Macdonald Portal Golf Club - Championship Course

The Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa is a world-class golf venue, nestled in the heart of the rolling Cheshire countryside. There are three courses at Portal: the 18-hole Portal Championship Course and Premier Course and the 9-hole Arderne.

The largest indoor golf academy in Europe and one of the best-stocked Pro Shops in the North West make Portal a magnet for avid golfers. When you take into account it's luxury accommodation, fine food and premier spa, any visit to Macdonald Portal is a truly relaxing and enjoyable experience for golfers and non golfers alike.

The Championship Course at Macdonald Portal Hotel is relatively unknown to a wide audience, but having opened in 1990, it's one of the best courses to be completed in England in the modern era. In fact, it was named 'Golf Course Of The Year' in 1995, and it's the star of Portal's golfing complex. Designer Donald Steel has created a challenge that's characterised by unique and distinctive holes; expansive water hazards and cascading waterfalls are among the tests. The signature hole is typical of Steel's magnificent 7,037 yard layout - the long third tips the scales at 607 yards, with a green guarded by a beautiful lake.

If you've never played golf before or want to improve your game, book in for golf lessons with the resident golf professionals. Using their expertise and the advanced technology of the indoor golf academy, they will enhance your long and short game techniques, concentrating on pitching, chipping, putting and bunker play. The Academy features leading 'A Star' Swing Analysis Software, a Smart Golf simulator with over 20 courses, a 6-hole putting green and bunker.