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Gerry McCormack (Scotland) 29/07/08

Drove down from Glasgow after reading some of the praise on this site. Fantastic golfing landscape, with each hole in splendid isolation. The wayward receive no help from other fairways etc. Played in 15-25mph winds which complimented the course perfectly. Greens not as fast as I'd expected but it had been very windy that week so suspected they were balancing the course. Very nice clubhouse with lovely food. Great day out for £39 for a DAY!, unbeatable value.

Value for Money	10
Challenge	9
Off Course	10

Harald Hallen (Sweden) 19/07/08

Although Silloth is in England, it was part of a Scottish golf tour by 6 Swedish golfers. We played it on July 15, 2008.

The weather was rather inclement with rain threatening and the wind blowing about 25 mph when we set out in mid-morning (it later dropped a bit, to maybe 18 - 20 mph). Fortunately we only had a few drops of rain and towards the end of the round, there was even some blue in the sky.

Some in our party grumbled a bit about blind tee shots and approach shots, but to me that's an essential part of traditional links golf. I found Silloth to be probably the most fun course to play that I've encountered so far (and I have played golf for more than 25 years). Add to that excellent greens and top quality turf, and what more could you ask?

Almost every hole would merit a special mention, but if I must select two above the others it would be holes 3 and 9. Hole 3 is a short par 4 with the most amazing natural sand hollows in dubes both to the right and the left. My tee shot was short and to the left and ended up in one of these hollows, giving me a brutal insight into the origins of bunkers as we know them today. Hole 9 is a lovely little par 3, only 121 yards from the yellow tees, but well bunkered and not at all easy when the wind blows.

The clubhouse is nice and cosy with spacious and modern locker rooms.

Value for Money	10
Challenge	9
Off Course	9

danny knight (England) 10/11/07

Being from merseyside i"ve played many of the top course"s in the area [Formby, West Lancs, Southport and Ainsdale ect, all i can say is for about half the green fee price of the fore named track"s this course is superb value,although a little bit of the beaten track, its well worth the time and effort to visit,if you enjoy links golf this is a must.

Danny

Value for Money	10
Challenge	9
Off Course	9

Paul Meikle (Scotland) 04/11/07

The most fun I have ever had on a golf course. I have now played Silloth 5 times and it gets better and better every time. From the very back tees (blue I think), it is a monster. It is very difficult to single out any holes for special mention as there are so many that are classics. However playing from the back tees on the 5th and 13th is amazing. And the 9th is a classic par 3 which in my humble opinion is only bettered by the 13th at Muirfield and equalled by the 2nd/6th at Dornoch. Apart from some of the Open Championship courses, only Dornoch betters Silloth and that is only just. However, if you are talking about value for money, then Silloth is the best in the UK. You need your A game here. And the food in the clubhouse is brilliant.

Value for Money	10
Challenge	10
Off Course	10

Matthew Martindale (England) 02/08/07

Shhhhhh! Keep this quiet. The most amazing golf experience you will ever encounter. But don't tell anyone else!!! I absolutely love it.

Value for Money	10
Challenge	10
Off Course	10

Gary Blackmore (England) 30/04/07

We arrived at the course on the 30th April 2007 and had booked tee times for 9:30 and 9:40 on a Monday morning. The course we were told by the club pro is usually quiet on Monday's - which it was. Believe what has already been said about this course, everthing from the tees, greens, bunkers, fairways etc, to the clubhouse is first class. I believe that if this course was a shade longer then it would surely have hosted an Open Championship by now, it already is used for the qualifiers and it's easy to see why. The only downside on the day was that there weren't any course planners available due to supply reasons. If your ever lucky enough to play this great course then I would highly recommend that you get one before you play because there are quite a number of blind holes to navigate but nonetheless this didn't spoil our enjoyment. One of my party has played a number of Open venues including Royal Birkdale and he rated this course better than that, so for £45 this represents great value for money. Can't wait to go back again and play this gem of a course.

Value for Money	10
Challenge	8
Off Course	8