Golf Course in Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire

Golf is a sport in which a player, using many types of clubs including a driver and a putter, hits a ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not use a standardized playing area; rather, the game is played on golf "courses", each one of which has a unique design and typically consists of either 9 or 18 holes. Golf is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules."

A golf course consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing area, fairway, rough and other hazards, and the green with the pin and cup. Because a round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, most golf courses have this number of holes. Some however only have nine holes and the course is played twice per round, while others have 27 or 36 and choose two groups of nine holes at a time for novelty and maintenance reasons. Many older golf courses, often coastal, are golf links, of a different style to others. For other than municipal courses, there is usually a golf club based at each golf course.

An average golf course will consist of the following elements:

• Teeing Area
• Fairway
• Rough
• Hazards (including lakes and trees)
• Putting Green

Find A Golf Course At Cold Ashby Golf Club in Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire

Cold Ashby is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England.

The village of Cold Ashby sits astride the 200 metre (656 feet) contour line on the highest ground for miles around. The height of the village may have something to do with its name. In years gone by the village was often snowbound during the winter, sometimes cut off for weeks.

The modern village is still small with a population of around 200 and is largely unspoiled by development. There is a public house, The Black Horse and a church, St. Denys's.

The Church of St. Denys dominates the village, built of stone in the early English style. There is a chancel, clerestorial nave, south porch and a crenellated western tower with pinnacles.

Cold Ashby is just over 2 miles (3 kilometers) from Naseby, site of the great battle of the Civil War in 1645.