A course designed by a man who'd never designed one before, where your tee time might be decided by a ball dropping down a chute, and where one approach shot lands in a completely different county. Welcome to Liphook Golf Club.

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Ranked 75th in the UK & Ireland, Liphook sits in the heart of Hampshire's heathland belt — between Hankley Common and Hindhead, in one of the finest concentrations of golf on the planet. At just 6,200 yards off the yellows, it looks like an easy day. The reviews suggest otherwise.

Nish, Chris, and Jim preview what to expect: blind tee shots, lightning-fast greens, a par-three opener, five par threes in total, the famous seventh green straddling two counties, and the fifth hole — Black Fox — which designer Tom Simpson rated one of the finest he ever created (remarkable given Liphook was his only course).

They also cover how the whole thing was founded in a pub, why the front and back nine were swapped around to accommodate the clubhouse, the Creator Cup victory that nobody told Jim about, and a very good argument about pace of play, pre-shot routines, and why maybe golf should just be 12 holes.

🏌️ Side bet: fewest shots to hit and stay on the 18th green
🏆 Signature hole: #14 — Simpson's Folly, par four, 434 yards

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