West Yorkshire

Rob Smith takes to moor, heath and hill to further expand his golfing CV in the western reaches of England's most golf course-rich county

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One of the pleasures of working in golf is the connections you make, often with people whose moves to fairways new take you on that journey with them. I am lucky enough to receive many golfing invitations and, during the winter, I spotted three that would combine very well on a short trip away. Yorkshire has more courses than any county and, despite playing most of its big names over the years, there are still huge gaps here in my golfing CV.

My first game took me up an exceedingly pretty hill to Hebden Bridge for a game with Jim Mosley, a university friend of Golf Monthly's former editor Mike Harris. Jim helps with the marketing at this member-run club where Craig, its one-man greenkeeping team and only full-time employee, presents a course in superb condition with occasional help from a member or two. He should be very proud of what has been achieved on this outrageously scenic nine-holer.