31 - Top 50 UK & Ireland Stay and Play Close House

Stay and Play Close House. Golf Monthly takes a look at the Top 50 places to Stay and Play in the UK and Ireland

Close House
Nick Bonfield
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31 - Top 50 UK & Ireland Stay and Play Close House

Just 15-minutes drive from Newcastle, Close House is an elegantly restored 18th century mansion with 19 unique bedrooms and an award-winning restaurant. There are two courses at Close House - The Filly and The Colt. The former originally dates from 1964, but it has been recently renovated and it re-opened in 2007. It's a parkland layout with great views of the Tyne Valley. The Colt is a more recent addition, opened by Lee Westwood in May this year - Westwood is the attached tour professional at Close House. The Colt course is a longer and more testing track inspired by the work of the great course architect Harry Colt.

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Nick Bonfield
Nick Bonfield
Features Editor

Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

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