The North British Railway Company founded Silloth on Solway Golf Club in 1892 as a natural extension to its development of the town as a port, holiday resort and terminus for both commercial and passenger traffic. The course itself was originally laid out by Davy Grant. Over the years thousands of golfers from all over the world have travelled to Silloth to experience one of the finest links golf courses in the world. The links tip toes through the dunes on a beautiful stretch of land beside the Solway Firth overlooking the Scottish Borders on one side and the Lake District on the other.
In 1892 Solway Golf Club was founded and back then the club used Willie Fernie and Willie Park for their expert advice in establishing the course. The course itself was originally laid out by Davy Grant, and over the next thirty years, was visited by ten Open Champions including Harry Vardon, J.H. Taylor and James Braid. Over the years the course h…
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Played on: 10 September 2019 Review date: 2 November 2019Handicap: 4.5
Silloth on Solway Golf Club
We had a superb day at Silloth which started with a very warm welcome from the Pro and continued with every member we met. The facilities were just fine but this was all about the golf course which is a very top notch links course. It feels like it could be on the other side of the Irish Sea with dunes throughout and it reminded me of a mini Royal County Down. Silloth is …