Glancing at my ‘courses played’ spreadsheet ahead of an autumn trip to the county with colleague, Rob Smith, I was surprised to see I’d already played 11 of the best golf courses in Shropshire.
Among those previously played were the two 18-holes courses at Hawkstone Park, where Sandy Lyle famously honed his major-winning game under the guidance of the club pro, his late father, Alex Lyle. Things were a little different in Sandy’s day, with the Championship course not opening until 1995, but the two layouts there now provide wonderfully contrasting tests.
