Hockley Golf Club
Course Status
Golf Course open. Winter Rules. No Buggies unless you have a medical exemption. Please carry if you can. Updated: 27th Nov 2023
Course
Hockley is built on free draining chalk downland, which means it remains playable in all but the harshest of winter conditions. We rarely need to use temporary greens or tees and, as a result, members and visitors have the chance to play meaningful golf year-round.
We are naturally gifted with a James Braid course, on a beautiful piece of land set within the South Downs National Park. The course starts by meandering gently up a valley before reaching the top of the downland and the stunning views across the city of Winchester and south towards the coast. On a clear day you can make out the Isle of Wight in the distance. The walk is pretty much on the level from that point, except for some minor changes in elevation, as it horseshoes across the downs and then descends over the final hole back towards the clubhouse.
The course has benefited from significant recent improvements and more work is planned to ensure that it continues to provide the best possible playing surfaces.
A short par four but one that is best played with the head rather than blast away with a driver. The entrance to the green is very narrow and in dry conditions it is difficult to get near the pin unless you are in the centre of the fairway. Lay-up to give yourself a pitch that is best played short of the pin and let your ball release to the hole.
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