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London Golf Club, International, Kent, GB, e

London Golf Club: Very classy, near Brands Hatch the Formula One racing circuit, 30‘ by train from London

In the eighties the Japanese businessman Masao Nagahara was missing a Championship course near London. So he led built one designed by a Champion, Jack Niklaus. Southeast from London, at Brandshatch close to the Formula 1 Racing ground they found a hilly landscape - a gem for two challenging courses:  The Heritage course is built by Jack Niklaus himself, and he inaugurated it playing with Steve Ballesteros the opening tornament. But Heritage is exclusive, for members only. Don't blame, the second, 'International Course', also a Niklaus Golden Bear Design is also very challenging and fun to play with strategic bunkers in the wavey fairways, ponds and tricky greens  - all beautifully integrated into the typical english landscape.
Exclusive also is the Club house and restaurant, Enjoy.

More insights see the review in Golf Suisse Magazine by Luzia Kopp, 2 /2018, p. 72 : https://www.swissgolf.ch/magazin/mags/de_DE/2018_Ausgabe_2/index.html

 Review for download

AMAZE!

Challenging course, excellent to play even with wind.
Charming Clubhouse with nice restaurant and Pro-Shop with excellent staff (worked in Switzerland).

HIGH LIGHTS

The course challenges your golfing abilities with exciting and rewarding shots over water that really get the heart pumping: Challenge starts with Hole 1, Par 5: After a precise tee-shot to reach higher ground, take some risk to get to the green protected by a big, deep pond and a nasty bunker. I'm glad to play with Paul Stuart, Head-PR to guide me.
Cheer up at the tee of  hole no 8, Par 3 and forget the water around the narrow green.

FUN Factor

Play it with Paul Stuart, Head-Pro, you get Champions-advice, improvement of your play and instant success on the course.

HOW to PLAY

As playing a Jack Niklaus Design beware of hazards in play, deep ponds and bunkers are waiting everywere...

Yardage is rather demanding  with four long par 5 s - great pleasure count  nearly five hours to play the course and with the wind that blows often over the meadows.

 Golfing Ability

  + /-  28 Hcp advised...

 

 

Hole 8, " Luzia:  forget the pond and play 159m to the left of the green..."

Site  / Design

  
Maintance
 
Fun Factor  
Facilites   
 
Classy clubhouse and with restaurant where they serve you a nice burger while watching the British open on TV.
 
London Golf Club, Stansted Lane, Ash, Nr Brands Hatch, Kent TN15 7EH U.K. Tel: +44(0)1474879899   www.londongolf.co.uk

Stay and Play,



SCENIC and historic

Not enough green? Lovers of garden culture are rewarded at the Lullingstone Castle & The World Garden

Lullingstone Castle is one of England’s oldest family estates since the 15th Century. The World Garden combines plant heritage with cutting-edge horticulture. The heir of the estate, Tom Hart Dyke, beeing kidnapped in South America decided that the best course of action would be to spend his final day on Earth designing his dream garden in his diary – containing the plants he’d collected from across the globe.
Luckly he survived and realised The World Garden at his estate.

https://www.lullingstonecastle.co.uk/


 

the Lullingstone Castle and World Garden, https://www.lullingstonecastle.co.uk/