Six years after its foundation in 1908, Darlington Golf Club engaged Alister MacKenzie to set out a new 18-hole course. For his initial site visit on 16th January 1914, the Good Doctor was paid ten guineas for his day’s work and further visits were charged at six guineas.
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Six years after its foundation in 1908, Darlington Golf Club engaged Alister MacKenzie to set out a new 18-hole course. For his initial site visit on 16th January 1914, the Good Doctor was paid ten guineas for his day’s work and further visits were charged at six guineas.
Darlington
Six years after its foundation in 1908, Darlington Golf Club engaged Alister MacKenzie to set out a new 18-hole course. For his initial site visit on 16th January 1914, the Good Doctor was paid ten guineas for his day’s work and further visits were charged at six guineas.
Today, the course is laid out across a rather restricted property of only around 80 acres, with holes measuring a total 6,217 yards from the back markers. Par is set at 70 (36 out then 34 in) and there are back-to-back par fives to negotiate at the 5th and 6th holes which run parallel in opposite directions.
Highlights on this tight little tree-lined track include all six short holes on the scorecard, starting at the 157-yard 3rd, where the green lies close to the clubhouse. The last (and longest) of the par threes measures 206 yards from the rear tees, playing to a green that’s fortified by six bunkers.
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