Lostock Park, Chorley New Rd,
Bolton, Greater Manchester BL6 4AJ
Office
+44 (0)1204 843 067Pro shop
+44 (0)1204 843 073Website
Visit websiteGolf pro
Matthew Galley (PGA, Head Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined and open parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland, open countryside and residential.
Designer:
Original course at Lostock Park was designed by architect R. Hermon Crook (1912), modified by Harry Colt (1920s).
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3 mi W of Bolton / 17 mi NW of Manchester centre.
Bolton
Bolton Golf Club is home to a generally well-regarded golf course, which includes several attractive holes and features. This tree-lined and open parkland layout will test most facets of your game, ensuring a round with plenty of enjoyable golfing challenges. Worth visiting if you are in the area.
[Located just 2 mi NE of Bolton Golf Club is the also renowned Bolton Old Links course].
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends, but more restricted at weekends.
Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: men 28, women 36.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2021].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire (book in advance).
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Founded in 1891 and known as Bolton Golf Club, the club's original facilities comprised a nine-hole layout located in Green Lane, Bolton. Five years later the club transferred to a new location close to Smithills on the edge of the West Pennine Moors.
In 1912 a number of members left the nine-hole Smithills-based golf club, in favour of a new eighteen-hole golf course that was being laid out at Lostock Park, two miles away. They took the club name with them, while the members who remained at Smithills adopted the name Bolton Old Links.
De Havilland Way, Bolton, Greater Manchester BL6 6SF
+44 (0)1204 673 610
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Bolton Old Links; Bolton GC.
Manchester
1 Higher Bridge Street, Bolton BL1 2EW
+44 (0)870 442 0901
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Bolton Old Links; Bolton GC.
Manchester
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