Crowlands Heath Golf Club
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Crowlands Heath Golf Club is a golf course located in Chadwell Heath
in London
, United Kingdom
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designer Mike Pinner, and has been built to Championship USGA Specification. Although the land is of private ownership, members of the public can play on the golf course as if it were public land.
The par of the course is 33 for 9-holes, and therefore 66 for 18-holes.
It is unique in that golfers hit balls into a large lake.
To make practising more exciting, golfers at Crowlands Heath Driving Range can either attempt the chance of carrying their shot 175 yards to the grass targets on the opposite side of lake, or try for a hole in one on the floating green, or just practice hitting the yardage-marked floating buoys.
from amateur to professional on the PGA European tour
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Chadwell Heath
Chadwell Heath is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, both in Greater London. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...
in London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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The course
Crowlands' golf course is a 9-hole links style course. Because it is not a full 18-hole golf course, players have the option to play a 9-hole round, or play the course twice to complete 18 holes. The course was designed by former Jack NicklausJack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
designer Mike Pinner, and has been built to Championship USGA Specification. Although the land is of private ownership, members of the public can play on the golf course as if it were public land.
The par of the course is 33 for 9-holes, and therefore 66 for 18-holes.
Driving range
Crowlands Heath Driving Range has 30 bays, is undercover and floodlit.It is unique in that golfers hit balls into a large lake.
To make practising more exciting, golfers at Crowlands Heath Driving Range can either attempt the chance of carrying their shot 175 yards to the grass targets on the opposite side of lake, or try for a hole in one on the floating green, or just practice hitting the yardage-marked floating buoys.
PGA Advanced Professional
Crowlands Heath is part owned by PGA Advanced Professional Chris Jenkins, who has progressed such talent as Oliver FisherOliver Fisher
Oliver James Fisher is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.Fisher was born in Chingford, London. He was a winner of the Faldo Series, Nick Faldo's development programme for young golfers, in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and as such was regarded as one of the best prospects of his...
from amateur to professional on the PGA European tour
PGA European Tour
The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...
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