This course is an absolute pleasure to play. A Hawtree design with the best greens in Cheshire by far, which are all PGA standard, with plenty of contours and tough pin positions.

Now 6-years old and coming on great with the fairways now taking shape after much work and care taken by the greenkeeping staff.

1st is a straightforward 506 yard par 5 and longer hitters will reach in 2 if the wind is with them. The green is a large kydney shape and well contoured and protected front left and left, but anything overhit will find trouble and anything missing right could end up in a pond.

2nd an uphill 348 yard par 4 to a wide contoured green which is not too deep, and well protected to the front. This green needs hitting from height as a long iron will need to cary the traps and stop quickly, otherwise you will be in trouble.

3rd a 167 yard par 3 which looks shorter than it actually is, and beware of any breeze, as you may not notice it until your ball is in the air. The green is well protected again and some tricky pin positions can be had on this loveley green.

4th is a magnificent 410 yard par 4 which could be the signature hole. Elevated tee and easy looking green from afar. when taking your approach make sure to aim for the left hand bunker as the fairway will kick the ball to the right and onto the green. Aim for the middle of the green and if it's short it will kick right into another trap or worse. If you hit the green make sure its with loft or you could run through the back and into trouble. A brilliant green again and can be trickey depending upon pin position.

5th is an easy looking 124 yard par 3 stroke index 18, but it's well protected, narrow and wind/breeze affected, so beware.

6th is a tough all uphill 388 yard par 4 and can play like a par 5 if the wind is against. The green is a real tricky affair and needs to be hit with loft, as a long iron or fairway wood needs to carry the traps and try and stop before running through and off into trouble. If your drive doesn't carry the brow of the hill beware, as you will be left with 150 yards to carry all the way to avoid trouble, and it is uphill.

7th a straightforward 304 yard par 4, which can be reached by longer hitters. Beware though as wind can affect this hole from the elevated tee. There's a water hazard straight ahead to the right and a fairway bunker just placed to collect anything that misses the hazard, and the green is protected left, front left and front right. The green is another trucky contoured affair back to front sloping.

8th a nice 313 par 4 which again can be hit by the longer hitters, but again beware because the rough comes into play and anything aimed at the green needs to carry the rough and also theres well placed bunkers on the left of the fairway and the green is protected front right and front left, and again it's well contoured.

9th a good gradual uphill 484 yard par 5 with fairway bukers left and right some 170 yards short of the green. The green itself is a really tricky affair as its narrow and long and well contoured. it's also protected front right and an approach shot from the right side of the fairway needs to be good and lofty, as the bunker edge runs unseen by the eye and gobbles anything short.

10th is an easy 295 par 4 which is reachable depending on wind etc, with a fairway bunker to the right 90 yards short of the green and fairway bunkers left 60 yards short and the green is protected front left.

11th another straightforward 291 par 4 which is actually tougfher than the slightly shorter 10th. fairway bunkers are 80 yards short of the raised green and bunkers left and right swallow anything off line.

12th is a good 474 yard par 5 which is uphill to start, so the tee shot needs to carry 200 yards for good position. The fairway slopes and kicks left to right for the first 250 yards. The green is protected left and right.

13th is a tough 190 yard par 3 over a valley to a narrow tight green, which needs hitting from height to stand any chance of sticking. This hole depending upon wind conditions can be anything from a driver to 4-iron. Bunkers surround this raised contoured green.

14th is a tricky 327 yard par 4 from an elevated tee over a valley which slopes steeply right to left. Long hitters beware of a water hazard when hitting long and straight over the brow of the hill. For those who's tee shot landed top left they will need to carry the rough and avoid the trees to land on one of the trickiest fastest green arounds. For those in the perfect position a huge tree will need to be carried to stand any chance of hitting the green.

15th is an uphill 392 yards to a wide fairway, but longer hitters beware of a drop-off into a valley of sin some 120 yards short of the green. The green is downhill from the drop-off area and is protected by a gulley 50 yards short and bunkers left and a narrow wide green.

16th is a tough all uphill 392 yard stroke index 1 par 4. The ideal position from the tee is on top of a raised fairway but beware there is a drop off into rough along the valley divide. I have seen someone hit the green from the tee, but the wind was strong and behind and he was a very big hitter. There is a 'plantation' to the left of the valley so to attempt the green there is a long carry. This is a tough hole and very steeply uphill to a raised contoured green which takes no prisoners. Many players have been smiling after reaching in 2 only to 4-putt and weep.

17th is a great 175 yard par 3 over another valley. A well protected green needs hitting with loft to stick and anything short will kick sharply right and run 50 yards back down the slope.

18th is a great 557 yard par 5 with a slight dog-leg left to a raised geeen which is well protected.

A great course which is well looked after and very demanding in places. many holes look to be fairly easy but do provide a good challenge as you need to manage your way around this quite technical course, that is unless you are a long hitter.