VISITOR INFORMATION
Hollinwell is centrally located in England with easy motorway access. We offer a very warm welcome to any size of visiting party and can accommodate all forms of transport, including coaches.
Hollinwell welcomes members and visitors of all ages and genders. Before using the golf course or club house, children under eight years of age, should have the approval of the manager / secretary or club professional and must be accompanied by an adult.


Visitor FAQs
For members, guests and visitors we offer superb practice facilities including a 300 yard grass and all weather driving range plus a short game area with balls available for purchase. There is also a practice net, putting green and pitching area.
To make your day more memorable, Hollinwell may be able to provide a starter upon request (subject to availability). Please contact the office should you wish to enquire about this facility.
Visitors are invited to enjoy the magnificent panoramic views of the course from the clubhouse, bar snacks and meals are available in the Bars and Lounges while formal dining is available upstairs. Please note that unfortunately there’s no disabled access to the upper dining room at the moment but meals and drinks can be taken downstairs.
Golf has been played at Hollinwell for over 100 years. Originally players would carry their clubs, but as with all courses, trollies, electric trollies and buggies have gradually become features of the modern game. The course was not designed with buggies in mind. There are areas of the course where the topography, and parts of the year when the weather place unavoidable limitations on their use.
Our key responsibilities are:
The safety of all golfers
The protection of the course
Helping disabled golfers who need access to a buggy
Improving the playing experience of those who want to use a buggy
The full details are contained within the Club’s buggy policy, which is available upon request. While we appreciate this may produce occasional disappointment, all users must comply with restrictions.
When restrictions are necessary, these will be determined by this policy and set by the club management on a daily basis. The club website and the professional and his staff will advise members and visitors accordingly.
As explained in the policy, the restrictions may be summarised as:
Restrictions varying with weather conditions:
1. Open to buggies with no additional restrictions
2. Golfers with medical certification only; full course with some restricted wet areas.
3. Golfers with medical certification; holes 1-5 only
4. Closed to buggies
Permanent restrictions:
You must follow the required direction of travel, e.g. from the 11th green to 12th tee.

The course takes players away from the clubhouse after the first 9 holes so players should stock up on refreshments from the Pro’s Shop before play or later from the Hollinwell Halt by the 9th tee. Please check if the Halt is open to avoid disappointment.
On the way round be sure to sample the fresh spring water from the famous Holy Well, located by the yellow tee on the 8th hole.
Toilet facilities are also available at the Hollinwell Halt, players will require an access code from the Pro’s Shop.
In an emergency, the code to access the defibrillator cabinet is C159x
Out of Bounds
Beyond a boundary object. Beyond the white stakes to the right of the 10th green and to the rear of the 18th green.
Bunkers
Stones in bunkers are loose impediments. Rule 15.1a applies;
There is no free relief for an embedded ball in the sandy “waste areas” on hole 5, which are not bunkers, but part of the general area.
Changes to 5th Hole
Please note that the waste areas to the left and right of the path are not bunkers, they are part of the general area. In these areas the ball should be played as it lies, or the player may declare the ball unplayable and proceed under penalty according to Rule 19.2.
Areas where gorse has been removed
Areas where gorse has been removed and the ground levelled; beware that some roots may remain. Unless specifically marked, these areas are not ground under repair. A ball coming to rest in these areas should be played as it lies, or the player may declare the ball unplayable and proceed under penalty according to Rule 19.2.
Flower Beds
Flower beds around the clubhouse which lie inside the course boundary are Ground Under Repair. Play from these areas is prohibited and players must proceed under Rule 16.1.
Roads
The road to the rear of the 3rd green and bordering the 18th hole is an integral object, a part of the course, and the player must either play the ball as it lies, or take penalty relief for an Unplayable Ball, Rule 19.2.
Paths
All paths with artificial surfaces are immovable obstructions. Free relief may be obtained under Rule 16.1.
In relation to the path to the right of the 13th hole where the nearby fence is within 2 club lengths of the right edge of this path, the obstruction is deemed to extend to the fence, with the path and the intervening ground forming a single obstruction. If claiming free relief, players should accordingly identify the nearest point of complete relief not nearer the hole. Where the path and the fence are more than two club lengths apart, they should be treated as separate immovable obstructions.
Fixed Sprinkler Heads
Fixed sprinkler heads are immovable obstructions. Free relief from interference may be obtained under Rule 16.1
In addition, if a ball lies in the general area and an immovable obstruction on or within two club-lengths of the putting green of the hole being played and within two club-lengths of the ball intervenes on the line of play between the ball and the hole, the player may take free relief as follows:
The ball must be lifted and dropped within one club length of the point where the ball lay which
a) is not nearer the hole, and
b) avoids such intervention, and
c) is not in a penalty area or on a putting green.
