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Formby Golf Club

NORTHERN ENGLAND, ENGLAND

Formby Golf Club

Pine-framed dunes and a circular routing shape Formby's championship links.

  • NORTHERN ENGLAND Location
  • LINKS Course type
  • 18 HOLES Holes
  • PAR 72 Par

Beyond the Scorecard

  • Course established: 1884
  • Course designer/s: Willie Park Jr, James Braid, Harry Colt, and Donald Steel.
  • National ranking: #17 in England
  • Known for: Championship links enclosed by mature pine woods
  • Defining feature: Anti-clockwise routing around Formby Ladies Golf Club

Around the Ladies' Course

The golf course at Formby Golf Club began with a nine-hole layout when the club was founded in 1884. Willie Park Jr established the original 18-hole links in 1912. James Braid altered it in 1922, Harry Colt followed in 1933, and Donald Steel remodelled the course after coastal erosion in 1980. Those stages remain visible in the layout's varied scale and movement.

The routing makes a broad anti-clockwise circuit around Formby Ladies Golf Club. The opening holes follow the railway before the course turns towards the Irish Sea. Mature pine woods enclose sections of the links, while dunes shape blind shots and uneven lies. This meeting of woodland edge and coastal ground gives Formby a character unlike the more exposed links nearby.

Its championship record includes four Amateur Championships, with José María Olazábal winning during the club's centenary year in 1984. Formby also staged the Curtis Cup in 2004 and later welcomed the PGA Seniors Championship in 2021 and 2022. These events reflect the course's long place in British competitive golf.

Why Add This Course to Your Golf Experience

Formby gives a Kinfern Northern England golf experience a practical base on England's Golf Coast. The club has on-site dormy accommodation, so golfers can stay beside the course and add a round at Formby Ladies Golf Club without another transfer. Kinfern can also pair Formby with Royal Birkdale or Hillside as part of a focused Merseyside itinerary.

This suits travellers who want several nationally ranked courses close together, with Liverpool available as an arrival point or a place to extend the stay.

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