Shaw Hill Golf & Country Club

Founded in 1923 as a nine hole course, many further improvements to the original layout have resulted in a splendid 18 hole par 72 championship golf course set in 192 acres of mature parkland, frequented by European Tour Pro Nick Dougherty who grew up playing on the course. Providing a stern test for every level of golfer. Several strategically placed ponds, a meandering brook, internal out of bounds and hundreds of trees await any errant shots. [gallery ids="eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbmNnLWxpdmUtYXNzZXRzLmFtczMuY2RuLmRpZ2l0YWxvY2VhbnNwYWNlcy5jb21cL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTFcLzEwXC81MjB4MzMwLTFfMTQuanBnIiwidGl0bGUiOiJTaGF3IEhpbGwgR29sZiAmYW1wOyBDb3VudHJ5IENsdWIsIExhbmNhc2hpcmUiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiIiwiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiIifQ==,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbmNnLWxpdmUtYXNzZXRzLmFtczMuY2RuLmRpZ2l0YWxvY2VhbnNwYWNlcy5jb21cL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTFcLzEwXC81MjB4MzMwLTJfMTQuanBnIiwidGl0bGUiOiJTaGF3IEhpbGwgR29sZiAmYW1wOyBDb3VudHJ5IENsdWIsIExhbmNhc2hpcmUiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiIiwiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiIifQ==,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbmNnLWxpdmUtYXNzZXRzLmFtczMuY2RuLmRpZ2l0YWxvY2VhbnNwYWNlcy5jb21cL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTFcLzEwXC81MjB4MzMwLTNfMTAuanBnIiwidGl0bGUiOiJTaGF3IEhpbGwgR29sZiAmYW1wOyBDb3VudHJ5IENsdWIsIExhbmNhc2hpcmUiLCJjYXB0aW9uIjoiIiwiYWx0IjoiIiwiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiIifQ==,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbmNnLWxpdmUtYXNzZXRzLmFtczMuY2RuLmRpZ2l0YWxvY2VhbnNwYWNlcy5jb21cL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTFcLzEwXC81MjB4MzMwLTRfMy5qcGciLCJ0aXRsZSI6IlNoYXcgSGlsbCBHb2xmICZhbXA7IENvdW50cnkgQ2x1YiwgTGFuY2FzaGlyZSIsImNhcHRpb24iOiIiLCJhbHQiOiIiLCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IiJ9,eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbmNnLWxpdmUtYXNzZXRzLmFtczMuY2RuLmRpZ2l0YWxvY2VhbnNwYWNlcy5jb21cL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTFcLzEwXC81MjB4MzMwXzE0LmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiU2hhdyBIaWxsIEdvbGYgJmFtcDsgQ291bnRyeSBDbHViLCBMYW5jYXNoaXJlIiwiY2FwdGlvbiI6IiIsImFsdCI6IiIsImRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIjoiIn0="] With heavily bunkered greens, freuent dog-legs, long par threes and awkwardly placed ponds, good course management is a must. Yet the curious nature of the course rewards long hitting on the par fives in particular and accuracy on the shorter par fours and threes.