Colvend Golf Club

Colvend Golf Club's original nine holes were designed by Willie Fernie in 1905 before being redesigned by Dave Thomas in 1985 before the course was extended to 18 holes. The layout was further refined with changes to the 12 holes and the introduction of new 15th and 16th holes in 2005. Today Colvend Golf Club is a 5341 yard par 69 with challenges in the form of tight tree lined fairways, water hazards and well place bunkers.

The steep fairway on the first hole provides a daunting psychological test when you first arrive at Colvend Golf Course. Once you have negotiated that you might be surprised to find a run of links type holes that cling to the cliff top. From there you make your way down to the eight hole where a burn in front of the green, a well placed bunker and out of bounds to the back make a par 3 a sound score before you cross over the road for holes 9 to 17 which are classic parkland. The water features make accuracy the key at holes 12 and 13 and the par five 14th appears even longer into the wind which we faced in both the morning and the afternoon. When we played the course in spring we found the course to be in generally good condition although the greens on the first seven holes seemed to be struggling to recover from the winter months. Despite that, however, Colvend provided a varied and enjoyable round of golf. A pleasant welcome, and much needed sustenance, were provided in the clubhouse.