About Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin Course)
The Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa stands alone among English inland courses, a brooding heathland layout whose cavernous bunkers have confounded golfers for generations.
Founded in 1905, Woodhall Spa Golf Club's Hotchkin Course traces its origins to a layout initially shaped with input from Harry Vardon, before Colonel S.V. Hotchkin undertook the refinements in the early twentieth century that gave the course its modern character. Set among Lincolnshire pine and silver birch woodland, the course is defined above all by its extraordinary bunkers, deep-sided, steep-faced hazards that are genuinely penal rather than merely decorative. The club serves as the home of England Golf and also houses the Bracken Course, but it is the Hotchkin that attracts golfers from across the country and beyond.
- The Broadway, Woodhall Spa LN10 6PU, UK
Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin Course)
The Hotchkin Course plays through a landscape quite unlike anything else in English golf. The woodland setting brings a sense of quiet enclosure, but the heathland fairways are open enough to play as genuine links-style terrain underfoot, firm and fast in summer with the ball running freely along the ground. The challenge is as much about reading the ground and committing to approach shots as it is about raw distance, and the course suits players who think carefully rather than those who simply overpower it.
Woodhall Spa sits in the heart of Lincolnshire, not a county immediately associated with elite golf, which makes the quality of the venue feel like a discovery even for experienced golfers visiting for the first time. The combination of the Hotchkin's reputation, the England Golf base and the well-maintained Bracken Course makes it a destination worth the journey from anywhere in England. The spa town itself retains a quiet Edwardian character that adds something to the overall experience.
Opening Hours
- Monday7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
What Golfers Say About Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin Course)
A selection of recent visitor reviews from Google.
Tapani Kalmarua week agoI had one of the best golf club fitting experience I've ever had with Daniel McEvoy! I got fit into a great driver, but more than that, I genuinely learnt so much. You get so much more out of a fitting when things are so well explained to you! Highly recommend this fitting experience!
Sarah Daltona week agoI have just had a club fitting with DanielMcEvoy. Dan is very knowledgeable and supportive during the whole process and takes time to explain the excellent diagnostic and statistical information that is present in the purpose built fitting suite. I was very pleased to be able to try out a good selection of clubs.
Ellie Harding7 months agoVisited for the National Schools finals and had a great day! Plenty of helpful people around to guide us through the different areas of the club and greens. Fab driving range facilities.
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