Swinley Forest, England
A century later, one of Harry Colt’s first designs remains very much the way he and the club members planned it—a haven of tranquility
Kennemer Golf & Country Club
One of the best courses in continental Europe, this 27-hole layout near the North Sea proves that the British Isles don’t hold a monopoly on great links golf
Stoke Park Country Club, Spa & Hotel, England
A remarkable resurrection has transformed this English patient into one of the most stylish clubs in all of Europe
Ganton Golf Club, England
Part inland course and part links, this little-known but highly praised design rates as one of the most subtle yet challenging layouts in Britain
Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England
A British Open Tradition
Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, England
On a remote plot of farmland upholstered in gorse and heather, a single-minded colonel crafted England’s true heathland masterpiece
Rye Golf Club
If proof were needed that golf brings out the eccentric, defiant spirit of the English, this club alone could provide it
Aberdovey Golf Club, Wales
Prime location, splendid golf holes and a certain Darwinian outlook place this blustery links high atop the Welsh must-play list
Rye Golf Club, England
At this Classic english links, not much has changed since the days when
Winston Churchill and Bernard Darwin were members
Wentworth Club, Surrey, England
South of London, the Wentworth Club boasts two world-class layouts. The East was laid out in 1924 by Harry Colt, the father of British course architecture. Colt ran the East through a forest of fir and silver birch that afforded a natural sense of isolation. Patches of purple heather lined the fairways and large […]
