Embleton, Northumberland

It is one of the intrinsic pleasures of the game that good golf courses grow out of their locations and that they stimulate and inspire as well as challenge our abilities at shot-making.  What matters, in addition to condition and presentation, is a mix of three qualities:  the lay-out and design; the visual appearance of the course and its surroundings; and the ambience and ‘sense of place’.  If we have enjoyed playing a course, as visitors, we sometimes ask ourselves whether we would like to play most of golf there, as members.

When we talk with visitors who have played Dunstanburgh Castle Golf Course for the first time, they often tell us that they have been captivated by the scenery and challenged by the sporting test it provides.  They are not surprised when we tell them that we never tire of playing here.  Like members of all golf clubs, we sometimes discuss how we could improve particular holes, but it is always a joy for us to play, for example, the run of holes from the fifth to the tenth with the sound of the sea and the changing views of Embleton Bay and the castle.  It also pleases us when visitors appreciate the informality and friendliness at Dunstanburgh, an atmosphere which is partly down to current staff and members and partly a legacy of its history.

Download the book below:

• 1 – Introduction
• 2 – The Early Years
• 3 – Inter War Years to Present Day
• 4 – Dunstanburgh Responds To Tempered Steel (by William Sutherland)
• 5 – Between the war Years (by Tommy Foggett)
• 6 – Mens & Ladies Club Histories
• 7 – Pictures

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