Sean Arble
a year on NCG Top 100s
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Formby has three main elements in its favour. First and foremost, the terrain is marvellously varied. All sorts of shots are required and this has to be the goal if a course of quality is to be built. Second, it isn't often mentioned, but Formby has an interesting set of greens which are tricky without being over-bearing. Finally, courses with different designers involved can be incongruous. While Formby had a host of architects who worked on the course, it still presents itself as a unified whole that hasn't in the least suffered for its disjointed design history.