Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club

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Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club is a relative youngster and it is set amongst exhilarating dunes and tangly heather.

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4.5

Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club is a relative youngster and it is set amongst exhilarating dunes and tangly heather.

Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club

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May. 18, 2025

Andy Cocker

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Southport & Ainsdale may not get the attention it's near neighbours of Royal Birkdale and Hillside do, and it's ranking position in GB&I would back this up, but don't be fooled into thinking it's an inferior offering as a result.

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Infact I would go as far as saying I felt this classy and subtle links course offered a far better offering than the front 9 at Hillside, laid out over similar low level dunes land.

And classy, understated and subtle it is. The routing flows effortlessly, constantly switching direction, so, w...

Aug. 31, 2024

Mark K

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Southport & Ainsdale is a fine old links.

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It’s built quite a way from the sea but in a region of such natural golf country that it does not really matter. And its close enough that the wind has not slowed down before hitting the course.

S&A has a great deal of character. There is enough of the course in the famous dune ecosystem t...

May. 31, 2024

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Joris (George) Aperghis Lumsden

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The course is situated in gorgeous hilly dunes, with sweeping rough and isolated trees that give the terrain nice contours.

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You need accurate driving with bunkers and rough strategically placed. The final stretch reminded me of Prestwick, especially the par 5 16th, with the sleepers. Greens were is good shape, albeit a bit dull with very little breaks. But there is enough excitement to keep you wide awake and fully enjoy...

Jan. 26, 2024

4.5

James Smith

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Embarking on my first golf round of the year at the illustrious Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club is akin to the opening pages of a novel that has been patiently waiting on the shelf.

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The fairways, like well-crafted chapters, unfold before me, each holding the promise of a compelling narrative. There’s a unique excitement in the air, a crispness that adds a poetic touch to the greens and awakens a sense of renewal and anticipation that only the first swing of the year can evoke.<...

Oct. 21, 2023

Roger Wade

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A picturesque links-style golf course, nestled alongside Royal Birkdale, Hillside, and Royal Liverpool.

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While it may not share the same renown as its illustrious neighbors, it's certainly a course worth experiencing.

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