Dartmouth

West Bromwich sits in the heart of the Black Country, the industrial core of the West Midlands that forged much of Britain's modern history in its foundries and mills. Golf here has always been working-class in spirit — courses built for and by communities rather than aristocratic members, and Dartmouth fits squarely within that tradition. The club has roots stretching back well over a century, making it one of the older established clubs in this part of the region.

The Black Country's landscape is flatter than the moorland and heathland that define golf further north or south, and Dartmouth plays across the kind of urban-edged parkland terrain typical of the West Midlands — mature trees framing fairways, a layout that rewards local knowledge and course management over raw power.

A par 71 suggests at least one or two shorter holes that demand precision rather than length, keeping the scorecard interesting beyond simply hitting it hard. For visitors to the area, this is the kind of established club where the welcome is genuine and the history of the place quietly reveals itself over 18 holes.