Silloth

SILLOTH My rating 9.5 / 10

18 HOLES PAR 72

6641 yards
DISTANCE FROM HOTEL : APPROX 2 HOURS DRIVE / 83 miles

Silloth, a wonderful links course

What a classic, another of my favourites. Worth the detour to get there and is just under 2 hours drive to the hotel. Again a good course to play en route to the hotel or on the way home. Blessed with stunning views of the Galloway hills to the north, and south to the Lakeland fells and the distant Isle of Man. The Championship links of  6,641 yards has been laid out over the sand-hills west of town, touched by some of the great classical golf architects, but mostly moulded by Nature herself. The links is an R & A Regional Qualifying Course for the Open.
Even during inclement weather the course is usually in good playable condition.
Hazards consist of heather and bent; whin and broom; heroic bunkers and sandy wastes. Fairways are always wider than they seem from the tee, and having been laid with springy Cumberland turf, invite courageous fairway woods and crisp iron shots. Greens are subtle, firm, fast, and deadly true.