Southport And Ainsdale Golf Club
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Southport And Ainsdale Golf Club, Merseyside is an 18 hole, par 72 (6836 yard), private, links golf course designed by James Braid in 1906.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6836 yards | Private | Links
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Address: Bradshaws Lane, Ainsdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3LG United Kingdom
Tel: 01704 578000
Golf Pro: J Payne
Website: http://www.sandagolfclub.co.uk
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- Societies Accepted to Play
- 5 Day Membership Available
Restrictions: Maximum Handicap No Restriction
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GOLFSHAKE RATING
4.93
AVERAGE RATING 4.9
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Mike F rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed May 22 2017
Brilliant course and very challenging. I'm not a big fan of Links courses as I find them dry and a bit dull but S
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Paul K rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 12 2017
(Round played: Mar 2017 - Score: 91 Handicap: 11.5)
Great course in great condition. Green were getting treated but still played well.
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Dave A rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jan 24 2017
We usually play at S&A twice a year – once in the summer and once in the winter. Aside from Birkdale, I think it’s the best course of the four “top” courses in the immediate area – Hillside, West Lancs and Formby being the others. The others all have many weak holes, but S&A in my opinion only has one weak hole – 13th. They have made changes to the greens on other holes recently (2, 4, 10, 16) which I don’t actually like – I don’t think they have improved the holes (apart from 2nd) and the greens are very severe and perhaps not in keeping with the rest of the course – but that’s just personal opinion – others in my group thought they were fine.
As is always the case here, we were made to feel very welcome by both members in the clubhouse and staff that we dealt with – the pro and the starter were really helpful. A member even gave us a few buckets of practice balls off his allowance on the range. The clubhouse has been upgraded sometime in the last couple of years and it’s really impressive inside now and the food was excellent.
When we play in June/July I can honestly say that at times, I have never played on greens that are better and truer than S&A greens (I’ve played around 150 courses in the UK). Could perhaps be a bit faster, but in summer they are fantastic. One of the reasons that we come in winter for a round is that the course is still in fantastic, dry condition even at this time of year. I have to say that this year, we were a bit disappointed – tees & fairways were great, but greens and bunkers were not. The greens were softer than we have ever seen them and fairly uneven – still quite quick though. Several greenside bunkers had hardly any sand in them and on a few holes, there wasn’t even a rake available. I was told that the head greenkeeper of many years had retired, so I just hope this was a one-off and that we just caught it at a bad time. There was quite a lot of work going on around the course, on lots of holes, but you would expect that in the winter and it didn’t spoil our round at all.
None of the above would stop me going back to S&A again and I would still choose to play it before the others on that stretch. Open comps there are great value for money in the summer, but we got a good price for a tee time in winter too. I’ve just been offered a job in Liverpool and if I go, S&A will be the one course I will be trying to become a member of.
As is always the case here, we were made to feel very welcome by both members in the clubhouse and staff that we dealt with – the pro and the starter were really helpful. A member even gave us a few buckets of practice balls off his allowance on the range. The clubhouse has been upgraded sometime in the last couple of years and it’s really impressive inside now and the food was excellent.
When we play in June/July I can honestly say that at times, I have never played on greens that are better and truer than S&A greens (I’ve played around 150 courses in the UK). Could perhaps be a bit faster, but in summer they are fantastic. One of the reasons that we come in winter for a round is that the course is still in fantastic, dry condition even at this time of year. I have to say that this year, we were a bit disappointed – tees & fairways were great, but greens and bunkers were not. The greens were softer than we have ever seen them and fairly uneven – still quite quick though. Several greenside bunkers had hardly any sand in them and on a few holes, there wasn’t even a rake available. I was told that the head greenkeeper of many years had retired, so I just hope this was a one-off and that we just caught it at a bad time. There was quite a lot of work going on around the course, on lots of holes, but you would expect that in the winter and it didn’t spoil our round at all.
None of the above would stop me going back to S&A again and I would still choose to play it before the others on that stretch. Open comps there are great value for money in the summer, but we got a good price for a tee time in winter too. I’ve just been offered a job in Liverpool and if I go, S&A will be the one course I will be trying to become a member of.
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Stephen M rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 1 2016
Stunning course , expensive for what I would normally pay but not everyday you play a course like S
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David P rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 29 2016
A wonderful golf course and club house. We received a warm welcome and thoroughly enjoyed our visit.
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Ryan B rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 12 2016
TERRIBLE FRONT 9 BUT RECOVERED WELL BACK 9. COURSE IN FABULOUS CONDITION.
(Round played: Sep 2016 - Score: 86 Handicap: 14.3)
(Round played: Sep 2016 - Score: 86 Handicap: 14.3)
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Tim M rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 15 2016
Course in excellent condition - general style is links with some additional hazards. Narrow tight fairways and small green's make it a challenge. Back 9 feels more difficult than the front.
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Peter T rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 25 2016
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Stephen S rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 11 2016
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Duncan S rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 3 2016
A wonderful links course set amongst the dunes although you are not near the sea. Classic clubhouse and a warm welcome from theme,bets.
(Round played: May 2016 - Score: 83 Handicap: )
(Round played: May 2016 - Score: 83 Handicap: )
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Christopher B rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 26 2015
Beautiful course, perfect condition, very challenging
(Round played: Sep 2015 - Score: 100 Handicap: 19.5)
(Round played: Sep 2015 - Score: 100 Handicap: 19.5)
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Jamie W rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 13 2015
Unreal golf course from tough white tees couldn't fault a single aspect of the club. Would play there every day of the week if I was allowed
(Round played: Jul 2015 - Score: 85 Handicap: 11)
(Round played: Jul 2015 - Score: 85 Handicap: 11)
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Martin F rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 10 2015
An exceptional course with many tricky shots to be worked out and difficulties of reading the greens which would certainly have the members sniggering at some of our attempts. Clubhouse is tastefully fitted out and the food is also extremely good and must be sampled. If visiting the Southport area to play then this, along with Hillside, really must be on the list.
(Round played: May 2015 - Score: 79 Handicap: 5.8)
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Graham T rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 26 2015
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Rico L rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Dec 1 2014
(Round played: Nov 2014 - Score: 92 Handicap: 14.4)
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