Hallamshire Golf Club

The course at Hallamshire Golf Club was once part of the Duke of Norfolk’s estate and it was laid out in 1897 when 100 acres of land was leased for golfing purposes. The club converted to a limited company in 1912, making the astute decision to purchase the course outright then hire Harry Colt to remodel the layout. Herbert Fowler made further modifications to the course in 1925.

Tree-lined fairways are routed in an out-and-back fashion over rather hilly terrain with plenty of pleasant elevation changes occurring throughout the round.

The five par threes on the card are all fine short holes and two deserve special mention: The 195-yard 6th, called “Saucer”, is perhaps the club’s signature hole, where the tee shot must carry across a deep valley cloaked in heather. “Quarry”, the short 136-yard 17th, plays across a former quarry and was described by Peter Alliss on a visit during the club’s centenary year as “one that could be included on any course in the world”.

Not overly long at just under 6,400 yards from the medal tees, Hallamshire has four par fives on the cards of the white and red tees and two of these – “Bunkerdom” and “Long” – arrive back-to-back at a critical point midway through the inward half at holes 14 and 15. However, two par fives, at 14 and 18, disappear from the yellow card and are replaced by two long par fours, which turn this scorecard into a tough par 69.

Alison Nicholas, US Women’s Open Champion in 1997 and Captain of the Solheim Cup team in 2009, is a member at Hallamshire, and her continued association with the club is something the members are extremely proud of.