Budock Vean Golf Club

On a quiet bend of the tranquil Helford River nestles the award-winning 4 star Budock Vean Hotel. Set in 65 acres of glorious gardens, woodlands and its own golf course – The Budock Vean is a sanctuary for rest and relaxation. With an AA Rosette restaurant renowned for amazing food, relaxing treatments in the Natural Health Spa, luxury self catering holiday homes, tennis courts, kayaking and boat trips along the river, you can be as active or as relaxed as you wish Originally designed by five times Open Winner, James Braid, this challenging 9 hole/18 tee golf course is set in mature parkland with the first tee a few paces from the hotel's golf bag room. The seventh on this interesting course was until recently the longest Par 5 in the county and the ninth green, 'The Flower Bowl' is one of the finest short holes in Cornwall. Climatic conditions are so mild that the course plays exceptionally well all year round. Guests staying at the hotel or on site self catering properties can use the course as often as they like free of charge. The Budock Vean offers a 57 bedroom 4* hotel along with 4 traditional self catering cottages and 3 new 5* Gold Award holiday homes.   [gallery ids="eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbmNnLWxpdmUtYXNzZXRzLmFtczMuY2RuLmRpZ2l0YWxvY2VhbnNwYWNlcy5jb21cL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTFcLzEwXC8wOUdvbGZjc18xLmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiQnVkb2NrIFZlYW4iLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiIiwiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiIifQ==,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbmNnLWxpdmUtYXNzZXRzLmFtczMuY2RuLmRpZ2l0YWxvY2VhbnNwYWNlcy5jb21cL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTFcLzEwXC85dGgtZ3JlZW4uanBnIiwidGl0bGUiOiJCdWRvY2sgVmVhbiIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiIiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbmNnLWxpdmUtYXNzZXRzLmFtczMuY2RuLmRpZ2l0YWxvY2VhbnNwYWNlcy5jb21cL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTFcLzEwXC8yMDE1MDczMV8xMTEyMDFfMC5qcGciLCJ0aXRsZSI6IkJ1ZG9jayBWZWFuIiwiY2FwdGlvbiI6IiIsImFsdCI6IiIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0=,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbmNnLWxpdmUtYXNzZXRzLmFtczMuY2RuLmRpZ2l0YWxvY2VhbnNwYWNlcy5jb21cL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTFcLzEwXC9CdWRvY2stVmVhbi1Hb2xmLVN1bW1lci0yMDE1LmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiQnVkb2NrIFZlYW4iLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiIiwiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiIifQ=="] Green fees for day visitors are: Weekdays - Adults £25 per day and Juniors £15 per day for an 18 hole round. Weekends and Bank Holidays - Adults £30 per day and Juniors £20 per day for an 18 hole round. To book your tee off time contact the Golf Club on 01326 252102, or call main Reception on 01326 250288 for accommodation enquiries. Course details:  

Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	Hickman Hill	301	4
2	Gunner's Shot	194	3
3	Cook's Special	265	4
4	Peter's Pride	351	4
5	Piccadilly	456	4
6	Stonies Spinney	168	3
7	To Stokie's Corner	518	5
8	John's Joy	271	4
9	Harry's Dream	129	3
10	Up and At'em	284	4
11	Not so Easy	155	3
12	Admiral's Island	253	4
13	Handsome	318	4
14	Benney's Name	435	4
15	James' Punch	180	3
16	A Lot of Money	572	5
17	Little Beauty	256	4
18	Flower Bowl	149	3

  Holes 1 and 10 A par 4 uphill dogleg from left to right with a fairway bunker neatly placed to stop tee shots cutting the corner. A good drive towards the guide post will leave a straightforward shot to the green. Holes 2 and 11 A tricky downhill par 3 with only the top half of the flagstick visable from the tee. With bunkers on both sides of the green a good straight tee shot is required. Holes 3 and 12 A tempting, driveable, par 4, that runs sharply from left to right as you approach the green. Tree lined down both sides of the fairway only a good tee shot down the left side of the hole will open up green. Holes 4 and 13 Play towards the guide post from the tee to leave a downhill second shot to a small green with bunkers on both sides. Treelined all the way a drive in the fairway is more important than the distance on this hole. Holes 5 and 14 This hole is one of the most difficult par fours in Cornwall (a par 5 for the ladies). With a small gap between the treelined fairway to hit your teeshot. The hole starts to turn to the right at approximately 300 yards from the tee where there is a large tree in the middle of the fairway. With a very narrow green, as the target at the end of this hole, a par 4 is a great score. Holes 6 and 15 The most difficult par 3 on the course. With a three tiered green that slopes downhill from front to back, bunkers on both sides and over-hanging tree branches cover the front right-hand side of the green. Finding the target from the tee makes this a difficult tee shot. Holes 7 and 16 Played from the Gent's 16th competition tee this hole measures 572 yards. With a difficult tee shot and out of bounds on both sides almost all the way to the green. At the second guide post the hole drops downhill and turns sharply to the right. This leaves 140 yards to a green that runs down hill away from you. With bunkers on both sides of the green and out of bounds just a few yards to the left of the hole. Holes 8 and 17 With glimpses of the river through the trees this is a short par 4 that doglegs right to left from the tee. A sloping fairway leaves an interesting approach to a small green with a bunker and steep bank to the right hand side. Holes 9 and 18 A nice par 3 to finish off your round. With trees, bunkers and Rhododendrons guarding the out of bounds to the right and behind the green. An elevated tee leaves you looking down onto a small two tiered sloping green. If your tee shot is too long it will be out of bounds. Too short finds a steep valley. So, get this one correct to finish your round in style!   Facebook: www.facebook.com/BudockVeanHotel Twitter: @BudockVeanHotel Instagram: @BudockVeanHotel