The Course

Heathland golf, hole by hole

Eighteen holes threaded through pine and heather on the Surrey sandbelt, barely altered since 1898.

Firm, free-running fairways wind between stands of Scots pine and seas of heather, the turf fast and the greens true. Position from the tee is everything — the heather asks no questions twice, and no two rounds play quite alike.

6,847Yards
Par 72Standard scratch
18Holes
Hole Guide

  1. 1The Avenue

    Par 4421 yds

    A long two-shotter framed by Scots pines, the green falling away to a heathery hollow.

  2. 2Pinewood

    Par 4408 yds

    A handsome par four curving gently between the pines to a firm, raised green.

  3. 3The Punchbowl

    Par 3182 yds

    A delicate short hole to a gathering green cradled within banks of heather.

  4. 4The Plateau

    Par 5538 yds

    Reachable for the brave; bunkered with menace for the rest.

  5. 5Sandy Lane

    Par 4446 yds

    A measured two-shotter along the old sandy track, gorse pressing close on the right.

  6. 6The Warren

    Par 4397 yds

    A subtle par four where the fairway tumbles over old rabbit ground to a wind-firmed green.

  7. 7Heather Bank

    Par 3196 yds

    A mid-iron across a sea of heather to a green perched on the sand ridge.

  8. 8Keeper's Field

    Par 4433 yds

    A classic two-shotter across open heath, the cross-bunkers asking for an honest line.

  9. 9Marchmont's

    Par 5561 yds

    The club's signature dogleg, named for the secretary who saved the course in 1946.

  10. 10The Ridge

    Par 4414 yds

    A turning par four climbing the sandbelt spine to a green set hard against the skyline.

  11. 11Pine Hollow

    Par 3168 yds

    A short one across a sheltered dell, deep bunkers guarding a green among the pines.

  12. 12Broom Heath

    Par 4405 yds

    A flowing two-shotter through broom and heather to a green tucked behind a sandy shoulder.

  13. 13The Sandbelt

    Par 5552 yds

    The truest of the heathland holes — firm, fast and framed in purple.

  14. 14Larkspur

    Par 4438 yds

    A graceful par four bending past silver birch to a green that runs quietly away.

  15. 15The Quarry

    Par 4451 yds

    A stern two-shotter played across the old workings, the second shot all carry and nerve.

  16. 16Gorse Corner

    Par 3211 yds

    Short but unforgiving; the gorse asks no questions twice.

  17. 17Heron's Walk

    Par 4419 yds

    A fine par four along the heath margin, the approach favouring the bold left line.

  18. 18Home

    Par 5547 yds

    A grand closing hole beneath the clubhouse terrace, every window watching.

Scorecard
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White421408182538446397196433561414168405552438451211419547
Yellow393380154510418369168405533386140377524410423183391519
Par443544345434544345
S.I.511173191571361810428161214