. He has been a member of Tandridge for over 30 years where his handicap hovers around 15. You can contact him at r.smith896@btinternet.com.

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