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 When the unmarried Queen Elizabeth I of England died in 1603, James VI of Scotland moved court to London, taking up residence at the Royal Palace in Greenwich becoming James I of England. His royal entourage is thought to have contained a number of golfers and they found the perfect ground at Blackheath on which to play their beloved game. In 1608 Blackheath Golf Club was instituted, but documentary evidence has yet to be discovered.
Today there are more than 740,000 golfers affiliated to England’s 1,900 or so golf clubs. There are more golf courses in England than Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales put together. The topographical variation of England’s golf courses is perhaps totally unique the world over but the vast majority of overseas visitors head to Scotland and Ireland rather than choosing to play golf in England. We think the English Tourist Board are missing an opportunity. | |
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 |  | | Royal Birkdale | | Royal Birkdale Golf Club is the favourite English course on the British Open rota according to the results of a recent Top 100 poll... |
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|  | | Sunningdale (Old) | | The Old course at Sunningdale Golf Club is one of the British Isles’ most aesthetically pleasing inland courses. |
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|  | | Royal St George's | | There's nothing artificial about Royal St George’s Golf Club; there's a natural look and feel to the course that blends beautifully into the surroundings. |
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|  | | Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin) | | Woodhall Spa is an oasis in the heart of Lincolnshire, set amongst glorious pine, birch and broom, this heathland golf course is an absolute delight to play. |
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|  | | Royal Lytham & St Annes | | Royal Lytham & St Annes is the most northerly of the English championship links courses, situated only 10 miles from Royal Birkdale. |
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|  | | Royal Liverpool | | Without doubt, Royal Liverpool is a tough links. Only a couple of holes are in the dunes – otherwise there is little protection from the ever-changing wind. |
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|  | | Ganton | | This sandy, gently undulating site was once a North Sea inlet. Consequently, Ganton has all the characteristics of a links and a heathland course. |
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|  | | Walton Heath (Old) | | Walton Heath Golf Club is where links golf meets inland golf. There is no salty whiff of sea air, but the course plays and feels like a seaside links. |
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|  | | Wentworth (West) | | Wentworth's West course is the most televised course in the UK, hosting three professional tournaments every year... |
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|  | | Swinley Forest | | Swinley Forest is an absolutely charming golf course sited on the famous sand belt, but it’s a club that is frozen in time, exclusive, unusual and eccentric... |
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|  | | St George's Hill (Red & Blue) | | The spectacular panorama from the front of the St George's Hill clubhouse is a view that grabs you and makes your heart pound... |
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|  | | St Enodoc (Church) | | St Enodoc Golf Club is certainly a quixotic and rather hilly links course, set amidst towering sand dunes clad with tufts of wild sea grasses. |
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|  | | Rye (Old) | | So, we’ve arrived at Rye, but will we get a game? Rye is so very private, that it is exceedingly difficult to secure a tee time, it's easier to get a game on the Old course at St Andrews. |
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|  | | Hillside | | Hillside is an underrated gem, separated only by a footpath, but hiding in the shadow of its noble next-door neighbour, Royal Birkdale. |
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|  | | Saunton (East) | | If there is a need for another seaside Open Championship venue, then surely the East course at Saunton Golf Club is a worthy candidate. |
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|  | | Sunningdale (New) | | Taken together, the New and Old courses at Sunningdale Golf Club represent the finest 36 holes of golf in the whole of the British Isles. |
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|  | | West Sussex | | West Sussex is one of our favourite inland courses. It is sheer delight to play golf on this charming sandy outcrop of heathland. |
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|  | | Royal West Norfolk | | Check the tide times before you plan your trip to Royal West Norfolk Golf Club, the course plays on a narrow strip of links-land which gets cut off at high tide, turning it into an island. |
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|  | | Formby | | Set in 470 acres on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Formby Golf Club is one of the few places left in England where you might catch a glimpse of the native Red Squirrel. |
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|  | | Silloth on Solway | | It’s well worth the time (and the money) to get to Silloth on Solway Golf Club and once you get here, you won’t want to leave... |
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|  | | Royal Cinque Ports | | Royal Cinque Ports, or Deal as it is somtimes called, is an absolute brute of a links course. Its back nine, or rather the last seven holes, are relentless... |
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|  | | Hankley Common | | There is an overwhelming feeling of spaciousness at Hankley Common, so much so that it seems plausible that a second or third course could be intertwined between the existing 18 holes. |
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|  | | Notts | | “After being too long away I lately went back to Hollinwell, which, as all the golfing world knows, or ought to know, is the course of the Notts Golf Club.” |
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|  | | Berkshire (Red) | | Many people say that there is nothing better than a day’s golf amongst the forest, heather and springy turf of the Berkshire. |
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|  | | Alwoodley | | Alwoodley is one of the finest and most subtle inland courses in the British Isles, located in a secluded spot. |
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|  | | Bearwood Lakes | | Bearwood Lakes is an oasis of calm and beauty with dramatic views of the whole Bearwood Estate. An exclusive club which appears mature beyond its age.
