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Romsey sits in the Test Valley, one of England's great chalk-stream landscapes, where the River Test and its tributaries have shaped both the countryside and its unhurried pace of life. Hampshire golf in this part of the county tends to reward patience and local knowledge — the ground plays firm in summer, the turf carries that distinctive close-cropped quality that southern English parkland and downland courses do so well, and the skies open up across wide, hedged farmland in a way that makes you aware of the land long before you reach a green.
The Embley/Blackwater name suggests a layout tied closely to its immediate surroundings, likely drawing on established estate or water-meadow topography that defines this corner of the Test Valley. That kind of course — shaped around existing landscape rather than imposed upon it — typically rewards thoughtful play over brute force.
Romsey itself is a compact market town with a Norman abbey at its heart, sitting about 10 miles northwest of Southampton. It's a genuine English country-town setting, unhurried and unspoiled, that gives a round here a feel quite distinct from the busier commuter-belt clubs closer to the city.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White · men | 6,235 | 71.4 | 124 | 72 |
| White · women | 6,235 | 78 | 143 | 73 |
| White Alternative · men | 5,948 | 69.7 | 122 | 72 |
| White Alternative · women | 5,948 | 75.9 | 140 | 72 |
| Yellow · men | 5,904 | 69.4 | 125 | 72 |
| Yellow · women | 5,904 | 76.4 | 136 | 71 |
| Yellow Alternative · men | 5,783 | 68.9 | 120 | 72 |
| Yellow Alternative · women | 5,783 | 75.5 | 132 | 72 |
| Red · men | 5,570 | 67.8 | 121 | 72 |
| Red · women | 5,570 | 74.2 | 132 | 72 |
| Red Alternative · men | 5,563 | 67.7 | 119 | 72 |
| Red Alternative · women | 5,563 | 74.2 | 132 | 72 |
| Winter · men | 5,308 | 66.3 | 113 | 68 |
| Winter · women | 5,308 | 71.6 | 129 | 69 |
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