The Course
The Course
Set amongst the pine trees and sand dunes of the Lancashire Coast, the course weaves its way around the central area of Formby Golf Club, with the men’s course on the perimeter. Framed with vibrant purple heather and firm linksland, it provides a unique and wonderfully varied challenge.
The course measures 5,356 yards from the red markers, par 71.
It is known for its tight fairways and well-guarded greens, demanding skill and precision from golfers of all levels. This makes the course ideally suited for players of all abilities. While the higher handicapper or shorter hitter will not find the course to be too punishing or arduous, the lower handicap player will find it very difficult to score well. Our indigenous heather protects much of the rough, and great caution is required at many holes.
Flora, Fauna and Wildlife
The Course is part of the Ainsdale Sand Dunes National Nature Reserve managed by Natural England.
The course has a thriving wildlife, including red squirrels, foxes, pheasants and kestrels.
The dunes are home to over 450 plant species including 33 that are locally or regionally rare such as petalwort, seaside centaury, yellow bartsia, round-leaved wintergreen, dune helleborine and pendulous flowered helleborine.
This is one of the best remaining strongholds of the rare natterjack toad, Europe’s loudest amphibian. Red squirrels can be seen in amongst the reserve’s pine forests, whilst sand lizards, great-crested newts and a fantastic variety of orchids and other wildflowers can also be found here.
Sefton’s Natural Coast is one of the most unspoilt coastlines in the country, with plenty to see and do. There are a number of Local Nature Reserves along the coast, as well as the National Trust Red Squirrel Reserve in Formby, and RSPB Marshside to the north of Southport.
For something a bit different you could take a look at ‘Another Place’, Antony Gormley’s award winning iron men sculptures dotted across Crosby beach, just five miles along the coast.