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|  | | Southport & Ainsdale | | Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club is a relative youngster and it is set amongst exhilarating dunes and tangly heather. |
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|  | | Berkshire (Blue) | | Herbert Fowler was the Berkshire’s architect and the Blue course opened for play in 1928... |
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|  | | West Hill | | If it’s charm that you are looking for, then you need look no further than West Hill Golf Club. This is a truly delightful golf course.
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|  | | Worplesdon | | Worplesdon Golf Club is one of the prettiest and most delightful of Surrey’s many heath and heather courses... |
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|  | | Aldeburgh | | Play Aldeburgh Golf Club between May and late June and you will be presented with narrow fairways weaving their way between bright yellow gorse. |
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|  | | Walton Heath (New) | | Both courses at Walton Heath Golf Club are intertwined and have a very similar look and feel. The Old is tougher, although the New is a demanding course with memorable holes of great variety. |
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|  | | Remedy Oak | | Remedy Oak opened for play in November 2005 and former Englishman and Ryder Cup Captain John Jacobs designed the golf course, which is set in more than 250 acres of ancient woodland... |
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|  | | Burnham & Berrow | | Burnham and Berrow is a challenging layout with tumbling fairways laid out in narrow valleys, protected by deep pot-bunkers and thick rough. |
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|  | | Addington | | Addington is a natural inland golfing paradise, with plenty of heather, pine, bracken and silver birch. Very little has changed since the club was founded in 1914. |
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|  | | Wentworth (East) | | Wentworth West is the course that everybody rushes to play, but the East is more enjoyable for the average player. It is also more sandy, intimate and charming. |
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|  | | Chart Hills | | Chart Hills is set in the peaceful rural heart of the Garden of England where old oak trees stand guard and where there is sand, lots and lots of sand. |
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|  | | Trevose (Championship) | | With dramatic views across the golden sandy shore of Boobys Bay to the rugged coastline of Trevose Head, it’s sheer drama. |
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|  | | Woburn (Marquess) | | The addition of the new Marquess course at Woburn Golf and Country Club puts Woburn in a unique position, standing out on its own as the only venue in England to have three featured courses in the Top 100. |
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|  | | Hunstanton | | Hunstanton Golf Club is a connoisseur’s golf course, jammed full of memorable quality golf holes. |
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|  | | Woking | | There is absolutely no doubt that Woking is located in an idyllic spot and the unusual pavilion clubhouse only adds to the charisma. |
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|  | | Ferndown (Old) | | Ferndown Golf Club plays across a sandy outcrop of land where there is a proliferation of heather and pines... it’s an inherently pretty golf course. |
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|  | | St Mellion (Nicklaus) | | St Mellion is located in the Tamar Valley, on what was once rolling farmland. Bodmin Moor is not too far away but you need look no further – the beast is the Nicklaus course. |
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|  | | Queenwood | | Queenwood Golf Club, in a similar mould to Loch Lomond and the Wisley, is reserved for its small but perfectly formed membership and their very lucky friends. |
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|  | | Royal Ashdown Forest (Old) | | Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club is set stunningly, affording fantastic views from the high parts of the course across the forest and the rolling Sussex countryside. |
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|  | | Belfry (Brabazon) | | The Brabazon course at The Belfry doesn’t need introducing. This course has played host to more Ryder Cups than any other course on the planet – four in total. |
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|  | | Delamere Forest | | Delamere Forest is a delightful Herbert Fowler designed course. Fowler made full use of the natural, undulating heathland. |
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|  | | Moortown | | Moortown Golf Club is classic moorland golf course with lovely peaty turf that provides the bouncy cushion-effect when walking, a course that is gentle on the feet. |
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|  | | Grove | | Kyle Philips has done a neat job, using the natural contours of the land in an understated way to create The Grove...a discerning golf course. |
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|  | | Woburn (Duke's) | | With fairways flanked by stately pine, birch and chestnut trees, the Duke’s is an intimate golf course. Each hole is played in splendid isolation. |
