Astor Wing Castle
Hever Castle in Kent
Leeds Castle Golf Club in Kent
Hole 6 at Hever
Castle Championship Course
Leeds Castles, reputedly ‘the loveliest castle in the world’ (Sarah Mediway)
tricky greens and a splattering of blind tee
shots and pot bunkers. Its thatched roof
shelters, the red cross of St George on its pin
fl ags and the existence of the UK’s tallest
and deepest bunker that faces you at the 4
th tee make St George’s both unique and
mesmerizing. The club was immortalized
forever by one of its most famous members,
Ian Fleming, when he used it as the setting
for that classic match between James
Bond and his rival Auric Goldfi nger in the
novel of the same name. Just three miles
down the coast
another
stunning
championship course
awaits. Royal Cinque
Ports, or simply Deal
as it is often referred to,
is a highly-regarded classic
seaside links, the type of which can
only be found in the British Isles Whilst at
fi rst glance Royal Cinque Ports may look
fl at and unassuming with just a few sand
hills and grasses dune grasses to add interest
and defi nition, the
very opposite is
true. This is by no
means an easy course,
and should the wind
blow, it’s the real deal
Once out on the course you
are faced with wildly undulating,
fast fairways that can mean tight, hanging
lies and awkward stances, several blind
tee shots, lightning greens and pot bunkers
with steep, revetted bunkers which together
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