Kings Arms Hotel, Sandwich
16th century traditional English Inn with 'home from home' atmosphere.
2 Doubles, 3 Twin rooms and 1 Single, all ensuite. Free on site parking. Just 15 minutes from the course.
Rollescourt - Luxury 4• B&B
We offer large, comfortable 'en suite' rooms that are perfect for a peaceful sleep. All rooms have tea/coffee making facilities and television. A separate lounge is available for guests to relax. Large car park.
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Facilities
• Corporate Hospitality days available
• Golf Tuition
• Driving range (see information below)
Host to two Open Championships - in 1909, won by the great JH Taylor, and in 1920, won by George Duncan - and now an Open Championship Local Final Qualifying venue.
Like any top links course you need to stay patient and
plot your way round the course to avoid the intimidating sand
traps and knee-high rough. The greens are fast and true and
your putter needs to be fairly 'hot'
Course Reviews
The course design is not the most inventive I've seen, however the hollows and mounds are fascinating and the greens dramatic - plenty of 40 foot putts which strike fear in to the soul. The rough is typically destructive as you experience at most links courses, but the main thing it lacks are the huge bunkers which you find on par 3's at Hunstanton and Brancaster. Therefore a number of holes become quite similar. We played on a Thursday because there is a 2 ball policy in force on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, perhaps this was the reason for it being so busy as we were backed up a number of times. If you want to get 36 holes in (£100 for the day) then make sure you're off by 10am otherwise you'll be playing the final holes in the dark as we did. Great course overall and friendly staff which makes a change for an older course, also not too many ex-servicemen wandering around with dogs which is what you usually suffer on links courses. When the wind blew and the rain came in it was full of drama and it's worth getting wet for the experience of fighting nature, but if it lasted longer than an hour I don't know if I'd have spent a full day in it so check the forecast before you book. The Bear August 17, 2007
Perhaps the easiest course to get a game on
that has hosted the Open, although before WW1 I think. Right
up against the beach, one of the tee boxes is actually part
of the "sea wall". Fine links course in excellent condition,
nearly always a breeze, no tree's, rough is quite nasty in
places, clumps of which act like ball magnets. Bunkers vary
from the shallow to the "how do I get out here", and although
overall the course is very flat there are quite a few humps
and hollows to attract the slightly off line shots.
On a nice bright sunny day an ideal place
to play golf, rather bleak on a wet windy day.
Visitors must play in 2-balls so beware if
three of you go along. And it is strictly enforced! Depending
on wind you will have 9 holes from 2nd either into or with
the wind, the other nine holes being the opposite direction.
Lack of landmarks makes the course a little unremarkable.
You definitely require accuracy and reasonable distance from
tee - especially into wind. Not suited to high handicappers
- I read the limit is 18. Very good lunch from bar. Work on
greens (9/00) slowed play to 3 1/2 hours for the round. Guy Carmichael
Driving Range
Hours
7.00am - 10.00pm
8.00am - 6.00pm weekends
Bays
20
Covered
0
Heated
0
Automatic
Teeing
0
Floodlit
0
Prices
20 balls: £1.00
40 balls: £2.00
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