Value golf courses in GB&I: Yorkshire

We've reviewed some excellent value golf courses in an effort to prove that the recession needn't mean you have to cut down on your golf. From Canterbury in the south east to Kirkistown Castle in Northern Ireland, take at look at these 50 value tracks.

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Bedale

GF: £25 STATS: par 72, sss 72, 6,610 yards T: 01677 422443 W: bedalegolfclub.com

At the northern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, Bedale is set in beautiful countryside, lined by mature trees, traversed by a winding brook and dotted with bunkers and water hazards. Founded in 1894, it’s one of the oldest clubs in Yorkshire and, since its inception, the club has moved around a little. But, since 1967, it has been at this picturesque parkland layout on Leyburn Road. Romanby

GF: From £12 STATS: par 72, sss 72, 6,663 yards T: 01609 778855 W: romanby.com

Designed by Will Adamson, Romanby is a challenging parkland course just west of Northallerton featuring USGA specification greens and large teeing areas providing options for golfers of all standards. The layout is protected by a number of water hazards, including the River Wiske.

Whitby

GF: £26 STATS: par 71, sss 70, 6,259 yards T: 01947 602719 W: whitbygolfclub.co.uk

Captain Cook embarked on his voyages of discovery from this Yorkshire port, but Whitby GC’s own journey actually started on the village common at Goathland nine miles away before moving to its present location in 1895. The course commands wonderful views from cliffs looking over the North Sea, with an embankment from the long-closed Scarborough to Middlesbrough railway forming an interesting feature on the front nine.

Jeremy Ellwood
Jeremy Ellwood
Contributing Editor

Jeremy Ellwood has worked in the golf industry since 1993 and for Golf Monthly since 2002 when he started out as equipment editor. He is now a freelance journalist writing mainly for Golf Monthly. He is an expert on the Rules of Golf having qualified through an R&A course to become a golf referee. He is a senior panelist for Golf Monthly's Top 100 UK & Ireland Course Rankings and has played all of the Top 100 plus 91 of the Next 100, making him well-qualified when it comes to assessing and comparing our premier golf courses. He has now played 1,000 golf courses worldwide in 35 countries, from the humblest of nine-holers in the Scottish Highlands to the very grandest of international golf resorts. He reached the 1,000 mark on his 60th birthday in October 2023 on Vale do Lobo's Ocean course. Put him on a links course anywhere and he will be blissfully content.

Jezz can be contacted via Twitter - @JezzEllwoodGolf

Jeremy is currently playing...

Driver: Ping G425 LST 10.5˚ (draw setting), Mitsubishi Tensei AV Orange 55 S shaft

3 wood: Srixon ZX, EvenFlow Riptide 6.0 S 50g shaft

Hybrid: Ping G425 17˚, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Orange 80 S shaft

Irons 3- to 8-iron: Ping i525, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 R300 shafts

Irons 9-iron and PW: Honma TWorld TW747Vx, Nippon NS Pro regular shaft

Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 50˚ and 54˚, 12˚ bounce, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 R300 shafts

Putter: Kramski HPP 325

Ball: Any premium ball I can find in a charity shop or similar (or out on the course!)

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