Course Review

Crowborough Beacon Golf Club Course Review

Enjoying the most enviable of positions close to the highest point in East Sussex, views from Crowborough Beacon Golf Club take in much of the southern half of the county and the glorious South Downs.  But this club offers far more than just a view, boasting one of the best heathland golf courses in the region, a classic Dr. Alister MacKenzie design dating back to 1895.  At just over 6,300yards from the tips the course today would probably be described as of traditional length, but that is by no means a criticism. The…Read more …

Prince’s Golf Club Course Review

80 years ago Gene Sarazen, indisputably one of the greatest figures in the game of golf, strode the fairways of Prince’s in Kent en route to winning the 1932 Open.  Over his career Sarazen won seven Major titles, achieved the first career ‘Grand Slam’, and represented the United States at six Ryder Cups.  As associations go, his name is a good one to have on a clubhouse board. And it’s the old clubhouse, perhaps the site of Sarazen’s celebrations, which now serves as the splendidly refurbished The Lodge at Prince’s.  Constructed inside the…Read more …
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