Leeds

Golf was first played in the Roundhay Park estate in the early 1890s, with golfers playing on the front nine holes of the course that’s currently in operation at Leeds Golf Club (founded in 1896).

Alister MacKenzie was a member here between 1900 and 1910 and it’s said that he advised on course improvements to the original layout. Unfortunately, there appears to be no documentation to indicate what (if any) work was carried out.

Nowadays, the layout measures 6,115 yards from the tips, with par set at 69 (34 out then 35 in). Interesting to note, there are no par five holes on the outward half and the round ends with a par three.

The tree-lined fairways are laid out in two distinct compartments inside a property of around 95 acres: holes 1-6 and 16-18 sit closest to the clubhouse, with the others set out to the north of the estate.

Highlights include the par four 4th (rated stroke index 1); the first (and shortest) of the five par threes on the card at the 126-yard 6th; and the left doglegging par five 14th.