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Elton Furze Golf Club
The Golf Course was designed by Roger Fitton and opened in 1993, constructed to the highest of standards and USGA specification greens, thus providing an excellent playing surface throughout the year.
‘Elton Furze’ takes its name from the green prickly bush with yellow flowers, which grows in abundance in our ancient woodland around the course; the ‘Ulex Europaeus’ better know as gorse or furze.
The course provides 18 holes designed as two loops of 9 and plays in and around some 20 acres of mature woodland. With the natural contours of the landscape, as well as individual mature trees, the siting of several lakes and water courses Elton Furze offers an attractive setting and a course to challenge all levels of golfer.
Take the 7th hole for example, this testing 432 yard hole requires excellent skill and judgement to avoid a range of obstacles including ditches, bunkers and a slanting tree across the fairway, With a raised green some 15 feet above, set amongst beautiful mature oak and ash trees, nothing gives a golfer greater satisfaction than sinking the ball on one of the best par 4’s in the county.
In terms of distance the 11th hole is a 527 yard hole par 5 with a beautiful long fairway inviting the long drive, with a few twists, turns and bunkers closer to the green, it is a hole for the "thinking golfer”.
As you know "Practice makes perfect” we at Elton Furze offer extensive practice facilities to help improve your game. Our practice facilities are maintained to the highest standard, which follows the standard set throughout the rest of the club
Driving Range
Our driving range offers golfers the option to practice on our perfectly kept grass area, or, if the weather is poor you can shelter yourself in our 4 bay under cover range. With the range measuring over 250 yards and the use of the highest spec range balls, our driving range is the perfect place to improve your swing.
Chipping Green
We are one of a few golf clubs that offer a separate green to practice your chipping skills. Our chipping green is surrounded by all types of different slopes, lies and bunkers to give you the most realistic course set up to practice from.
Putting Green
"Drive for show, put for dough” is not just an old wives tale, it really is true. Our practice green is to USGA specification alongside all 18 greens on the course, so you get a true feel of what is our t on the course. The practice green offers you a true roll and a pace that makes you think.
Bullock Road, Haddon, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3TT
01832 280189
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