Best Golf Courses In Hertfordshire

Situated just to the north of London, then by size, Hertfordshire is actually one of England’s smaller counties. Surprisingly, it is still home to around sixty golf clubs of all shapes and sizes including one in Golf Monthly’s Top 100 Courses of the UK&I, and a couple more in the Next 100. With the understandable exception of links, it is home to parkland and downland golf, courses that have hosted Tour events, and a great mix of old and new. Beginning with the three top-ranked courses, the following is a selection of the very best golf courses in the county.

The Grove

Just moments from the M25, this modern but fully-mature Top 100 parkland course boasts a very rich pedigree and is one of the best golf courses in England. It was designed by one of the game’s finest contemporary architects, Kyle Phillips, and has already hosted both a WGC event, won by Tiger Woods, and more recently the British Masters hosted by Luke Donald. There is great variety all the way with bold, impressive and refurbished bunkering as well as encounters with water at the superb par-4 3rd and testing short 4th. It is kept in wonderful condition all year round. The hotel’s sumptuous accommodation is complemented by fine dining from a mouth-watering menu using home-grown ingredients.