Located between the footballers favourites village of Prestbury, and ‘silk town’ Macclesfield, Tytherington is named after the hall of the same name, built as a surprise gift for 19th century MP Wiliam Brocklehurst. One imagines it must have been a big birthday for Mr B, as the property has now been replaced by a sprawling estate of several hundred houses, and an 18 hole course and country club.
The Tytherington Club is one of fifteen owned by the The Club Company; a network of such country clubs dotted around England. Sure enough, even sister sites aside, this is much more than ‘just’ a golf club. Before any evidence of golfing facilities, the large and busy car park, blue tennis courts, and heavy wafts of chlorine bare testimony to the range of activities on-site.
The course is exceptional quality, perhaps somewhat undersold by the 50 word summary on their website. Practice facilities are more than sufficient, and the course layout makes great use of the rolling hills, with a beautiful and interesting sequence of challenging holes throughout, including 100 very findable (and escapable) bunkers.
It was designed by Dave Thomas, a Welsh pro who was runner-up at The Open twice, and represented Great Britain four times at The Ryder Cup in the 1950s and 60s (prior to 1979, when the local side switched to ‘Europe’). Dave went onto become a renowned course designer, with over 100 courses in his name, including the three at The Belfry.
The holes are thoughtfully layed out, easing us in with a fairly straightforward 1st, alongside the mansions that hug the fairway to the left. Despite the unseasonably wet and frankly grotty climate for July, with the pictures doing rough justice to such a gorgeous course, it’s in great condition, with the green staff either invisible, or up and at it from the crack of dawn.
Favourite hole is a real dilemma, but the stretch from 9-12 lives longest in the memory. The last of the front 9 takes us over a lake and up the hill to in front of the clubhouse, before the turn, with a dogleg over lake, bunkers and hill to follow. The 11th is a long par 3, with a magnetic stream just shy of the green. 12 then requires an accurate tee shot to avoid the same pesky stream, and another (or two) to avoid finding it yet again in the approach to the green.
As we trudge up the 18th, and the heavens fully open, we surmise that despite the weather doing it’s best to ruin our round, we can’t help but love Tytherington, and if if you like your golf courses to be beautiful, hilly and challenging, then this is a course that really takes some beating.
Key Info
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Yards: White: 6,500. Yellow: 6,210. Blue: 6,765. Red: 5,669
Slope: White: 139. Yellow. 134. Blue: 142. Red: 131
Visitor Green Fees: £45 / £22.50 with Cheshire Card once per year.
Website: http://www.thetytheringtonclub.com/golf/
Location
Note: Apple Maps won’t locate exact address
Prices correct at time of writing (July 2023).
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