Haverhill Golf Club has a course of two halves, with its outward nine fashioned by Philip Pilgrem and its homeward nine by Charles Lawrie, this attractive parkland layout utilises two valleys and the River Stour to good effect.
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Haverhill Golf Club has a course of two halves, with its outward nine fashioned by Philip Pilgrem and its homeward nine by Charles Lawrie, this attractive parkland layout utilises two valleys and the River Stour to good effect.
Haverhill
The Haverhill course was established by the local municipal authority in 1976, with a Charles Laurie-designed 9-hole layout brought into play. Six years later, Haverhill Golf Club was formed as a member-owned organisation and by the end of the 1990s the course had been extended to 18 holes by Philip Pilgrem and a new clubhouse built.
Holes are routed on a compact site of less than 100 acres of former farmland which is bisected by the Stour Brook, with additional small ponds constructed on the newer back nine. Around seven thousand trees were also planted when the layout was expanded to give increased definition to holes as they mature in years to come.
For now, the course measures just over 6,000 yards, playing to a par of 70 (36 out then 34 in), with no par fives on the inward half. Highlights include the uphill par four 3rd (rated stroke index 2); the long par five 6th (with three cross bunkers before the green); and the last of the short holes at the 184-yard 16th which plays to a long green that’s flanked by sand.