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|  | | Little Aston | | Little Aston is hidden away on the edge of exclusive suburbia in acres of tranquil, mature parkland. The former grounds of Little Aston Hall. |
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|  | | Royal North Devon | | Royal North Devon Golf Club, or should we say Westward Ho! This nostalgic and monumental links course fits firmly into the “must-play” category. |
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|  | | Saunton (West) | | The West is the second course at Saunton and was originally laid out in the mid-1930s. It’s shorter than its older sister – the East – but, nonetheless, the West represents a challenge. |
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|  | | Hindhead | | The front nine at Hindhead Golf Club is laid out through heather strewn Ice Age valleys and the back nine plays on a heathland plateau. |
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|  | | West Lancashire | | Its esteemed Royal neighbours keep West Lancashire out of the limelight but it is a truly classical links course, located on a charming stretch of prime links land. |
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|  | | Prince's | | In 1932, Prince’s proudly hosted its first and only Open Championship. "The Squire", Gene Sarazen, was the eventual winner. |
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|  | | Broadstone | | Broadstone is laid out on glorious rolling terrain. The elevated homeward nine provides panoramic views of the Purbeck Hills and Poole Harbour. |
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|  | | Ashridge | | The enchanting Ashridge course is set amongst thousands of acres of National Trust-owned woodland. The scene is set as you drive to the clubhouse. |
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|  | | Goodwood (Downs) | | The original Goodwood downland layout was designed by James Braid. It now measures 7,100 yards but you'll need to befriend a member to play here. |
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|  | | New Zealand | | Founded in 1895 and designed by Samuel “Mure” Fergusson, New Zealand Golf Club is a top-class course located within the famous Surrey heath belt. |
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|  | | Beau Desert | | One of the many treats at Beau Desert is that you play most holes in splendid isolation; you can lose yourself in the trees here. Additionally, the holes are varied and memorable. |
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|  | | Isle of Purbeck (Purbeck) | | The vista from the Isle of Purbeck golf course is breathtaking, for the course is positioned on a high heathland plateau and the 360-degree panorama continually interrupts one’s concentration of the game at hand. |
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|  | | Brocket Hall (Palmerston) | | With two courses, Brocket Hall Golf Club has 36 of the finest inland holes in England, but many believe the Palmerston is the best. |
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|  | | Liphook | | Liphook Golf Club is as pretty as a picture. A delightful, classic heathland course for the connoisseur, not for the dilettante. |
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|  | | Berwick-upon-Tweed | | Founded in 1890 on land named Goswick (Goose Farm) by the Romans, Berwick-upon-Tweed Golf Club boasts views of the North Sea and to the south, Holy Island and Bamburgh Castle. |
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|  | | Wallasey | | Wallasey Golf Club, world famous as the "Home of Stableford". An undiluted links course with it's undulating fairways framed with spectacular dunes. |
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|  | | Sherwood Forest | | Sherwood Forest Golf Club is set on a Site of Special Scientific Interest because it contains the largest area of low-lying heathland in the Midlands. |
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|  | | Lindrick | | Lindrick Golf Club is remembered passionately because it was here in 1957 that Great Britain and Ireland beat the USA to win the Ryder Cup. |
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|  | | Woburn (Duchess) | | The Duchess course fits into the Woburn Golf Club family exceptionally well – it’s a real gem... as good, if not better, than the Duke’s and the Marquess. |
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|  | | Seaton Carew | | There are now 22 holes at Seaton Carew Golf Club - the members now have a number of playing options. |
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|  | | Bovey Castle | | Bovey Castle golf course is set magically in the beautiful Dartmoor National Park. It's an English treasure originally laid out by J.F. Abercromby. |
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|  | | Royal Worlington & Newmarket | | Royal Worlington is a classical golf course, often referred to as Mildenhall and it’s the home of golf for undergraduates at Cambridge University. |
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|  | | Hayling | | Hayling is set upon a Site of Special Scientific Interest, on the South West peninsular of Hayling Island. |
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|  | | Perranporth | | Perranporth is probably the most underrated links course in the South West of England. The stunning views are worthy of the excellent value green fee alone.
