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Parkstone Golf Club Dorset, England

Rating: ****

49A Links Road, Poole, BH14 9QS

E-mail: admin@parkstonegolfclub.co.uk

Nearest main town: Bournemouth

Playing: Midweek: round £40.00; day £60.00. Weekend: round £50.00; day £70.00.

Facilities: Bar: 11 am-11 pm. Food: Lunch from 11 am-5.30pm. Bar snacks. Dinner on Fridays only from 8pm-10pm.

Comments: Golf in its purest and finest form. .. Old club with set-in­stone attitude. .. Not as good as Purbeck or Ferndown but a good third string. .. Heathland masterpiece that I can’t help going back to again and again… Mesmerising course.

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Isle of Purbeck Golf Club Dorset, England

Rating: ****

Stud land, Swanage, BH19 3AB

Nearest main town: Studland

Playing: Midweek: round £35.00; day £45.00. Weekend: round £40.00; day £47.50.

Facilities: Bar: 11 am-10pm. Food: lunch from 12.30pm­5.30pm except Mondays.

Comments: Views. Oh, what views! … Play Purbeck and die a happy man. .. Set on the Purbeck Hills. .. Gorse and heather everywhere. .. The natural selection. .. Most spectacular views anywhere in Britain… Best in the county and in fantastic, natural condition… Wonderful turf and views. . . Simply unique.

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