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<\/span><\/div><\/div>The Templar Course<\/h2>\n
When planning the improvements to the 18-hole layout, a decision was made to secure the long-term future of golf at Swanston by providing facilities that would encourage new golfers of all ages to both try golf and encourage their progress through to being full members in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n To achieve this goal it was felt that one 18-hole course was not enough. A separate course is essential to enable learners of the game to play without feeling the pressure of the more experienced golfer pushing from behind.<\/p>\n On the fourth Wednesday of each month, April to October, the Templar Course can be played as a 6-hole \u2018competition\u2019 layout where 3 pairs of the par-3\u2019s are joined together to make 3 par-4\u2019s. This is then played three times to make a par 63 18-hole golf course. This is a great way for learners of the game to test themselves, achieve a handicap and progress towards playing on a full-size course. In 2011 we started using the 6-hole layout on Friday afternoons to enable juniors to play a Stableford format for handicap.<\/p>\n It’s a fantastic short course and there is plenty that will entertain and challenge all ages. The greens are made to a full USGA (sand based) specification and are a joy to putt on for golfers of all abilities and in all weather.\u00a0 The well thought-out course includes the 80 yard 4th<\/sup> hole over the corner of a pond and the 12ft square Huxley Premier tees have been designed to enable a consistent ball strike without the mess that grass tees would become given the clubs used for short holes.<\/p>\n A round on the \u2018Templar\u2019 course takes less than an hour and is great fun \u2013 whether you\u2019re 8 or 80 years old, a scratch golfer or yet to get your first handicap.<\/p>\n Look out for our Annual open Par-3 Championships that started in 2009; five different age and ability categories to enable all of the family to get involved and a chance to play in a match-play final!<\/p>\n Corporate bookings will benefit from exclusive-use, with full access to the Swanston facilities, including changing rooms, showers, free parking and private dining.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Golfers are welcome to visit Swanston Farm’s Brasserie<\/a><\/strong> on the first floor, or make use of the Swanston Golf Club Room on the ground floor next to the Pro Shop.<\/p>\n All golf at Swanston is run by Swanston Golf Ltd and more information including how to play as a non-member, join as a member and book a round of golf can be found on their website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>GOLF<\/h2>\r\n