18 - The course is undulating heathland by nature with some links elements by design. It features fast greens and narrow fairways and visiting the rough is not recommended.
Yardage
6310-5961-5389
Par
70-70-71
Visitors
Visiting golfers are welcome subject to availability. Contact the Professional in advance. Possible group discounts dependent on final numbers.
Societies
Golf Societies are welcome at Beau Desert most times during the week subject to availability. Handicap certificates will be required.
Green Fees
Weekdays: F per round / G per day
Weekends and bank holidays: G / G
Course Designer
The present course opened in 1921 and was designed by Herbert Fowler.
Location
4m NE of Cannock, off A460
Map
Facilities
• Corporate hospitality days available
• Conference facilities available
• Resident PGA Professional
• Driving range (see information below)
The course hosted the Midland and Staffordshire professional and amateur championships as early as 1935. It has also been selected to host a regional qualifying round of the Open Championship on 17 occasions. More recently Beau Desert hosted the Carris Trophy.
Course Reviews
Played the course on Friday 30th August 2002 on a particularly windy day. It's not long of the standard tees, not even reaching 6000 yards but feels a damn site further than that when walking it, quite a lot of ups and downs. The course itself is really pretty, virtually all of the holes would feature on many courses as signature holes. The greens and fairways were in fantastic condition and the rough and heather are quite brutal if you stray offline. It's one of those courses you could really do with playing several times as quite a few holes are blind off the tee, I hit a cracking tee-shot on the Par-5 18th only to find myself in a bunker in front of a ridge that ran across the fairway about 170 yards from the green...Would recommend anyone plays it, it's a real challenge and a lovely looking course, quite expensive and potentially expensive on golf balls too, I was lucky, lost 2 but found 4... Simon Howard
Driving Range
Hours
8am-8pm
Bays
Multi-bay driving range
Covered
Yes
Heated
0
Automatic Teeing
0
Floodlit
Yes
Prices
Baskets of balls are available from the Pro's shop
