Marlborough Golf Club was founded in 1888. Nine holes of the course in play today were laid out across free-draining downland by Tom Simpson and Herbert Fowler in 1920, J Hamilton Stutt added a second nine in 1974.
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Marlborough Golf Club was founded in 1888. Nine holes of the course in play today were laid out across free-draining downland by Tom Simpson and Herbert Fowler in 1920, J Hamilton Stutt added a second nine in 1974.
Marlborough
Marlborough Golf Club was founded in 1888. Nine holes of the course in play today were laid out across free-draining downland by Tom Simpson and Herbert Fowler in 1920, J Hamilton Stutt added a second nine in 1974.
Nowadays, the layout extends to 6,444 yards from the back markers, playing to a par of 72 (36 out then 36 in), with holes laid out as two returning nines, both of which start and finish with a par five.
Highlight holes include the first (and shortest) of the par threes at the 149-yard 2nd (which plays to a green surrounded by three large bunkers), and the bunker-free par four 4th (rated stroke index 1) where the fairway slopes markedly from right to left.
On the back nine, the downhill, par four 15th is another tough hole (rated stroke index 2), while the long par five 18th features a series of bunkers on the inside of the right doglegging fairway as it narrows towards the home green.