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LINKS COURSE · MERSEYSIDE
Hillside Golf Club
EST. 1911PAR 727,029 YARDS68TH IN GB&I
What you’re in for.
Hillside is the quiet giant of the Southport coast, next door to Royal Birkdale and, on its storming back nine, the equal of almost anything in the country. Greg Norman called it the finest back nine in Britain.
It runs to 7,029 yards of proper links golf through towering dunes. Visitors pay £300 in high summer. A member's guest plays it for the club's own rate, and with a local who knows which lines the wind allows.
THE COURSE
DESIGNER
Fred Hawtree; revised by Mackenzie & Ebert
TYPE
Links course
PAR
72
LENGTH
7,029 yards
HOLES
18
RANKING
68th in GB&I
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
The Amateur Championship (1979, 2011, 2023); British Masters 2019; Open final qualifying.
A gentler front nine gives way to a celebrated back nine through giant dunes; the par-5 11th, downhill off an elevated tee, is the signature.
GETTING ON, AND THE RULES
VISITOR ACCESS
Visitors welcome, with restrictions
WEEKENDS
Visitors welcome most weekdays, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday preferred. Book through the office in advance.
HANDICAP
A handicap certificate is required; men's limit 28.
DRESS CODE
Smart casual. Spikeless or soft spikes only.
RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS
None published
GETTING A GAME AS A NON-MEMBER
- A pre-booked visitor tee time on a weekday, arranged through the Secretary's office weeks ahead.
- Society golf by arrangement.
- As a member's guest.
AT THE CLUB
Clubhouse & bar
Pro shop
Trolleys
Practice ground
Putting green
Free parking
GREEN FEES
£300
visitor green fee
Play as a member’s guest, at the club’s own member’s-guest rate, well below the visitor fee. Your host confirms it when you arrange the round, and your playing token covers the introduction.
GETTING THERE
Hastings Road, Hillside, Southport, Merseyside
Play Hillside as a member’s guest.
HOW THIS WORKS
Play here as a member’s guest, at their rate.
Hosted Rounds is a members’ network for UK golf. Join, and connect with a member who can sign you in as their guest, on courses that visitors rarely reach.