Kidderminster

Kidderminster Golf Club was founded as Comberton Golf Club in 1909 and members played on an initial 9-hole course designed by Midlands professional G.V. Tuck. Ten years later, the layout was doubled in size then the club changed its name to The Kidderminster Golf Club in 1921.

Today, the course measures just over 6,300 yards from the back tees, playing to a par of 72, with tree-lined fairways routed across a pleasantly undulating property that extends to around 95 acres. It’s laid out in an old-fashioned out-and-back format so golfers never return to the clubhouse until they reach the home green on the 18th hole.

Highlight holes include the only par three on the front nine at the 168-yard 5th, where the tee is positioned among trees, making any wind speed difficult to judge. The back-to-front sloping green is well-bunkered at the front and both sides, with out of bounds lurking behind the hole.

On the inward half, the 546-yard 13th is the longest of the three par fives on the card, bending gently to the left from tee to green, while the 418-yard 16th is rated the toughest hole on the back nine, playing into a heavily sand-protected green in the southwest corner of the property.