Bardsea Park,
Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 9QJ
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Alyn Cousins (PGA Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland and rural countryside.
Designer:
Original layout at this location by Sandy Herd (1910). Significant modifications by Harry Colt (1924).
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2.5 mi S of Ulverston / 10 mi NE of Barrow-in-Furness.
Ulverston
Ulverston Golf Club is a wonderfully natural and scenic parkland course situated just south of the Lake District in Cumbria. Laid out by the legendary designer Harry Colt, the well-presented course offers spectacular views over Morecambe Bay and the Lake District fells.
This quiet par-71 course, laid out on a hill next to the small village of Bardsea, will thoroughly test your shotmaking, with every hole having its own special feel. The predominantly wooded parkland layout offers a challenging and rewarding round of golf with plenty of eye-catching scenery to enjoy. There's also a famous monument to admire (see Did You Know section below); it provides a useful aim point on some of the holes.
The undulating terrain confers many elevation changes to the generally good-width fairways. It also throws a few blind shots into the mix. At times the layout feels tree-lined, at others much more open. The bunkering is functional rather than extravagant.
Pick of the holes: the par-4 17th and 18th holes are Ulverston's cherries on the cake. The 17th (Quarry) requires a nervy blind tee-shot played over an old limestone quarry wall. The hole heads towards the monument and climbs to the stunningly scenic highest part of the course. The Old Man of Coniston sits to the north, Conishead priory to the east, and Morecambe Bay and Blackpool Tower lie to the south. Teeing-off beside the 17th green, the downhill, blind drive 18th (Conishead) offers different but equally stunning views.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Up alongside the golf course is the Bardsea Monument, a distinctive three-sided "folly" built in the 1840s on the site of the former Bardsea Hall summer-house. Stately Bardsea Hall once stood at the foot of the hill on which the monument stands. The Hall was demolished in 1927.
The relatively small market town of Ulverston is renowned amongst other things, as the birthplace of the thinner half of the legendary comedy duo, Laurel & Hardy. Born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, in a small terrace house near the town centre, Stan Laurel lived in Ulverston as a youngster.
Laurel moved away to Bishop Auckland to attend grammar school, and then onto Glasgow, before later travelling to America (in the company of fellow slapstick comedian, Charlie Chaplin). Ulverston is now home to a Laurel & Hardy Museum, located in the Roxy cinema.
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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