Whitstable & Seasalter Golf Club Kent

Situated on the North Kent coast, 60 miles from London, Whitstable is a town of moderate size, with an extensive coastline and an interesting shopping area in the old part of town, The Harbour has many attractions with fish markets, shops, a market, restaurants and cafes. Boat trips to the nearby wind farm are very popular. The open estuary and prevalent winds coupled with many local water sports clubs make Whitstable of great interest to wind surfers, kite surfers and sailors of all ages.

With its low rainfall, high record of sunshine and magnificent surrounding Kentish countryside, Whitstable offers unique advantages to the holidaymaker. Many different forms of accommodation are available, from bed and breakfast to holiday apartments, sites and hotels. Like it’s justly famed product, the oyster, Whitstable is a town, which appeals to the discerning diner with many superb restaurants specialising in seafood locally caught..

Among the many attractions enjoyed in the area is Whitstable and Seasalter Golf Club where golf is played on a true links which runs along the shore at the west end of the town. Here the soil is peaty and sandy with a depth of the fine turf that the course is never muddy in the winter and fairway clubs may be taken with confidence any time of the year.

As is fitting on a course there are few hazards apart from the natural ones but bunkers of different types are provided when the design of the hole requires them. At first sight the course looks easy, but this is deceptive and low scoring is as difficult as many courses which are longer and more closely bunkered. This is partly because of the very varying winds which blow on a seaside course and the accuracy required for the shot to the greens, most of which are of the small side. Chiefly, however, the course is made difficult because, paradoxically (as the master of the approach shot J H Taylor pointed out) the greens are, on the whole, not guarded by obvious hazards. This makes it extremely difficult to judge the strength required for any approach shot.

The total length of this nine-hole links course playing 18 holes is 5,300 yards, but it plays much longer than the card would indicate. Indeed it is a long hitter who can consistently reach the 200 yard distance, for there is little run on the drive owing to the springy nature of the turf except in the very driest weather during the summer months. Yet, here, as on most courses, long hitting, provided it is combined with accuracy, brings its own reward although at Seasalter accuracy is of far greater importance than mere length!