Close House Golf Course
Close House Golf | 2 Championship 18 hole courses
This Championship layout is set in the beautiful scenic Tyne Valley, a few minutes from the bustling hub of Newcastle, and wedged between both the banks of the River Tyne and the ancient remnants of Hadrian's Wall. The 250-year-old Close House estate was affectionately packed with two of the country's greatest golf courses, with the Lee Westwood Colt Course getting admitted to the UK Top 100 course club just about as soon as it opened.
With two 18-hole Lee Westwood Championship golf courses the European tour venue the Colt course and the Filly course and the 9-hole yearling course. Close House offers among the most diverse golfing experiences anywhere in the UK. This European Tour venue is intended to appeal to golfers of all skill levels and incentivise visitors to enjoy the great game. The PGA Academy allows you to polish and improve your golf skills using the newest technology to analyse your game.
The Colt Course
The 18-hole Lee Westwood Colt Championship Golf Course opened in May 2011 and had been elected one of England's top 100 golf courses just under eight months after it launched. The 6813-yard layout pointers recondition towards the highly esteemed and great English golf course designer Harry Colt (who engineered, the likes of, Wentworth, St Georges Hill, Sunningdale, and Swinley Forest). Though nothing is copied explicitly, the rectangular tees, the bunker shapes, and the Par-3 diverse range are all characteristics developed from this most masterful architect's distilled narratives.
The Filly Course
Located across the Close House Estate's grounds, with spectacular views of the Tyne Valley, the Filly Course has eighteen USGA specification greens. Awesome greens make the course an enjoyable challenge for golfers, where golf shots' precision and accuracy are the keys to a good score. Having held numerous PGA professional events in the past, the Filly Course is a thrilling shorter course, especially in comparison to its sister, The Colt Course.
Close house Is a firm favourite with our clients having recently in 2020 hosted the British Masters which was won by the Italian Renato Paratore.
Be sure to stop at No.19, the place where home-cooked food is served in a contemporary setting, where you can enjoy some of our finest produce regions. Even if you're taking a quick bite after a round of golf, having dinner at No.19 or a light lunch on the terrace, you can take it easy in a stunning setting in the heart of the Northumberland countryside.
