The Berkshire Golf Club- Club House

The Berkshire

The Berkshire has two outstanding courses- the Red and the Blue.

Both were designed by Herbert Fowler in 1928, on land cleared through virgin forest during WW1 for military manoeuvres . 

We played the blue course , and it was a real joy to play.

The blue course is slightly shorter than the Red and traverses some flatter land in the front nine.

Old Herbert really new his stuff- he also designed both courses at Saunton and Burnham & Berrow.

At The Berkshire Mr Fowler keeps your interest throughout with a strategic and varied layout- without the blind shots that some of the heathlands courses require.

Playing The Blue Course is like walking in a big botanic garden!

It is a world class golfing experience.

Notable holes include:

- hole 2, a short par 4, with water left and a green well protected by sand.

The Berkshire- Blue Course- hole 2

 The Berkshire- Blue Course- hole 2 approach

The Berkshire- Blue Course- hole 2 green

- hole 4, a short par 3 with a challenging well protected green.

- hole 5, a short driveable par 4 which arcs right to left tempting you to take it on..

- hole 6, a strong par 5 with a burn in play through the middle sections of the hole.

The Berkshire - Blue Course, hole 6

- hole 13, an attractive  par 3 with raised green again well protected by yawning bunkers front & right.

The Berkshire- Blue Course, hole 13

- hole 16, a long challenging par 4, with a raised green.

The Berkshire- Blue Course- hole 16 approach

The general consensus is that the Red Course is the better of the two.

It is certainly a little longer, and perhaps has more of the undulating land.

But the Blue course is quite special in it's own right.

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