City Golf, Leeds
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City Golf is a nine-hole, pay and play golf course in Kirkstall, Leeds.
[edit] Location
The course is located just off the A65 road and near to the River Aire at the foot of the Kirkstall valley. The full address is City Golf, Redcote Lane, Leeds, LS4 2AW.
[edit] Scorecard
| Hole | Name | Yardage | Par | SI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Screen Test | 115 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Dog's Dinner | 173 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Natural Selection | 60 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Bridgewater View | 235 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Top Out | 170 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | The Beast | 350 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Electric Avenue | 235 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Figure it out | 235 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Don't Flag | 170 | 3 | 3 |
[edit] Holes
- The first hole, the second-shortest on the course, has no standard hazards, however, a sliced shot can land in the car park or a hooked shot can land in the shrubbery and trees to the left, which also protects the left hand side of the green
- Shortening in the past few years has made the green more reachable for high-handicappers, a raised verge at the back caring for any over-hit irons, though the tall trees to the left are stiff punishment for any hooked tee-shots
- The shortest hole in Leeds? A full blooded lob-wedge or short sand-wedge to a rounded green leaves a good chance for a birdie for those with a consistent short-game length
- Another good birdie chance. A drawn long-iron or fairway-wood straight over the ridge should put you within pitching distance of the green
- A mid iron to a deceptively distant and elevated green, however a poorly shaped and maintained bunker is unseen from the tee, which will catch a slightly pulled tee-shot
- A daunting drainage ditch will see to any topped drives and ridges to the left and right mean a good length and shape are required to hit and stay on the fairway. A damaged front portion of the green encourages a lofted second or third shot and an inconsistent run on the green can lead to high scoring
- Those daring to take driver risk the drainage ditch to the right and a sunken tree to left, which the fairway camber leads to. Otherwise the safest line to the green is a long iron to the right of the fairway
- Down-sloping ridges surrounding and swampish rough to the front of the green mean that a lofted iron is the only direct route to the green
- A bunker to the left and friendly ridges to the right mean the safest line is surely to the right, those shooting the green will be left with a rewarding stroll with the bar just yards away
