St Mellion Golf Club - Nicklaus Course
Whether you're a seasoned golfer or are new to the game of golf, at St Mellion in beautiful Cornwall you'll experience golfing at its best. Set in 450 acres of rolling countryside, yet only a stone's throw from Plymouth in Devon, St Mellion is undisputedly one of the finest golf resorts in the West Country - and indeed in the whole of the UK.
Officially opened in the July of 1988, the Nicklaus golf course at St Mellion is regarded as one of the finest golf courses in Europe. Following the acquisition of the resort by American Golf (UK) Ltd in May 1998, £250,000 has been invested in drainage and maintenance work to make what is one of the world's most famous golf courses playable all year round. This has been music to the ears of the many golfers who love the West Country and who return time and again to Cornwall to take up the challenge!
Jack Nicklaus has designed many many golf courses! However St Mellion's Nicklaus Course in Cornwall was the first golf course he designed in the UK. Jack's signature is all over this incredible course - high tees with good views of the fairways, water hazards and the requirement to place the ball in the right position in order to score well. Spectator banks line many holes to ensure good viewing and each hole sets its own unique test, with character and beauty, sand and lots of water! Not one of the holes on this most challenging of golf courses is mediocre - each will test the best. The greens are magnificent and constructed to the American specification of a sand and peat mix and seeded with special grass imported from America to give a putting surface that probably defies description
At just over 7,000 yards from the tournament tees and 6,000 yards from the medal tees, the Nicklaus Course provides a truly outstanding test of golf. By building a variation of tee positions, the club golfer can enjoy the course while also giving the professional golfer a more demanding test. And, not only did Jack design eighteen great golf holes when he planned this golf course, he also designed the practice area and driving range situated just above the first tee.
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