The Dream 18

The BEST 18 holes we have played on our journey

Our Dream 18

As we play some of the iconic courses in the world, we’ll be playing some of the most memorable golf holes as well. Holes that have been the staple of TV coverage, and are etched into the minds of even the most casual golf fan.

Think the road hole at St. Andrews, or the 18th at Wentworth, the 14th at Royal Birkdale where Speith drove it 3 fairways over.

As we play these courses, we’ll nominate our favourite hole to The Dream 18, we’ll write why, and that will help give us the ultimate Dream 18 holes of golf around UK & Ireland.

Will you agree with us?

12th at Aberdovey

The 12th at Aberdovey is their signature hole and it’s a quite magnificent par 3! It’s really not long, but if the wind kick up, you face a daunting tee shot right into the wind off the Irish sea.

This hole has been built up, rather than using the natural landscape, and you really can’t tell. It looks like they’ve taken the top of a dune off and placed a green precariously on top of it.

While the tee shot it is tough with a big gully left, and the beach over the back and to the right, protected only by some beautiful use of vertical sleepers, if you’re short, you’ve still got a chance and you’ll find your ball

The 3rd at Silloth-On-Solway

This hole was stupendous! You have a blind tee shot where you're just aiming for an area. You have a decision to make as driver may be too big, but a long iron still needs a good clip to hit the fairway.

If you do hit it, the terrain rolls down nicely and towards the dogleg. It's all downhill.

What awaits you is like a rollercoaster, as the terrain dips down, it then rises dramatically with a elevated green that has a big drop all down the left, and thick rough back and right. It's a majestic approach shot, and the green is a classic undulating Mackenzie green. This hole is magnificent

16th at Abrdovey

A gorgeous hole on the eye! It runs right by the side of the railway line that flanks the course, and with some imaginative bunkering along the right, this is a challenging tee shot, but if you get it right, you’ll be walking 10ft tall!

There is a healthy wide bailout area to make it highly playable, but the green complex is challenging to hit and stick on.

The longer drivers could reach this green, so it’s a risk reward hole, but don’t take any liberties with the wind, play to the conditions presented to you.

5th at Moortown

The picture cannot do this hole justice. It is a daunting tee shot that requires a decision… it’s driveable IF you get the line right, but if you decide to lay up, the approach is tricky.

You can aim for the tree with a slight draw and hope that you clear it, but there is danger and heather all the way up the left.

If you make the fairway, the green is beautiful, with sand all ont he left. The surface is more puttable, but the drive and approach are magnificent

The 4th at Silloth-On-Solway

The 3rd @ S&A

As you get to the tee box, you have no idea what is waiting... you hit one of the high points of the course, you can see the hole in all its glory in front of you, as well as almost all of neighbouring Hillside

The tee shot is daunting, as alll you can see are the bunkers either side, so hitting a straing drive is paramount

If you hit the fairway, you've only got a wedge approach, but the green has a beautiful backdrop of a row of trees and for me, nothing beats seeing your ball soaring against the green backdrop. The green slopes away from you as well, so it's a tricky approach, but a beautiful golf hole