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Course
type : |
Links |
Founded
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1888 |
Par
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71 |
Yards
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6471 |
SSS
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72 |
Designer : |
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Laidlaw
Puves |
adjusted
by: |
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Dr
A Mackenzie |
It is used as a qualifying course for the Open.
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Except
for a few slight alterations by Dr. Mackenzie of Augusta and
Lahinch fame, the Littlestone course on the English Channel
in Kent is unchanged from the 1920’s. It enjoys a remote
setting that will get you away from the hustle of everyday life.
It is used as a qualifying course for the Open when it comes
to Royal St. Georges and is as good a test as any Open venue.
Beautiful sea views with ocean winds ensuring it to be one of
the driest courses in the UK. This leads to fast running fairways
and even faster greens that are hard to match for their slick
true roll. The links saves the best 'till the end where the
closing holes are probably its strongest test.
Many
past greats have had a hand in the history of this fine links
including Laidlaw Purves, Harry Colt, Alaister Mackenzie, Peter
Alliss and Donald Steel.
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Bodiam
Castle: A romantic moated castle, the exterior
complete but the interior damaged during the English civil
war.
Rye:
An ancient town, once a mediaeval port, now left 2 miles
inland as the sea receded. A beautiful place with cobbled
streets and half timbered buildings.
Battle:
The site of the famous Battle of Hastings where the Norman
King, William, defeated King Harold in 1066.
Great
Dixter: One of the most famous gardens in Britain.
This is the garden of the plantsman Christopher Lloyd |
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