Located in the village of Kirk Ella on the western side of the city, Hull is a tree-lined parkland course laid out over predominantly flat land measuring 6,235 yards from the tips and playing to a par of 70.

In all honesty, the first eight holes didn’t really get my juices flowing when I visited in the late summer. The golf was pleasant enough but there wasn’t too much that lingered in the memory when looking back.

I did enjoy the strong downhill 2nd where the approach shot is played across a valley to a raised green and the pretty short par-four 6th which has some good strategic bunkering.

The par-three 8th consisting of a two-tier green ringed by three large bunkers is also fun to play and from here onwards the course improves considerably.

The dogleg par-four 9th which measures a meaty 463 yards from the back tee is very good and one of five long par-fours, all stretching out to well over 400 yards. These longer holes are somewhat balanced out by two relatively short par-fives that barely reach the 500-yard mark and two short par threes.

The back nine has much more character and a little more undulation. The 278 yard downhill 10th offers the chance to claw a shot back but a pond lying short and right of the green has to be considered when standing on the tee and the gently curving par-five 12th might also give up a birdie opportunity if the two-tier green can be successfully negotiated.

Other holes worthy of a mention include the 13th, the shortest hole on the course with one of the trickiest greens, and the 14th, a severe dogleg left with out of bounds very much in play. Not one of my favourite holes but the severely sloping green makes this a tough nut to crack.

The heavily bunkered 16th is the toughest and arguably the best of the par-threes and the final two holes, both measuring over 400 yards, provide a testing conclusion to a good back nine.