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Wallasey Course

Wallasey Golf Club

Wirral, Merseyside, England
Gabriel
EllWilko157
Griffinrush7
Steven M. Anthony
Fox
+10
18 holesPar 726,649 yds75/140

About this course

Wallasey occupies a distinctive stretch of linksland on the Wirral Peninsula, positioned between the Dee and Mersey estuaries with views across to Liverpool and the Welsh coast. The club was established in 1891, with Old Tom Morris laying out the original course. Subsequent revisions came from James Braid in the early twentieth century, while Donald Steel and Martin Hawtree have contributed more recent refinements that respect the natural duneland character of the property. The routing moves through classic linksland terrain characterized by undulating fairways, deep pot bunkers, and firm turf that rewards ground game strategy. The course runs close to the shore in places, exposing players to prevailing winds that can dramatically alter club selection and shot-making demands from one round to the next. Several holes play along elevated ground that provides both strategic interest and expansive views of the surrounding coastline and estuary waters. Wallasey has hosted numerous regional and national amateur championships, including multiple English Amateur Championships and the British Ladies Amateur. The course is known among competitors for its traditional links examination and the premium it places on accurate iron play and creative short game work around heavily contoured greens. The club maintains a strong amateur competitive tradition and has produced accomplished players who have competed at high levels of British golf. The clubhouse sits near the shore and reflects the club's long history within the Wirral golfing community, which includes several other notable links courses in close proximity along this stretch of northwest England coastline.

Rankings

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146

Best in World

Quick facts

Location
Wirral, Merseyside, England
Access
Public
Year built
1892
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
6,649 yards
Difficulty
75/140
Course Vaults score
8.6

Getting there

Liverpool John Lennon Airport lies just across the Mersey, a swift twenty-minute drive northwest through the urban sprawl of Birkenhead before the landscape opens toward the Irish Sea coast. The route climbs gently onto the Wirral Peninsula, trading the city's red brick for salt-tinged air and widening skies, until the road delivers you to the quiet residential edge of Wallasey. Here, perched on the dunes above the estuary, the clubhouse sits in understated repose - a portal to one of England's great links, where the wind off the water has shaped both terrain and tradition for more than a century.

FAQ

Common questions about Wallasey

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Wallasey has a Course Vaults score of 8.6 out of 10 based on 15 logged golfers.

Wallasey was designed by Donald Steel, Martin Hawtree, James Braid, and Old Tom Morris.

Yes. Wallasey is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Wallasey is 72.

Wallasey plays 6,649 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Wallasey is 140.

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