Broome Park Golf Club

Broome Park was designed by one of the world’s leading architects, Donald Steel, and is set in a stunning 268-acre private estate. The course opened in 1981 and is renowned for its spectacular closing hole, a par-5 dogleg which finishes in front of the Manor House which acts as the clubhouse (see Top Holes below).  Steel recently returned to suggest possible improvements and the redevelopment has just been completed. New tee boxes and reworked bunkers were part of the remit.  The full course stretches to 6,624 yards but can be played as a manageable 6,226 yards with a par of 72.  The course has a Halfway House, where you can enjoy refreshments, an open-bay driving range, a practice ground and a putting/chipping area. The Mansion House offers up an excellent bar that serves food.  The Broome Park Estate was established during the reign of King Charles I and has as its centrepiece a Grade 1 listed building.  The house was completed around 1638 and is one of the finest examples of Carolean architecture in England. The Mansion House refurbished to its former glory, boasts as one of its many previous owners – Horation Herbert Kitchener; the 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum.   Broome Park is easily accessible from the M2 and M20 and is only a 10-minute drive from Dover, Folkestone and Canterbury. 

The course opened in 1981 and is renowned for its spectacular closing hole, a par-5 dogleg which finishes in front of the Grade 1 listed Manor House which acts as the clubhouse.

Broome Park's Top Holes

4th 315 yards, par 4  This slight dogleg goes uphill and a view of the green is obscured. You might think it is a good chance to pick up a shot but the green is surrounded by trees, meaning a misjudged shot could result in a lost ball.  To the front and right of the green are two bunkers – both must be avoided if a birdie opportunity is to be created.  17th 154 yards, par 3 On the face of it this par 3 is probably the easiest hole and a very good opportunity for a birdie. However the front of the green has a narrow entrance and is protected by two large bunkers to the front with several trees also very much in play.    18th 508 yards, par 5 This spectacular closing hole is a par-5 dogleg. The green is guarded by a large water hazard to the front and bunkers to the rear and left.  There are two ways of approaching it: play it safe and aim for par by getting close enough to the water  and then wedging on to the green; or take on the water hazard – and the bunkers – with your second and try to set up an eagle opportunity.