Sean, I played in their Seniors' Open last week. The competition was a 4-ball better ball Stableford and we just managed to get more points than we lost balls! It was in marvellous condition with good, fast greens and beautiful, springy fairway turf. Crosland Heath is wonderfully drained and makes for enjoyable winter golf even in wet weather. The course being so exposed to the wind, you have to hit straight and true. I don't, as well you know. Everyone there was exceptionally welcoming. I enjoyed it every bit as much as I did on my first visit, despite my inept play. I left with a feeling of great satisfaction.
I suppose the course is about 30 miles from where I live, so it is similar in time to playing at Cavendish, Halifax, Huddersfield or Ormskirk. I should not say that you should drive 200 miles simply to play it, but if you have cause to be in West Yorkshire then it ought to be on the list for consideration.
There are two facets to the architecture which appeal in particular: many brilliantly located green sites; the ingenuity with which MacKenzie routed the course so that both nines have a similarly high degree of interest and that he squeezed so much interesting golf onto such a compact site. The only negative is that there are a lot of crossing holes and you need to keep your wits about you on a busy day such as we had.