COURSE
GUIDE
Click
on
the
hole
numbers
for
details.
Hole
No
1 2 3
4 5
6 7
8 9
The
clubhouse stands at 298m (975ft) above sea level and is subject to strong winds
throughout the year.
The
subtleties
of
the
course
on
Lobden
have
been
a
genuine
golfing
challenge for many years.
Although
the
course
has
changed
substantially
over
this
time
the
essential
ingredients
have
remained
unchanged.
Nestled
high
in
the
South
Pennines,
Lobden
is
an
unforgiving
track,
exposed
to
persistent
westerly
winds,
with
rough
a
plenty.
To
play
this
course
well
will
require
an
empathy
with
the
style
of
golf
appreciated
and
adopted
by
the
grandfathers
of
the
game.
The highest point of
the course is on Rushy Hill 315m (1025ft) from where tremendous views may be had
over a number of counties. The hill is the last in it's particular chain, all to
the south being lowland. Looking south, the hills of the Peak District can be
seen on most days, and on a very clear day it is said that you can expect to
see Bleaklow a moorland area north of the Snake Pass, one of the bleakest areas
in the Pennines. Bleaklow Hill reaches 633m (2060ft), Kinder Edge (Derbyshire),
The Crich War Memorial on Crich Hill (Derbyshire), Shutlingsloe 506m (also known
as the the Matterhorn of the Peak District), Helsby Tor
(Cheshire) and the hills of Clwyd & Snowdonia National Park (Wales). The giant Jodrell Bank Telescope near Macclesfield on
the edge of the Peak District can be seen, as can the aeroplanes going
in and out of Manchester Airport, and the tallest residential building in
Europe, the 47-storey Beetham Tower in Central Manchester can also be seen from
the 6th tee.
With the aid of
binoculars you can pick out Manchester United's Football Ground at Old Trafford
and Manchester City's ground, The City of Manchester Stadium. To the right of
Old Trafford, if the sun is in the right place, the shining curved surfaces of
the the Lowry building at Salford Quays can be seen.
To the west you can
see the 309m (1015 ft) high transmitter on
the 456m (1498ft) Winter Hill near Bolton. To the right of this and closer is
Knowl Hill 419m and Rooley Moor Road.
To the east are the South Pennines, the A58
Littleborough to Halifax road snakes up the hillside to the White House Inn.
Gritstone outcrops of Blackstone Edge can be seen where the Pennine Way follows
the bleak Blackstone Edge Moor and further right to the communications mast at
Windy Hill where the Pennine Way crosses the M62. Further to the right high on
the moors at 1,750 feat above sea level lies the Holme Moss radio transmitter
near Holmfirth.
To the north of the 6th Tee is Hogshead Law Hill
in the distance with Brown Wardle 400m , Middle Hill and Hades Hill 432m.
Turning north-east is the Long Causeway leading up between Ramsden Hill
and Crook Moor
Thanks to P J Sutherland (The Doc) for preparing the hole by hole text.
