Close House Golf Club (The Filly)

Overview: The Filly Course is one of the two full-length 18-hole routings at Close House in the Tyne Valley. It shares the estate setting with the Colt Course but is a separate directory identity, with its own sequence of holes and a different emphasis within the resort. Close House describes the two courses as championship layouts, while the Filly’s current design record is associated with Scott Macpherson. The course sits among the property’s older woodland, water features and historic walls, giving a modern golf route a strong sense of place.

History: The Filly project began in 2012 as part of the continuing development of Close House’s golf operation. Scott Macpherson’s design work and later renovation involvement are documented in specialist architectural records, while the club’s current site confirms that the Filly and Colt are both 18-hole Lee Westwood-branded championship courses. The profile does not assign a more precise opening date or tee specification because the current operator material does not publish one consistently for this exact routing.

Did You Know? Close House also has a nine-hole Yearling course, but the Filly is not that short course. The operator explicitly separates the Yearling from the two full 18-hole courses. That distinction matters for search and travel planning because the estate’s several golf products share one clubhouse and location, yet offer very different rounds. The Filly should therefore remain linked to its own directory row rather than being folded into a generic Close House profile.