The ball may be cleaned when lifted
Exception: a player may not take relief under this local rule if interference by anything other than the obstruction makes the stroke clearly impractical.
Immovable Obstructions
(a) staked trees
(b) All 150 yard markers (green posts)
(c) Internal fencing between holes 10, 11 and 12 and between holes 13 and 15.
If such a tree or stake interferes with a players stance or the area of his intended swing, the ball must be lifted, without penalty, and dropped in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Rule 14.3b. The ball may be cleaned when lifted.
In the case of yardage markers and internal fencing, the player may take free relief as above, or elect to play the ball as it lies.
Power Line
If a ball strikes the power line during the playing of the 1st hole, the stroke is cancelled and the player must play a ball from where the original stroke was made in accordance with Rule 14.6.
Health & Safety
There are a few areas on the course that you should take care on.
- There are potential blind spots on the following holes depending on the tee used, please take care to check whether players ahead are out of range – 3rd/6th/10th/12th & 15th.
- Please take care in the rough in case of uneven ground. Areas such as the 13th and 16th holes contain uneven ground.
On the Course
In the Clubhouse
Normal golfing attire, smart casual wear and business attire are acceptable in the clubhouse. Hats, caps, waterproofs, denim jeans, collarless shirts, flip flops, trainers or barefoot are not considered acceptable.
A jacket, shirt and tie or cravat, or roll neck shirt must be worn at all times in the upstairs Dining Room. Shorts are not considered acceptable in the upstairs Dining Rooms however tailored shorts with slip on boat shoes, without socks may be worn in the downstairs Bars and Lounges.
Clean golf shoes may be worn in the Lounges, Spike and Terrace bar however they are not permitted in the upstairs Dinning Rooms.
Enjoy your golf at Hollinwell and ensure fellow golfers do too by showing due respect to our championship course, clubhouse and to other golfers and following the traditional etiquette standards of the golfing world:
Speed of play always remains a thorny issue in modern golf. Please attempt to keep up with the game ahead, and if you fall behind, please make suitable efforts to pick up the pace of play to close this gap. If there is a faster moving group behind, and space, ahead please do let this group through.
Please make the effort to repair all pitch marks correctly. Except after rain, Hollinwell’s greens will be quite firm so the mark may not be fully apparent; please try to locate and repair accordingly.
Please rake all bunkers and leave them in a condition you would hope to play from.
Please replace all divots. Dogs are not permitted on any part of the Club’s property. Hollinwell eight point guide maintaining the correct pace of play:
- When errant, watch the ball very carefully identifying a reference for line to assist with the search process.
- When errant, take a provisional ball, in case the search is unsuccessful.
- Walk at a good pace between shots.
- Be ready to play when it’s your turn
- Line up putts in advance of your turn when possible (without, of course, distracting playing partners)
- Leave golf bags around the green in the correct place to move to the next tee, never at the front of a green.
- Mark scorecards without undue delay
- If unable to score in a stableford event, please pick up your ball.
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| Hole | Blue Yards | White Yards | Yellow Yards | Par | Stroke Index | Red Yards | Green Yards | Par | Stroke Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 381 | 366 | 351 | 4 | 9 | 348 | 348 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 462 | 428 | 413 | 4 | 5 | 391 | 318 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 547 | 514 | 482 | 5 | 13 | 395 | 395 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | 454 | 440 | 429 | 4 | 1 | 397 | 306 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 189 | 189 | 165 | 3 | 15 | 139 | 139 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | 582 | 540 | 516 | 5 | 7 | 453 | 453 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 404 | 404 | 388 | 4 | 3 | 352 | 293 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | 408 | 363 | 357 | 4 | 11 | 326 | 326 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | 178 | 178 | 149 | 3 | 17 | 108 | 108 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | 414 | 364 | 350 | 4 | 14 | 265 | 265 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | 360 | 360 | 353 | 4 | 8 | 269 | 269 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 474 | 430 | 423 | 4 | 2 | 406 | 312 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | 241 | 198 | 179 | 3 | 16 | 182 | 179 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | 403 | 387 | 368 | 4 | 10 | 349 | 349 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 439 | 439 | 421 | 4 | 4 | 352 | 352 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | 353 | 353 | 349 | 4 | 12 | 309 | 251 | 4 | 17 |
| 17 | 501 | 501 | 486 | 5 | 18 | 419 | 419 | 4 | 11 |
| 18 | 460 | 460 | 440 | 4 | 6 | 411 | 411 | 4 | 5 |
| In | 3645 | 3492 | 3369 | 36 | 2962 | 2807 | 35 | ||
| Out | 3605 | 3422 | 3250 | 36 | 2909 | 2686 | 35 | ||
| Total | 7250 | 6914 | 6619 | 72 | 5871 | 5493 | 70 |
