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Driving through the Golden Gates of Bowood's grand entrance, you enter a golfing haven. Set within ‘Capability' Brown's 2000-acre Great Park and the estate of Bowood House and Gardens, lies the championship golf course carefully meticulously designed by Dave Thomas, architect of the Belfry.
Working with the natural beauty of majestic rolling parkland, with a wealth of mature trees and lakes, Thomas' brief was to create a course to be enjoyed by all who wished to play. With a range of tees on every hole, the higher handicapped golfer is not overwhelmed by too difficult a course, yet from the back tees in events which include the European Challenge Tour Championships, even the greatest from the professional ranks find this stunning course a challenging test of their skills.
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Voted among the top ten new courses in Britain and top fifty golf destinations in Europe by Golf World Magazine, Bowood boasts one of the finest 18 hole courses in the South of England.
The course gives a genuine feeling of getting away from the stresses and strains of modern life. Indeed, only three buildings can be seen from the course - the Clubhouse, Queenwood Golf Lodge and Derry Hill Church spire. Bowood competes for length as well as difficulty with the toughest championship courses. Numerous tree and water barriers, together with cunningly placed bunkers, ensure that you have more to think about than just cutting the corners on the doglegs.
For those who are not feeling so brave, Thomas has been kind enough to provide forward tees, generous fairways and the opportunity to 'play safe'.
In summary, Bowood succeeds on three levels: it blends well with ‘Capability' Brown's landscape, it rewards good golf and it can accommodate all levels of ability, simultaneously and without strain. A successful four-year drainage programme was completed in June 1998, using 4,000 tonnes of sand and laying 10.5 miles of land drains. This ensures that the course remains dry and playable even in the harshest of British winters.
Why not combine a round on the championship course with a stay in the great new hotel, every guest staying on a dinner, bed & breakfast basis gets a complimentary round of golf, use of the Spa, entrance to Bowood House & Gardens and to the Rhododendron walks during the opening season.
Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort is home to the top golf course in Wiltshire is conveniently located in the M4 corridor close to the counties of Avon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, and Somerset. Away from it all in a beautiful tranquil setting, yet less than an hour from Bristol, Bath, Gloucester & Swindon and just minutes from Calne, Chippenham, Devizes, Marlborough, Melksham & Trowbridge.
Tel: 01249 822228
Email: Proshop@bowood.org
