A majestic heathland course delivering a great selection of holes and superb conditioning. It’s a classic and one of the world’s very best inland layouts.
Sunningdale Golf Club Old Course Review
Top 100 Ranking 2021/22 – 9
Previous Rankings
2019/20 – 11 2017/18 – 12 2015/16 – 13 2013/14 – 14 2011/12 – 20 2009/10 – 21
Summer Green Fees
Round – £275
Visitors: Visitors welcome Monday to Thursday from 12th April to 28th October
Medal Tee: Par 70 – 6,329 Yards
Changes since previous ranking
None in terms of design, but a new irrigation system installed on the Old Course through the winter of 19/20 proved highly effective through the summer of 2020.
Sunningdale Golf Club Old Course Review
The positive effects of a newly installed irrigation system see this classic heathland track climbs two places into the top-10 – It’s our top-ranked inland course.
A Willie Park Jnr design that was opened for play in 1901, the Old Course at Sunningdale is a superb heathland layout set amidst the pines with heather-lined fairways leading to fabulous playing surfaces that are famously smooth and true.
There’s tremendous variety to be found on the Old Course with brilliant par-3s, a number of classic short par-4s, together with some testing longer holes. The front nine begins gently with a straightforward par-5 but the challenge ramps up with the long and difficult right-to-left 2nd.
There follows a succession of truly memorable holes and then, after the turn, the 10th tee provides the golfer with tremendous views, with the fairway sweeping away towards Sunningdale’s excellent and always much-anticipated halfway hut.
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The Old is a course that demands precision and clear strategy. There are a number of tees from which the temptation is to hit the driver, but the prudent play is to favour positioning over length. It’s a track where you’ll likely use every club in the bag over the 18 holes.
Walking up the final hole towards the striking clubhouse and the iconic old oak tree, one…
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