A more than suitable warm up course to our Surrey itinerary, including West Hill, Hankley and Walton Heath. In a region so densely populated with great courses, Farnham is not one often included in a Surrey trip. The course is mostly to be qualified as parkland, with a section of proper quirky heathland holes on a set of sandy, heathered dunes in the middle of the round. Some of these holes wouldn’t be out of place on more heralded courses. Most of them short and with plenty elevation changes. The parkland holes are no slouch. Uniformity is brought by a modern, distinctive, revetted bunker style throughout the course. It’s not unattractive but if it really matches the course is a different question. I also found the par 5s to be a strong aspect of the course, as well as the greens which had plenty of shapes to negotiate and interesting pin positions in them.

Add a friendly atmosphere and you’ll have yourself a day out here, and aren’t likely to get beaten up.