Roman Rd, Streetly,
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B74 3AN
Office
+44 (0)121 353 2942Pro shop
+44 (0)121 353 0330Fax
+44 (0)121 580 8387Website
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Brian Rimmer (PGA, Club Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland and rural countryside.
Designer:
Laid out by Harry Vardon (1908), with subsequent bunkering improvements by Harry Colt shortly afterwards.
52.595449
-1.866455
10 miles N of Birmingham
Leave the M6 motorway at exit 5. Follow the A452 (direction Brownhills) for 7 m, then turn right onto B4151 (Foley Rd East). After 0.6 mi turn left at T-junction into Thornhill Rd. At roundabout take second exit (Rosemary Hill Rd). After 0.3 mi turn left into Endwood Drive. At end of Endwood Drive turn right, golf is immediately on your left.
Little Aston
Little Aston Golf Club: Laid out in Little Aston Park, and located close to the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, you'll find one of the best and most quintessential of English parkland layouts. The course occupies a beautiful woodland setting, and sits on a stretch of fine old park turf, with an easy-draining subsoil of sand and gravel.
Once played, you'll be unlikely to forget the quality of the upkeep and the excellence of Little Aston's bold and impressive bunkering. Threatening alongside and across the fairways, and around the top-quality greens, the large and impressive sand hazards present a constant threat to carding a good score.
Apart from a gentle slope that leads you down and away from the clubhouse at the par-4 1st, and eventually back up again at the par-4 18th, the terrain here is relatively flat. In addition to the threat posed by the bunkering, there's also some water to contend with on the approaches to the 12th and 17th holes. The tree-line that defines most of the holes is generally not too dense, so an automatic reload after a wayward shot may not be necessary.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and Sundays.
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Credit cards accepted. [Last updated: 2019].
Players generally walk this course.
Limited
Just to the north of the golf club is a Grade II listed 18th century stately manor house, Little Aston Hall. The house is now divided into luxury apartments, while the grounds around the house are occupied by a variety of apartment buildings and other assorted homes. The original stately house was constructed around 1730 by Richard Scott of nearby Great Barr Hall. It was later restyled by architect James Wyatt for William Tennant in the early 1800s.
GB&I: 89th best course in Britain & Ireland (Golf World, 2020/21).
England: 51st best course in England (Golf World, 2021).
Walmley Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B76 1QX
+44 (0)1213 782 442
Visit websiteNew Hall Hotel, Sutton Coldfield, the oldest part of which dates back 800 years, has a long history of offering exceptional hospitality to discerning guests. This 60-bedroom, four-star hotel is one of the most desirable venues in the Birmingham area. With crenelated towers, mullioned windows and a drawbridge to complete the picture, do not however expect medieval draughtiness. New Hall is replete with contemporary comforts, whether in its luxury guest rooms, spa, health club or award wining restaurant.
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Little Aston
The Belfry; Forest of Arden; Beau Desert
Lichfield Rd, Wishaw, North Warwickshire B76 9PR
+44 (0)1675 238 600
Visit websiteThe 4-star Belfry Resort, located just outside Birmingham, is home to world class golf facilities, including the renowned Brabazon course, of Ryder Cup fame. The resort offers a wide range of excellent leisure, spa and conference facilities.
The Belfry (Brabazon, PGA National and Derby courses).
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Forest of Arden; Whittington Heath; Beau Desert; Little Aston; Sutton Coldfield; Walsall; Handsworth; Sandwell Park; Harborne; Moseley; Copt Heath; Edgbaston.
Tournaments:
PGA Championship: the year’s second men’s major championship is hosted by Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Soudal Open: Belgium’s return to European Tour golf sees 36-hole Rinkven International GC host the Soudal Open, the country’s national open championship (May 12-15).
Who's Who:
Scottie Scheffler: bags the 2022 Masters Tournament title, and with it a fourth win in six starts on the PGA Tour and his first major championship victory.
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