Pleasington Golf Club £1m restoration works completed

The £1 million upgrade at Pleasington Golf Club has seen every hole at the club carefully restored to its former glory, embracing its heathland setting.

The club, founded in  1891, has seen every fairway, green and tee box upgraded and reshaped to embrace its surroundings, with the finishing touched completed through the winter and ready in time for the new 2025 season.

The course, which has stunning views of the Lancashire landscape, including across the Pennines, of Darwen Tower, and even out towards the coast and Lake District, is now fully open for members and for visitors who wish to take on the historic routing.

The course has undergone a £1m restoration (Image: Landmark Media) Mark Bleasdale, the club’s general manager, said: “The course has undergone a remarkable transformation and is looking sensational and playing magnificently.

 “We’ve enhanced every aspect of the playing experience from tee to green, including the reshaping of every bunker.

“We look forward to welcoming back visitors from across the North West and further afield, including the many golf travellers who stop off on their way to and from Scotland.”

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Founded in 1891, the club is steeped in history (Image: Landmark Media) The course has been ranked among the 200 best courses in the British Isles by Golf Monthly magazine, placing it in the top seven per cent of courses across the UK and Ireland.

It has also been used as an Open Qualifying venue 12 times in the past, an honour the club is keen to have again now the restoration is complete.

Last July, the Lancashire Telegraph was welcomed in by the club to see first-hand the works that have taken place, and we were blown away by the changes made.

The course is among the best in the British Isles (Image: Landmark Media) The changes – under the moniker of Good2Great – have seen a total overhaul of the course, with one of the most notable being the return of heather and wild grasses bordering the fairways and bunkers, making the obstacles and routings feel a natural part of the landscape.

Two waste quarry areas blend effortlessly into the course and have welcomed wildlife back to the course alongside the wildflowers and heath, which have also boosted the course’s biodiversity.

While thousands have trees have been removed, you’d hardly notice, and the removals allow the trees left over to flourish while the new heathland helps suck even more carbon from the atmosphere.

Tee times are £50 in April and start at £75 from May to September, with discounts available online and for County Card holders, and can be booked by visiting the club’s website.