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|  | | North Hants | | North Hants - home of Justin Rose. A delightful undulating heathland course, touched by the hands of numerous great architects. |
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|  | | Tandridge | | Tandridge Golf Club is billed as “the best kept golfing secret in Surrey” but we make no apology for letting the cat out of the bag. |
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|  | | Brocket Hall (Melbourne) | | The Melbourne is Brocket Hall Golf Club's oldest course. This challenging layout wends its way across undulating 18th Century parkland. |
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|  | | Blackmoor | | Blackmoor Golf Club is sandwiched between the North and South Downs at the western end of the glorious sand belt, which cuts swathe through Surry, Berkshire and Hampshire. |
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|  | | Parkstone | | We’ve classified Parkstone Golf Club as a seaside heathland course. It’s not a traditional links and neither is it very far inland. |
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|  | | Sheringham | | Sheringham Golf Club is located high on the clifftops on an undulating thin sliver of land, which is wedged between the North Sea cliff edge and the North Norfolk Railway. |
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|  | | Fulford | | Fulford will always be remembered for the tree-climbing exploits of Bernhard Langer in the 1981 Benson & Hedges International. |
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|  | | East Berkshire | | East Berkshire has an abundance of heather and pine, it's an unsung hero. Many compare it to the famous Red and Blue courses at the Berkshire. |
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|  | | Coxmoor | | Coxmoor is a thoroughly testing and enjoyable heathland course, reminisent of nearby Holinwell. |
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|  | | Mannings Heath (Waterfall) | | The Waterfall course at Mannings Heath is a beautiful West Sussex gem - part parkland, part heathland. |
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|  | | Manor House | | Situated on the southern edge of the Cotswolds, the Manor House Hotel and Golf Club is set magnificently in 365 acres of rolling countryside. |
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|  | | Sandiway | | Sandiway Golf Club holds your interest right from the off with the opening seven holes having a different par to the last. |
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|  | | Littlestone | | Littlestone Golf Club is a hidden gem, overshadowed by the other famous links courses in the area: Rye, Royal St George’s and Royal Cinque Ports. |
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|  | | Llanymynech | | With fifteen holes in Wales and three in England, Llanymynech is totally unique. On the 4th hole, you tee off in England and putt out in Wales. |
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|  | | Bamburgh Castle | | "There is surely no lovelier view from any golf course" wrote Darwin. Bamburgh Castle, whilst not long, is fun with a capital F. |
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|  | | East Sussex National (West) | | The West course is considered to be the more intimate, and the prettier of the two courses at the East Sussex National complex. |
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|  | | Ipswich (Main) | | The Ipswich Golf Club at Purdis Heath compares favourably with any inland course in the British Isles, it's a James Braid classic. |
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| -Web_42.jpg) | | Hanbury Manor | | The two nines at Hanbury Manor Golf & Country Club are distinctly contrasting, each having a completely different look and feel. |
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|  | | Oxfordshire | | If you like tradition, then steer clear of the Oxfordshire. If you are seeking excitement, this might be the course for you. |
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|  | | Copt Heath | | Founded in 1907, Copt Heath is a mixture of park and heathland with holes lined by mature and grand trees waiting to catch the wayward drive. |
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|  | | Burhill (Old) | | Burhill, set in rolling Surrey parkland, was once the home of the Duchess of Wellington and has been restored to its former Georgian splendour. |
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|  | | Wisley (Garden & Mill) | | Concealed behind the RHS gardens at Wisley lies one of the most delightful private members clubs in the British Isles. |
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|  | | Moor Allerton | | Moor Allerton was the first golf course in the UK to be designed by the American architect Robert Trent Jones Senior, featuring shallow bunkers, huge teeing grounds, lakes and large contoured greens. |
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|  | | Bowood G&CC | | Few approaches to golf clubs are as grand as the entrance to the 2,000-acre Bowood Estate and there is a lovely feeling of peace and spaciousness out on the course. |
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|  | | St Annes Old Links | | Bobby Jones loved the par three 9th hole at St Annes Old Links so much that he took detailed measurements and perhaps reproduced some aspects at Augusta. |
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|  | | Royal Wimbledon | | Royal Wimbledon Golf Club is a jewel in the heart of London. A delightful peaceful course with fairways lined with mature oak, chestnut and silver birch trees, with a little gorse thrown in for good measure. |
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